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The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

All mapped out: New master’splan could be first of its kind

by Jacqueline Couillard
Published January 15, 1997

Rooftops, like red currants, dot a computer screen. With a swift mouse click, Howard Veregin, a University assistant professor of geography, changes the aerial city scene into a crayon-colored map. The...

Driver beware: Towing costs can vary

by Lynne Kozarek
Published January 15, 1997

Jennifer Aulwes is a professional when it comes to being towed. Her car was impounded six times last year by Gopher Towing. While she doesn't question the justice of the towings, Aulwes doesn't understand...

Professor integrates music and art in her teaching, writing

by Jacqueline Couillard
Published January 15, 1997

Associate professor of music education Claire Wehr McCoy rolled her chair over to the piano in her Ferguson Hall office and played a few bars of Bach while describing the similar structure between the...

Civil Service Committee should fix error

by by Phil
Published January 14, 1997

What'ya know. Our bosses don't want organized employees. The University of Minnesota Civil Service Committee put itself on record on Nov. 21 as formally and publicly opposed to unionization of the University's...

No. 7 Gophers are cautiously optimistic

by Todd Zolecki
Published January 14, 1997

Not since 1982 has any Gophers men's basketball team been ranked as high as No. 7 in the Associated Press poll. This year's team reached that point Monday and is now eyeing its first Big Ten championship...

Gophers’ Iverson leads nation in rebounding

by Aaron Kirscht
Published January 14, 1997

A pair of tough losses over the weekend pushed the Gophers women's basketball team's record to 2-13 overall, 0-5 in the Big Ten. Minnesota had a shot at its first conference victory in 26 tries on Friday,...

Illegal parking creates problems

by Lynne Kozarek
Published January 14, 1997

University employee Lorraine Haley pays more than $30 each month to park in Contract Lot 169 on the St. Paul campus. Despite the hang tag in her window, she says she often cannot find a space in the lot...

Judge rejects Buggs’ appeal

by Andrew Tellijohn
Published January 14, 1997

A ruling by Hennepin County Court Judge H. Peter Albrecht confirmed that Kami Talley's last words will be admitted as evidence in the murder trial of Louis Cardona "Butch" Buggs. Albrecht denied a defense...

Avoiding stadium issue, Twins visit high school

Published January 14, 1997

WHITE BEAR LAKE, Minn. (AP) -- The Minnesota Twins threw out a winter pitch Monday, encouraging students to stay in school and stay away from drugs but failing to mention the team's desire for a new stadium. Former...

Heart surgeryis first in state

by Chris Vetter
Published January 14, 1997

Many heart patients waiting on donor lists might soon have a new option: a new surgery that reduces the size of their own heart. Two University doctors performed a revolutionary new surgery Friday at...

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