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Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Government cracks down on CFC smuggling

Published January 10, 1997

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A banned chemical linked to destruction of the earth's ozone layer is joining narcotics as the most lucrative contraband for smugglers, feeding a growing black market that law enforcers...

Mexico gymnast follows untraditional path to Gophers

by Susan Filkins
Published January 10, 1997

A package of a red jelly-like substance, resembling something like the inside of a Fig Newton lied on a desk next to Gophers gymnast Judith Cavazos. It's called Tamarindo and though it sounds like a strange...

Third Collegiate Elmo

Published January 9, 1997

musteline carnivores (esp. genus Mustela) weather n. 1 the general condition of the atmosphere at a particular time and place, with regard to the temperature, moisture, cloudiness, etc. 2 mostly cloudy...

Students nationwide set to lobby Congress

by Tom Lopez
Published January 9, 1997

Graduate and professional students from the University and across the country hope to present a united front to members of Congress as they take up higher education issues. Members of the National Association...

Kim tackled touchy issues, faced critics

by Joel Sawyer
Published January 9, 1997

When Hyon Kim became a regent in 1994, she was unaware of the troubles she would face serving as the first-ever Asian-American woman on the 12-member Board of Regents. "I was pretty naive as a public...

Injury slows LaFleur during his best season

by Michael Rand
Published January 9, 1997

Brian LaFleur was in the middle of a dream season. The senior defenseman was near the top of the list of scoring leaders on the Gophers hockey team. He had been playing consistent defense. In addition...

Gophers steal thriller at Indiana

by Todd Zolecki
Published January 9, 1997

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- This one was special. From the large smile flashed by Gophers men's basketball player Quincy Lewis to the exhausted tone in coach Clem Haskins' voice, it was obvious. This one won't...

Board will examine U housing

by Joel Sawyer
Published January 9, 1997

For a change, the monthly meetings of the Board of Regents today and Friday won't be filled with major policy decisions or contentious debates. The regents will, however, discuss the possible expansion...

U’s Mason closes state recruiting borders

by Tim Klobuchar
Published January 9, 1997

The beginning of the Glen Mason Era was looking suspiciously like the entire Jim Wacker Era. During Wacker's five years as head coach, the Gophers were plagued by his and his staff's inability to funnel...

Faculty and regents might talk tenure

by Jennifer Niemela
Published January 9, 1997

A letter sent today might be the beginning of the end of the tenure controversy. The Faculty Consultative Committee, together with the American Association of University Professors, will send the Board...

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