The Minnesota Daily

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...

Senior breaks sophomore slump

by Ryan Schuster
Published January 9, 1997

The voice on the other side of the phone wavered for a second. "I'm not really sure," Gophers women's swimmer Jessica Grass responded, searching for the right words to describe her disappointing sophomore...

Legislators, tenure fight contributed to Kim’s exit

by Jessica Steeno
Published January 9, 1997

In a surprise announcement Tuesday night, Regent Hyon Kim withdrew her candidacy for a second term on the Board of Regents. Her decision makes Kim the fourth regent this academic year to leave the 12-member...

Buggs trial begins; jury selection next week

Published January 9, 1997

The trial of Louis Cardona Buggs, the man charged with the murder of University student Kami Talley, started Wednesday with preliminary motions from both the prosecuting and defense attorneys. The motions...

Target misses in downtown demolition

Published January 9, 1997

Don't you just love it when you can shop for toothpaste and tampons and feel all warm and fuzzy at the same time? That's the sensation you're supposed to get when you visit Target -- after all, its company...

Kim expresses disgust with treatment

by Joel Sawyer
Published January 9, 1997

Hyon Kim bowed out of the race for her own seat on the Board of Regents in a brief fax to news organizations late last night. When the Daily spoke to Kim, who had described herself as a "tenacious" fighter,...