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The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Trespassers frequent U during break

by Jim Martyka
Published January 8, 1997

University Police enjoyed something of a break after classes let out in December. "It's been very, very quiet," said Detective Larry Anderson regarding campus crime over the past month. University Police...

Women’s hoops loses at No. 25 Nebraska by 21

by Aaron Kirscht
Published January 8, 1997

The Gophers women's basketball team was run out of Nebraska's Delaney Center on Tuesday night, dropping a non-conference game to the No. 25 Cornhuskers, 68-47. The Gophers shot a dismal 30 percent from...

Student leaders failed on Yudof issue

Published January 8, 1997

While thousands of students sweated over final examinations during the second week of December last year, the Board of Regents nervously tiptoed through the presidential search process. After months of...

Ebonics policy leaves a bitter aftertaste

by By Garry
Published January 8, 1997

I've always said it. No one believed me. I said it over and over again, but white folks just wouldn't believe me. "Stop these silly delusions, little Negro boy," they contended, "You're not bilingual." "Yes,...

Organizations prepare fee requests

by Andrew Tellijohn
Published January 8, 1997

About 35 campus organizations and services will begin on Friday their annual campaign to secure a slice of University students' tuition dollars. Nonacademic organizations both big and small must submit...

New trend, mixed views

by Michelle Kibiger
Published January 8, 1997

As universities across the country try to keep up with increasing demands and shrinking government support, traditional models clash with more corporate styles of management. The University is struggling...

Elmo’s First Contact

Published January 8, 1997

A cloud of steam billowed out from under the newly landed craft. Its ramp came down, and a tall, lordly being with sharp features appeared. "Live long and prosper," it said. "Tell me about your world and...

Parity in WCHA makes for interesting season

by Michael Rand
Published January 8, 1997

It's exactly halfway through the WCHA season, and unlike recent years, there hasn't been a small pack of teams that's raced away from the rest of the field. Although that may still happen, it appears...

U wrestlers avenge loss, top Nebraska

by Allison Younge
Published January 8, 1997

The Gophers wrestling team was looking for revenge Tuesday night from its loss against No. 3 Iowa State on Saturday, and Nebraska just happened to be the victim. Minnesota interrupted the Cornhuskers'...

Polluted rivers threaten Gulf of Mexico

by Lynne Kozarek
Published January 8, 1997

The Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers are making a killer contribution to the Gulf of Mexico, say University researchers. C. Ford Runge said the rivers are the source of 70 percent of the pollutants contributing...

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