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The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

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...

Spock, E.T. and the holy Vader

Published January 7, 1997

I've attended three universities in my lengthy undergraduate career. The University of Minnesota is the most recent and the largest. As I walked through the campus this past fall, I enjoyed the change...

Mattel to remove ha…

Published January 7, 1997

Mattel to remove hair-eating Cabbage Patch doll from store shelves WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mattel Inc. will pay consumers $40 for each Cabbage Patch Kids Snacktime Kids doll returned to the company in response...

Frigid freakin’ tire

Published January 7, 1997

The frigid winter winds were howling and Elmo had just finished his shift on the assembly line of the slinky factory. He pulled out of the parking lot in his wood panel Elmomobile Cutlass Cruiser and noticed...

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