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Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Duke zips up Yellow Jackets with clutch 3-pointers

Published January 6, 1997

ATLANTA (AP) -- Trajan Langdon and Jeff Capel hit key three-point baskets in the final five minutes, and Duke made all 19 of its second-half free throws as the 13th-ranked Blue Devils captured their sixth...

Western flooding displaces thousands, destroys property

Published January 6, 1997

LINCOLN, Calif. (AP) -- Helicopters plucked stranded farmers from rooftops and sunken pickup trucks Friday after five days of relentless rain sent 100,000 people fleeing their homes across the West. Helicopters...

Old troubles haunt new year

by Joel Sawyer
Published January 6, 1997

and Andrew Tellijohn The federal government made sure the holiday season was anything but jolly for University officials. On Dec. 19 the U.S. Department of Justice sued the University for fraud over its...

Iverson takes charge for women’s hoops

by Aaron Kirscht
Published January 6, 1997

The first thing that grabs your attention is the eyes -- deep set, intense, foreboding. Angie Iverson always looks angry on the basketball court. And judging by her stats, Iverson has been playing angry....

Horses literally on the chopping block

Published January 6, 1997

RENO, Nev. (AP) -- A multimillion-dollar federal program created to save the lives of wild horses is instead channeling them by the thousands to slaughterhouses where they are chopped into cuts of meat. Among...

Marijuana laws need review, not repeal

Published January 6, 1997

Ever since voters in California and Arizona overwhelmingly passed propositions last November that permit doctors to prescribe marijuana for medical purposes, the Clinton Administration has scrambled to...

Cops practice sobriety tests

by Jessica Steeno
Published January 6, 1997

and Andrew Tellijohn It's not unusual for students to celebrate the end of finals week by imbibing vodka, whiskey or rum. But this time, the University Police supplied the booze. Before the busy New Year's...

Attitude is everything for Gophers’ Bjorklund

by Ryan Schuster
Published January 6, 1997

The 22-year-old looks like he has just gotten out of bed, as he slowly strolls around the pool at the University Aquatic Center during practice. He is barefoot and clad in yellow shorts and a white 1996...

Rigorous training helps men’s swim team

by Ryan Schuster
Published January 6, 1997

The goals of most male college students for winter break include, sleeping, watching sporting events on TV and eating a lot of turkey. Not the Gophers men's swimming and diving teams, though. "One of...

Wrestlers drop close match to No. 3 Iowa State

by Allison Younge
Published January 6, 1997

Anticipation surrounded Williams Arena on Saturday as Minnesota heavyweight wrestler Shelton Benjamin stepped up to meet his opponent in the final match of the night against Iowa State. With the score...

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