Skip to Main Content
Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily



Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

U prez finalists talk toilet paper

Published December 5, 1996

You've got to love those people on the Board of Regents. First they schedule the presidential candidate public forums for finals week, when most of us will be too busy or crazed to attend. Now we find...

General College article was off the mark

by By David
Published December 5, 1996

As a historian I am constantly amazed at the lack of originality displayed in the telling and the retelling of the "General College" story. The fact that General College continues to capture the attention...

Former professor may appeal race, sex discrimination case

by Kamariea Forcier
Published December 5, 1996

A former University assistant professor may appeal her case, which states she was unfairly denied tenure, to the highest court in the state of Minnesota. Beth Bertelson, attorney for former General College...

Parking monitors endure harassment

by Jessica Steeno
Published December 5, 1996

Nobody likes to get a parking ticket. But some drivers dislike it so much that they seek revenge. Three years ago, a campus parking enforcement monitor had her University-issued car stolen while she was...

We can send a man to the moon, but…

Published December 5, 1996

News of the possible discovery of ice deposits on the moon this week flooded the astronomy community with enthusiastic discussion of the potential for lunar colonization. Early Thursday morning, the unmanned...

U’s finance committee collapses

by Brian Bakst
Published December 5, 1996

When University officials pitch their case to the Legislature for higher funding next year, there won't be a separate subcommittee to sift through the budget request. Under new committee alignments announced...

Volleyball wins thriller at Pavilion

by Tim Klobuchar
Published December 5, 1996

Forget that Central Florida won the first two games of Wednesday night's first-round NCAA tournament match with Minnesota. Forget that the Gophers had one player who almost couldn't play because of injury,...

Agriculture school adjusts to changing economy

by Mary Peterson
Published December 5, 1996

In an era when only two percent of the country's work force makes its living on farms, some Minnesotans ask whether agricultural colleges really serve the public good. But 16 of the country's 42 largest...

Two former top generals urge nuclear disarmament

Published December 5, 1996

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Two retired generals who once oversaw America's nuclear arsenals are now urging disarmament. "We believe the time for action is now, for the alternative of inaction could well carry...

At Christmas time, parks brace for theft of evergreen trees

by Andrew Tellijohn
Published December 5, 1996

When Jan Morse walked home from work Monday evening, she noticed a trail of pine needles meandering through Marcy Park. The trail led to the remains of a pine tree, executed in the name of Christmas. Morse...

Accessibility Toolbar