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The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Transfer leads Badgers hoops

Published December 4, 1996

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Wisconsin point guard Ty Calderwood says the instructions he gives his teammates during practice have nothing to do with one-upmanship. "I'm not trying to be above them, I'm trying...

Wacker packs bags, heads south for good

Published December 4, 1996

Former Gophers football coach Jim Wacker said his final goodbyes Tuesday afternoon at the Bierman Athletic Building and headed south to Texas. "We're all packed up and ready to go," Wacker said. "The kids...

GAPSA emerges from financial troubles

by Tom Lopez
Published December 4, 1996

The Graduate and Professional Student Assembly approved its 1997-98 budget last night, marking a symbolic end to the financial woes facing the organization since 1995. "We're pretty straightened out now,"...

Putting the president search in perspective

by by Patrice
Published December 3, 1996

Some faculty members have voiced the opinion that the Presidential Search Advisory Committee recommended weak candidates, a result, they speculate, of the 11-member committee having just three faculty...

Let the Net surfer beware: fact, fiction mix on Web

by Melanie Evans
Published December 3, 1996

The use of unsubstantiated World Wide Web information by a former White House press secretary sparked debate at the University surrounding Internet reliability. Pierre Salinger made public accusations...

Boynton, U observe World AIDS Day

by Lynne Kozarek
Published December 3, 1996

Sorrow and hope marked the eighth annual World AIDS Day commemoration Monday. The University's observance was quiet, as the weather and the specter of finals put a damper on campus activities. World AIDS...

Arizona, California officials wary of recent drug law reform

Published December 3, 1996

WASHINGTON (AP) -- It's a tricky situation for a senator: Contend that your constituents were duped into passing a law legalizing medical use of illegal drugs -- but somehow avoid offending those very...

Weekend’s highway death toll rises to 8

Published December 3, 1996

AP -- The deaths of three women in separate traffic accidents brought the toll on Minnesota roads during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend to at least eight. Authorities on Monday released the name of a...

New president of Minnesota Daily focuses on paper’s role as educator

Published December 3, 1996

The Minnesota Daily's Board of Directors elected Benjamin Bearman its new president at its Nov. 7 meeting. The board holds elections every year. Bearman, a senior majoring in speech communication, ran...

Sheriffs challenge Brady law before Supreme Court

Published December 3, 1996

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Two county sheriffs from Montana and Arizona are challenging the Brady gun-control law before the Supreme Court, arguing the federal government cannot require local police to help enforce...

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