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The Minnesota Daily

U Networking Services to limit free Internet use for off-campus surfers

by Bei Hu
Published December 3, 1996

A new University policy that begins Jan. 1 will set limits on free Internet access through off-campus phone lines. The new fee plan aims at easing pressure on the University Networking Services' modem...

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...

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...

MSA forum to discuss presidential candidates

by Tracy Ellingson
Published December 3, 1996

Students can show their support for the University presidential candidate they like most today at the Minnesota Student Association forum. Former MSA President Matt Musel, the student representative on...

The left is poised for a comeback

Published December 3, 1996

Since Ronald Reagan's first term as president, reactionary columnists and commentators have been joyfully trumpeting the demise of the left in American politics. And they've certainly had plenty to crow...

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...

U plays role in combating urban sprawl

by Joe Carlson
Published December 3, 1996

A line of cars puffing clouds of exhaust and steam wait on a wide University street in morning rush-hour traffic, momentarily paused on their way to the flat asphalt parking lots that dot the fringes...

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...

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...

Pieces in place for women’s hockey

by Jeff Sherry
Published December 3, 1996

One day in mid-October, after learning she'd soon be named Minnesota's first women's hockey coach, Laura Halldorson faced an undesirable task -- she had to tell her players at Maine's Colby College that...

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