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The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Clinton is wrong to block Boutros-Ghali

Published December 3, 1996

On Tuesday, Nov. 19, the United Nations Security Council met in closed session. Although curtains were drawn to prevent outside photography and an aura of secrecy surrounded the meeting, its outcome was...

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...

Women’s hoops competitive despite reconstruction

by Aaron Kirscht
Published December 3, 1996

One might suspect that a yellow-and-black "under construction" sign is hanging above the Gophers women's basketball team's locker room. There isn't, but the team is still laboring to get everything in...

Friends thwart alleged kidnapper

by Andrew Tellijohn
Published December 3, 1996

and Kamariea ForcierHennepin County prosecutors charged a man Monday with attempted kidnapping, following his arrest last week outside the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs. University Police arrested...

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...

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...

A new era of educational television

by Tom Lopez
Published December 3, 1996

Many students use television as a study break. However, more and more professors are using video screens to teach. The University is offering 98 courses this year for academic credit through interactive...

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...

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