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Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

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...

Looking toward a new foreign policy

by by Jose
Published December 2, 1996

The collapse of the Soviet Union and the communist countries of Eastern Europe has brought great changes in the balance of power, and has provided the United States with tremendous opportunity to reduce...

Friday win helps Minnesota get home court in NCAAs

by Tim Klobuchar
Published December 2, 1996

The Gophers volleyball team would be hard-pressed to deliver a better message to the NCAA selection committee than it did Friday night. The Gophers' spot in the NCAA tournament was secure, but the site...

New AIDS drug hype may hurt in long run

Published December 2, 1996

World AIDS Day passed yesterday, and for the first time since the epidemic struck there is a glimmer of hope. With the success of a new class of drugs approved quickly by the Food and Drug Administration,...

College’s stats tell dismal tale

by Gregg Aamot
Published December 2, 1996

Six decades ago, in the midst of the Great Depression, University administrators created a program that promised to help underprepared students earn a college degree. Since then, General College has served...

Life stories steer critics away from GC statistics

by Gregg Aamot
Published December 2, 1996

Second-year student Tayha Anderson speaks of a personal history that in many ways parallels the lives of other students in the University's General College. A single parent raising two children, Anderson...

Comics are serious business

by Chris Vetter
Published December 2, 1996

When some University students get tired of reading biology, physics or Shakespeare, they turn to Spiderman, Wonder Woman or the Flash. Comic books are no longer just for kids. The stories provide more...

Opposition to spread protests throughout Serbia

Published December 2, 1996

BELGRADE, Yugoslavia (AP) -- Foes of Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic, struggling to maintain momentum after two weeks of protests, declared Sunday that they would take their movement to cities throughout...

Board of Regents approves the candidate selections

by Brian Bakst
Published December 2, 1996

With little discussion, the Board of Regents unanimously accepted an advisory search committee's slate of candidates to be finalists for University president. In Wednesday's special meeting, which lasted...

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