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The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

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...

Today’s Viewpoin…

Published December 2, 1996

Today's Viewpoint addresses the impact of recent administrative decisions and proposals on the future of the University.

Women’s hoops ends losing streak

by Aaron Kirscht
Published December 2, 1996

A team in the midst of a rebuilding period must try to avoid emotional excesses, making sure not to climb too high or fall too low. When the Gophers women's basketball team opened the Dial Classic with...

V-ball to host first round in NCAAs

by Tim Klobuchar
Published December 2, 1996

The Gophers volleyball team huddled around a large television, while its coach sat at a table closer to the back of the room, removed from the broadcast of his team's NCAA tournament fate. When Minnesota's...

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...

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,...

Elmo pays respects

Published December 2, 1996

"Just coffee today," Elmo told his mother at the breakfast table. "You're too young to drink coffee," she said. "You're always playing grownup. Look at you! Dressed all in black. I suppose you'll keep...

Suburbs’ spread threatens quality of city life

by Joe Carlson
Published December 2, 1996

America's cities once teemed with street corner shops and immigrants from every corner of the globe. But the melting-pot cities of old have lost some of their spirit to the sprawling suburbs that now...

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...

Wrestlers dominate Northern Open

by Allison Younge
Published December 2, 1996

Gophers wrestlers keyed on a goal Friday in Madison, Wis., to dominate the Northern Open unattached tournament. "Our No. 1 goal for this year is to develop an aggressive and dominating style," Coach J....

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