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The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

20 killed, 80 hurt in Puerto Rico explosion

Published November 22, 1996

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- The shops and restaurants were just opening on crowded Camelia Soto Street when an explosion blew apart a six-story building Thursday, turning windows into flying knives and...

Youth is bonus for U wrestling

by Allison Younge
Published November 22, 1996

The 1996-97 Gophers wrestling team may be young, but Coach J Robinson is confident in his team's experience and leadership. With no seniors and only three juniors, the Gophers youth might appear to be...

Rookie defensemen prove worth early

by Michael Rand
Published November 22, 1996

It's been nearly two months since the Gophers hockey team began practice, and freshman Ben Clymer still hasn't had a chance to catch his breath. He and his defensive partner Mike Lyons -- another freshman...

Alum endows $2 million chair

by Michelle Kibiger
Published November 22, 1996

University alumnus Lyle Berman gave the school an early Hanukkah present this week. Berman created a $2 million endowed chair for the Jewish Studies and Hebrew Bible programs of the Classical and Near...

Coaches have similar style, careers

by Tim Klobuchar
Published November 21, 1996

The coaching careers of Mike Hebert and Chuck Erbe have always had a unique symmetry -- meeting each other in similar ways and always successful. Both coaches served as assistants for one another at some...

Center offers tips for stress reduction

by Michelle Kibiger
Published November 21, 1996

Students need more than winter survival kits to bear the added stress at the end of the quarter. They need effective time and stress management skills. Marilyn Becker, the acting director of the University's...

Government looks at spermicides’ effectiveness

Published November 21, 1996

GAITHERSBURG, Md. (AP) -- The government is casting doubt on how well decades-old contraceptive foams and gels actually prevent pregnancy. But its scientific advisers said Wednesday the spermicides do...

Big Ten men’s hoops to gain respect

by Todd Zolecki
Published November 21, 1996

Two straight years of NCAA tournament disappointment hasn't helped squash the idea that the Big Ten has taken a big step down from the nation's top men's basketball conferences. Coaches hope this is the...

Aluminum bats not good for college game

Published November 21, 1996

Gophers baseball coach John Anderson typically stresses the importance of pitching and defense to win games. He insists that these aspects of the game also win championships. With the advanced technology...

Graduate student debt is skyrocketing

by Tom Lopez
Published November 21, 1996

Graduate and professional students across the country face mounting debts with no relief in sight. Since 1993, borrowing jumped 74 percent. "I think it constitutes a prospective crisis on the horizon,"...

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