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Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Prop. 209 subverts civil rights gains

Published November 11, 1996

Voters in California last week passed a controversial initiative prohibiting race or gender consideration in college admissions, government hiring and business contracting. The success of the measure,...

Football team drops sixth straight

by Jeff Sherry
Published November 11, 1996

MADISON, Wis. -- With only 36 seconds remaining Saturday, the Gophers' defeat was almost complete. Wisconsin led by 17 points, and the Badgers had just recovered a Minnesota fumble. But the raucous fans...

U’s DeDecker sets kills record in surprising loss

by Tim Klobuchar
Published November 11, 1996

Fittingly, Katrien DeDecker chose Katrien DeDecker Night at the Sports Pavilion to break the school and Big Ten record for career kills. But what was more important for DeDecker and the rest of the Gophers...

To members of the…

by By Ellen
Published November 11, 1996

To members of the University's Board of Regents: You hold one of the most esteemed positions of leadership in this great state, and I truly believe you do not know enough about higher education and this...

In an emergency …

by By Harold
Published November 11, 1996

In an emergency meeting held Thursday called by Board of Regent Chairman Thomas Reagan and lasting all of 30 minutes without substantive discussion of the issues, the regents passed a new tenure code...

Regents pass tenure plan

by Brian Bakst
Published November 8, 1996

Despite a last-minute appeal by Jean Keffeler to hold off on tenure reform, the Board of Regents passed a new Law School tenure code Thursday. "I'm concerned about what such action might say about how...

Eight Minnesotans and guests get U tour

by Ka Vang
Published November 8, 1996

Before John Gfrerer, 72, ate cheesecake with a member of the University Board of Regents and solved a calculus problem with a student, he said he thought the University wasn't doing much for the community. Gfrerer...

Grad programs may be reviewed

by Sam Black
Published November 8, 1996

Graduate School Dean Mark Brenner, in an effort to keep a closer eye on programs, has proposed the school to begin a more active review of its current graduate programs. Brenner discussed the new policies...

Big Ten soccer tourney garners respect

by Aaron Kirscht
Published November 8, 1996

The Big Ten Soccer Tournament doesn't get the media coverage or edge-of-the-seat attention of its women's basketball counterpart. But for the players and coaches involved, the emotion and intensity on...

Bond plan gets approval

by Joel Sawyer
Published November 8, 1996

The Board of Regents approved a resolution Thursday giving University administrators the power to restructure more than $189 million of the University's $300 million debt. The resolution, which was passed...

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