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The Minnesota Daily

Robots demonstrated for kids

by Peter Kauffner
Published October 27, 1996

Robots don't always cooperate with humans, as University students John Fischer and Dean Hougen discovered when their robot stopped last week in the middle of a demonstration for more than 20 elementary...

U hockey splits at UMD without Coach Woog

by Michael Rand
Published October 27, 1996

DULUTH -- Minnesota-Duluth hockey coach Mike Sertich seemingly has as many theories about the assassination of John F. Kennedy as he does about how to put together a winning hockey team. Ironically, his...

The surprise te…

by Tim Klobuchar
Published October 27, 1996

The surprise team of the Big Ten offered nothing out of the ordinary this weekend. The Gophers volleyball team lost a match to a team undefeated in the conference and beat one that was winless to remain...

Big Ten men’s hoops coaches talk tourney

by Todd Zolecki
Published October 27, 1996

CHICAGO -- Times are changing in the Big Ten, and if the majority of the men's basketball coaches get their way, a post-season conference tournament could be in place by as early as March 1998. The move...

One night on the University beat

by Jessica Steeno
Published October 27, 1996

I sat in the back of a University Police squad car for most of Friday night. It took more than five tries for me to learn that the car doors don't open from the inside and my shoes still bear scuff marks...

Wacker unhappy about last-minute TD

by Jeff Sherry
Published October 27, 1996

There were plenty of explanations for why Michigan threw a 40-yard touchdown bomb with 30 seconds left in the Wolverines' 44-10 thrashing of Minnesota on Saturday. Some people said Coach Lloyd Carr was...

Diversity issues still ill-defined at University

by By Kenna-Camara
Published October 27, 1996

As a student of elementary education, diversity and multiculturalism come up quite often in my studies. These terms have been bandied about by individuals trying to prove how politically correct or tolerant...

Demand for Spanish classes skyrocketing

by Nancy Ngo
Published October 27, 1996

Riding the linguistic wave that is transforming Spanish from a foreign language into a domestic one, the University's Spanish department this year has more students than it can teach. Enrollment in the...

Elmo come lately

Published October 27, 1996

Elmo jerked awake. "DAMMIT!" he screamed, seeing his clock read 11:23. He was late once again for his early class and he knew his prof was getting rather annoyed with his constant tardiness. This was not...

Shiatsu relieves student stress

by Lynne Kozarek
Published October 27, 1996

Dinkytown holds an ancient secret within its borders. The region's preeminent center for Shiatsu massage is at students' fingertips, but most don't even know it. The Minnesota Center for Shiatsu Study...

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