The Minnesota Daily

Seniors shine in hoops scrimmage

by Todd Zolecki
Published October 27, 1996

Only one thing embarrassed Clem Haskins about the Gophers men's basketball scrimmage Saturday -- the spelling on some of his players' new uniforms. Minnesota's duds, designed by Champion, had Miles Tarver's...

Wellstone represents Minnesota’s concerns

Published October 27, 1996

When they go to the polls next week to choose a representative to the U.S. Senate, Minnesota voters can influence the kinds of social and economic policies the federal government will pursue during the...

U soccer is happy with weekend split

by Aaron Kirscht
Published October 27, 1996

In soccer circles, a two-goal loss is often considered a blowout. But when the opponent -- in this case No. 2 North Carolina -- is winning its games by an average of 3.8 goals, the Gophers' 2-0 loss Friday...

Men’s CC preps for next week’s Big Tens

by Ryan Schuster
Published October 25, 1996

As the weather in Minnesota gets colder, the Gophers men's cross country team is just starting to heat up. The Gophers are hoping that their good showing last Saturday will carry them through this weekend's...

Officials debate mandatory HIV test

by Michelle Kibiger
Published October 25, 1996

A movement to mandate HIV testing for all pregnant women is rippling across the nation because of research about preventing mother-to-child transmission of the AIDS virus. But some Minnesotans feel there...

School policies show lack of common sense

Published October 25, 1996

In the mid-'80s, director John Hughes made a career of portraying high school administrators as incompetent ninnies. In films like "The Breakfast Club" and "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," maniacal principals'...

Criticism arises over tenure consultants

by Brian Bakst
Published October 25, 1996

Too far away and too far removed is how some University faculty members and administrators view the Board of Regents' tenure consultants. Currently, the board relies on one policy consultant and two law...

Ohio State preps to avoid embarrassment at Iowa

Published October 25, 1996

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Michigan State's big hope for the future is a freshman who hasn't played yet and is recovering from a back injury. But the status of young Mateen Cleaves dominated much of the...

Fans: ‘Say it ain’t so Mr. Woog’

Published October 25, 1996

When Gophers hockey coach Doug Woog was busted for giving a former Gophers defenseman $500 to finish his schooling, it was hard to look at the coach as anything more than a sympathetic guy who chose to...

U football tries to avoid fall

by Jeff Sherry
Published October 25, 1996

Last year the Gophers ended their football season at Iowa's Kinnick Stadium, with a 45-3 defeat and an emotional exit from the field. Weeks of frustration welled up on the way to the locker room, and...