The Minnesota Daily

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...

Michigan freshman takes charge

Published October 25, 1996

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -- Iowa coach Hayden Fry is praying for rain Saturday, when his Hawkeyes host second-ranked Ohio State. "It might reduce the margin of victory," Fry says. "Maybe Ohio State won't beat...

Store will sell confiscated items

by Jessica Steeno
Published October 25, 1996

Merchandise that once sat collecting dust in police storage will be sold at discount prices at a new store opening today. The City Store, 1037 E. Franklin Ave., sells items confiscated by police, like...

In Zaire, refugees flee rumored impending attack

Published October 25, 1996

KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) -- An exodus of 300,000 Hutu refugees from camps in eastern Zaire grew more chaotic Thursday as rumors spread that Tutsi rebels were planning to attack the provincial capital. U.N....

Speaker discusses identity issues

Published October 25, 1996

Leaders of the Association of Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender Student Organizations and Their Friends said that members of the community have much more than their sexual orientation and gender identity...

QB defects to Michigan for chance at Rose Bowl

by Todd Zolecki
Published October 25, 1996

Jim Wacker envisioned the future when he saw Eden Prairie quarterback Jason Kapsner. The Minnesota football coach thought Kapsner would be the next Cory Sauter. Kapsner, regarded as one of the nation's...

Grassroots candidatearrested at protest

Published October 25, 1996

Phil Willkie, the Grassroots Party candidate from the 4th Congressional District, was arrested Thursday morning for trespassing at Alliant Techsystems in Hopkins. The 4th district encompasses all of the...

Gophers men’s hoops holds in-squad game

by Todd Zolecki
Published October 25, 1996

Fans starved for their first dose of Gophers men's basketball can get their fix Saturday when Minnesota holds an intrasquad game at Williams Arena. The Gophers have debuted during Midnight Madness in...

Second six to run for U women’s CC

by Ryan Schuster
Published October 25, 1996

Four Gophers cross country runners jogged on one side of the street while a fifth ran alone on the other side. Practice had just concluded Wednesday, and the runners were finishing their cool-down jog...

U puck reigns over UMD

by Michael Rand
Published October 25, 1996

Statistics probably mean more to sports commentators and journalists than they do to most other segments of the population -- particularly players and coaches. Baseball players rarely know what their...