The Minnesota Daily

Study indicates U community is loosely knit

by Bei Hu
Published October 25, 1996

Students who feel overwhelmed at the University can find plenty of people who share the frustration. A 1996 campus survey reported that only 22 percent of the students thought that the University placed...

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...

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...

V-ball team plays best and worst in Big Ten

by Tim Klobuchar
Published October 25, 1996

The Gophers volleyball team will take an ambitious trip this weekend. The journey will cover both the north and south poles of the Big Ten standings, as the Gophers travel to first-place Michigan State...

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...

Professor’s life influenced by Disney

by Andrew Tellijohn
Published October 25, 1996

When Karal Ann Marling was a child, her mother entered one of her drawings in a coloring contest. Her reward for winning the competition was a trip to meet Walt Disney. "He said, 'Someday maybe you'll...

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...

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...

Patient is first to try diabetes pill at U

Published October 25, 1996

All eyes at the University's Clinical Research Center will be focused on a teenage boy from Illinois this weekend. On Sunday, 13-year-old Daniel Mikos will be the first person to take a recently developed...

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...