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The Minnesota Daily

Second debate another yawner for students

by Tracy Ellingson
Published October 17, 1996

A chuckle here and a groan there were the only audible reactions from the nearly 20 University students in Coffman Memorial Union watching Wednesday night's presidential debate. The second of two showdowns...

Peace activist speaks at Willey Hall

by Jessica Steeno
Published October 17, 1996

Vulnerable and imprisoned people were honored Wednesday evening in the poetry of long-time peace activist Daniel Berrigan. At a podium surrounded by peace lilies, and between performances by the Loring...

University professors are organizing, cyber-style

by Michelle Kibiger
Published October 17, 1996

The last time University faculty members voted to form a union, they sat at the same tables and discussed the issues over lunch at the Campus Club in Coffman Memorial Union. That was in 1981. Today, fewer...

Gophers look to Obleman for guidance

by Ryan Schuster
Published October 17, 1996

Senior captain Rick Obleman hobbled across the finish line in 26 minutes, 12 seconds -- well behind his usual pace. There were no wild cheers from the crowd on that day in late September at the University's...

Grad school fair gives students a peek at postgraduate options

by Sam Black
Published October 17, 1996

Yu En Mui, a Carlson School of Management senior, shuffled slowly through Wednesday's graduate school fair with a handful of college brochures and an eye on her future. Like other students who are finishing...

Following a ser…

by Todd Zolecki
Published October 17, 1996

Following a series of off-field problems involving its student-athletes within the past year, the Gophers men's athletics department plans to implement a program which would more thoroughly assess the...

Sarah Pearman i…

by Tim Klobuchar
Published October 17, 1996

Sarah Pearman is everywhere. In volleyball, that statement usually means the player covers all corners of the court, dives for balls, gets floor-burned repeatedly, etc. Not that Pearman isn't known for...

University Presi…

by Brian Bakst
Published October 17, 1996

University President Nils Hasselmo told more than 200 people in Rarig Center on Wednesday that the University is facing difficult times, but is well-prepared for the 21st century. "We are being tested...

U.N. faces catch-22 in Afghanistan policy

Published October 17, 1996

Last week, Taliban youths in Kabul, Afghanistan publicly beat three women, while their children stood by crying, simply because their ankles were exposed. In not completely covering themselves, they violated...

McLeod’s felony charges to be dropped

Published October 17, 1996

DULUTH, Minn. (AP) -- Theft charges against a former University of Minnesota-Duluth athletics director will be dropped if he has no brushes with the law during the next year, under a deal agreed upon by...

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