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The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

King Hussein makes first West Bank visit since 1967

Published October 16, 1996

JERICHO, West Bank (AP) -- Jordan's King Hussein made his first visit to the West Bank on Tuesday since losing the territory to Israel in the 1967 Middle East War, and pledged support for Yasser Arafat....

Graduate school fairprepares students

Published October 16, 1996

Although graduate school application deadlines are months away, the Office for Special Learning Opportunities is helping students prepare for the leap into post-graduate education. The office is sponsoring...

Correction A sto…

Published October 16, 1996

Correction A story in Monday's Daily, "Most candidates ignore calls for cleaner ads" misstated the amount of money spent by the AFL-CIO to support Democratic party candidates. The AFL-CIO contributes...

Law professors meet to discuss tenure

by Jim Martyka
Published October 16, 1996

University Law School faculty members met privately Tuesday to consider action they might take regarding tenure proposals. The gathering was one of several closed meetings recently held by various groups...

Candidate survey aimed at educating student voters

by Chris Vetter
Published October 16, 1996

Students have been accused of political apathy and cynicism for years. There is truth to the charge. Voter turnout by Minnesotans ages 20-24 was less than 35 percent in 1994, compared to 53 percent for...

Leaks mar reporting and investigations

Published October 16, 1996

Relying heavily on leaks from law enforcement, summer headlines were dominated by the bombing at the Olympics and the crash of TWA Flight 800. Although the media occasionally lapsed into rationality, most...

Fourth break-in suspect jailed

by Kamariea Forcier
Published October 16, 1996

The fourth man charged in an Oct. 8 University-area rape and burglary incident turned himself in to police late Monday evening and appeared before a Hennepin County District judge Tuesday morning. Giezwa...

Badgers’ 0-2 Big Ten start not same as U’s

by Jeff Sherry
Published October 16, 1996

Much has been made of how close the Gophers football team was this year to starting the Big Ten season 2-0. Minnesota's two losses have come by a combined five points, and the Gophers had late chances...

Madonna and child

Published October 16, 1996

Elmo Ciccone Leon, pressed close to a studded black leather nursing bra, swayed to a lullaby of "Don't cry for me, Argentina." It wasn't Julie Andrews, mind you, but what attitude! Outside, flashbulbs...

Time to move ahead on steam plant

Published October 16, 1996

Like the Hydra, the nine-headed serpent from Greek mythology that grew two heads after one was cut off, the future of the University's steam plants is clouded by a seemingly invincible bureaucratic monster....

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