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The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

U.S. must recognize Indonesian crimes

Published October 15, 1996

Most Americans know virtually nothing about Indonesia. But 30 years ago the former Dutch colony, which has the fourth-largest population in the world, was the site of a genocidal bloodbath that some say...

DeBus sharp, but rookie shines vs. BU

by Michael Rand
Published October 15, 1996

Gophers hockey coach Doug Woog was tinkering with the idea of playing No. 1 goaltender Steve DeBus for the entire exhibition contest against Boston University on Saturday night. The idea was to get the...

Novice dean at home in his position

by Sam Black
Published October 15, 1996

Tom Fisher, the new dean at the College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, uses bold words when he shares his plans and ideas for the school of architecture. Leadership is telling clear and coherent...

Kim, Neel seek 2nd terms as regent selection starts

by Brian Bakst
Published October 15, 1996

Five months of politicking and lobbying for four seats on the Board of Regents officially begins Tuesday. Incumbent regents Hyon Kim and H. Bryan Neel plan to campaign for a second term, while Regent...

U linebacker breaks leg, out for season

by Jeff Sherry
Published October 15, 1996

Just more than a week ago, Luke Braaten made his first career start for the Gophers football team. On Monday he underwent surgery that should sideline him for the rest of the season. Braaten, a redshirt...

Help for depression available

by Alan Bjerga
Published October 14, 1996

The suicide rate among people ages 15-24 has tripled in the past 40 years, from 4.5 per 100,000 population in 1950 to 13.2 in 1990. Suicide is now the third-leading cause of death among adolescents. The...

Law profs get mild proposalon tenure

Published October 14, 1996

Staff Reporter Under intense scrutiny and left with few other options, the Board of Regents voted Friday to send the Faculty Senate a toned-down Law School tenure revision package. A tenure proposal drafted...

Most candidates ignore calls for clean ads

by Chris Vetter
Published October 14, 1996

The ad blares, "One thing you can be sure of, Dennis Newinski supports Newt Gingrich's extreme agenda. And if he's for Gingrich, he sure isn't for you." This is the end of a Bruce Vento -for-Congress...

A message for the next century

by Joel Sawyer
Published October 14, 1996

When the time capsule encased behind the cornerstone of the Basic Sciences and Biomedical Engineering Building is opened in 2096, the secrets it reveals will provide future Minnesotans with a glimpse...

Gophers women’s CC team runs poorly at big meet

by Ryan Schuster
Published October 14, 1996

Midway through the women's cross country team's season, its greatest foe seems to be the team's health, not their opponents on the course. Saturday at the Auburn Invitational in Auburn, Ala., Minnesota...

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