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The Minnesota Daily

Orders create tenure impasse

Published October 11, 1996

Former University of Minnesota Alumni Association President Fred Friswold said he is "sick at heart" of the "internecine warfare" over tenure issues being waged between University faculty members and the...

Board of Colleges dedicated to voice of St. Paul students

by Joe Carlson
Published October 11, 1996

The four miles that separate the St. Paul campus and Morrill Hall can seem like an unbridgeable chasm -- impossible for concerned students to cross. The St. Paul Board of Colleges is dedicated to countering...

Gophers setter assists U to victories

by Tim Klobuchar
Published October 11, 1996

Redemption came quickly for Gophers volleyball Coach Mike Hebert. Two years ago, while he was coaching at Illinois, Hebert first recruited, then rejected a high school All-American named Becky Bauer....

Board analyzes U housing, parking, financing

by Kelly Wittman
Published October 11, 1996

Using the state's credit rating to help fund the building of new dorms, as well as raising parking prices to help fund more tunnels on campus, were topics for Thursday's meeting of the Board of Regents...

Jesse Jackson visits campus with a message of ‘hope’

by Michelle Kibiger
Published October 11, 1996

It was like an old-time revival meeting, complete with an altar call. Only this time the converts were unregistered voters, and the preacher was the Rev. Jesse Jackson. Jackson stopped by Coffman Memorial...

U celebrates coming out week

by Nancy Ngo
Published October 11, 1996

Ralph Hopkins, a University sophomore, walked through a pink closet door and into the waiting arms of Goldy Gopher Thursday afternoon in a symbolic coming out. The occasion, "Coming Out With Goldy," at...

Personals Elmo

Published October 11, 1996

Elmo was discontent. It was the second week of school, and no potential love was in sight. Then he spied an Oh-so-trendy weekly arts rag, and turned toward the personals. Ah, for the love of candybars!...

Turnovers will be key versus Wildcats

by Todd Zolecki
Published October 11, 1996

Each week the Gophers football team digests hours of game film to prepare for its upcoming opponent, looking for some insight to crush its rival. On this week's menu is No. 15 Northwestern, the defending...

Epidemiologist: Infectious diseases pose increasing threat

by Joel Sawyer
Published October 11, 1996

Infectious diseases, such as AIDS, cholera and tuberculosis, pose a serious threat to the world's population, said Dr. Michael Osterholm, one of the state's top public health officials. Osterholm, the...

Proposal of tenure revision rejected

Published October 11, 1996

Members of the Faculty Consultative Committee announced that they did not support a new proposal from the Board of Regents on tenure for the University Law School at a press conference Thursday. But, the...

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