The Minnesota Daily

A goal for 1997: No temporary housing

Published October 11, 1996

This fall, 251 freshmen learned their first lesson about bureaucracy at the University when it failed to place them in permanent housing as promised. Freshmen quickly discovered that even when finding...

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...

From softballs to golfballs, Klecker has found her swing

by Susan Filkins
Published October 11, 1996

When Gophers women's golfer Carolyn Klecker was 13 years old, she would go to the golf course with her dad. She carried her ball to the green to putt and chip every chance she got. In high school, she...

Carlson names membersof tenure mediation panel

Published October 11, 1996

Two members were named Thursday to Gov. Arne Carlson's three-member panel to try to ease strained relations between the Board of Regents and University faculty members. Carlson intervened in the University's...

Jews, Muslims both lay claim to sacred site

Published October 11, 1996

JERUSALEM (AP) -- Muslim clerics delayed opening a new prayer hall in the Al Aqsa Mosque compound Thursday, sidestepping -- for now -- confrontation over the most sensitive spot in the Israeli-Arab conflict. The...

U runners head south for important meet

by Ryan Schuster
Published October 11, 1996

The heat is on for the Gophers women's cross country team, not just figuratively, but literally, too. Not only does the team start the brunt of their regular season schedule this weekend, but they also...

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...

Americorps builds youth a bridge to U

by Chris Vetter
Published October 11, 1996

Trieu Nguyen was new to Minneapolis last year and wanted to learn more about his new community. Nguyen got that opportunity -- and earned money to attend the University at the same time -- by working...

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....

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...