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The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

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...

U considers building new golf course

by Brian Bakst
Published October 11, 1996

More than 700 acres of University-owned land in Rosemount could become the home to a new University golf course at virtually no cost to the University. If the Board of Regents agrees to go forward with...

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...

Tenure reformon deck for Law School?

by Brian Bakst
Published October 10, 1996

Although the Board of Regents is constrained from changing tenure for the majority of University faculty members, regents are likely to present tenure changes specific to the Law School at the board's...

Deformed frogs popping up all over state

Published October 10, 1996

HENDERSON, Minn. (AP) -- Bruce Nelson was catching frogs for catfish bait last year when he realized something was horribly wrong: Some of the frogs had stumps for legs, and others had as many as four...

Man’s body found in backyard

Published October 10, 1996

Police investigated an apparent suicide Wednesday afternoon in a backyard at 923 22nd Ave. S.E., near Manning's Bar on Como Avenue. Officer Timothy Devick of the Minneapolis Police Department said a resident...

Students want U to cast a wide net in president search

by Tracy Ellingson
Published October 10, 1996

During the search for a new University leader, students have found a recurring theme among the school's former presidents -- each has been white and male. A group of seven University students gathered...

U hockey might be lost in Woods

by Michael Rand
Published October 10, 1996

Thirty minutes after leading his players through an afternoon practice, Gophers hockey coach Doug Woog traded in his skates for cross-trainers and headed for the Mariucci Arena exercise room located far...

Rookie linebacker gets tough for U

by Todd Zolecki
Published October 10, 1996

Luke Braaten is the kind of football player who looks forward to the moment when he hits an opponent so hard he feels it for a week. He never quits and is always running at full speed. The Gophers redshirt...

Gophers v-ball gets worked at Wisconsin, 3-0

by Tim Klobuchar
Published October 10, 1996

The Gophers volleyball team peaked a bit too early against Wisconsin on Wednesday night in Madison, Wisc. Not that a 6-1 lead in the first game is much of a peak, but in comparison to the rest of the...

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