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The Minnesota Daily

Regent changes her position on tenure

by Kelly Wittman
Published October 4, 1996

Calling the current management of tenure discussions a "sorry process," Regent Jean Keffeler sent two letters to fellow regents Tuesday encouraging them to seriously consider withdrawing the suggested...

Carlson should keep out of tenure debate

Published October 4, 1996

In Jan. 1993, Governor Arne Carlson wrote the Big Ten to protest the officiating in a Gophers basketball loss to Indiana. It was a laughable display of a politician trying to wield his clout far outside...

Haskins looks for assistant

by Todd Zolecki
Published October 4, 1996

The phone in Clem Haskins' office hasn't stopped ringing since Milt Barnes announced on Sept. 23 that he accepted the head coaching job at Eastern Michigan. Haskins credited his former head assistant...

Kahn opposes tenure ‘tinkering’

by Chris Vetter
Published October 4, 1996

Rep. Phyllis Kahn, DFL-Minneapolis, said the Board of Regents should leave the University's tenure code alone. If reelected on Nov. 5, Kahn said she will make sure that University concerns in general,...

Urban woes take root in rural towns

by Alan Bjerga
Published October 4, 1996

Editor's note: This is the conclusion of a four-part series on the University's commitents to outstate Minnesota.They talk about the environment. They talk about the proper use of manure and how to...

Revenue needed to fund planned Coffman facelift

Published October 4, 1996

Coffman Memorial Union was cut into pieces and devoured Thursday afternoon, as a cake bearing an image of the East Bank landmark was served to those attending a ceremony honoring Maggie Towle. The reception...

Faculty hold tenure info forum

by Jim Martyka
Published October 4, 1996

While faculty members at an open forum Thursday expressed concerns regarding faculty unionization, many characterized the move as their only option. "We are vulnerable," said Faculty Senate Delegate Ed...

Football wins have team in wonderland

by Jeff Sherry
Published October 4, 1996

All it takes is a quick look at the college football standings to see that something strange is going on: Minnesota is 3-0. But that's not the only unusual occurrence on campus this fall. Gophers receiver...

U tennis learns to play without Gates

by Tim Klobuchar
Published October 4, 1996

While Tiffany Gates was injured last year, the Gophers women's tennis team had to face a whole season without the two-time All-Big Ten performer. As it turned out, Minnesota needed the practice. Gates,...

Some riders question the elimination of bus routes

by Bei Hu
Published October 4, 1996

University graduate student Michael Schommer moved from downtown St. Paul to downtown Minneapolis in June, at about the same time University officials began phasing out the Route 52 commuter bus system...

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