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The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

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...

School’s ranking slip spurs talks of overhaul

by Joe Carlson
Published October 3, 1996

With nearly one in three professors at the University teaching in the biological sciences, the proposed reorganization of biology education might radically change the nature of education here. Or then,...

Peruvian plane crashes; 70 believed dead

Published October 3, 1996

ANCON, Peru (AP) -- A Peruvian plane slammed into the frigid Pacific Ocean on Wednesday after its navigation system failed, leaving the pilot lost amid the dense early-morning mist. All 70 passengers and...

Opponents run circles around U

by Jeff Sherry
Published October 3, 1996

Tim Rose, the new defensive coordinator for the Gophers football team, has been with Minnesota for three games. All three were wins. This, of course, has Rose excited. But hardly carried away. "You can't...

Merchants combat slow business with Dinkytown ‘stroll’

by Bei Hu
Published October 3, 1996

Amid the din of construction along University Avenue, this afternoon University students can participate in the third annual Dinkytown Passport Stroll. The stroll is sponsored by the Dinkytown Business...

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