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Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

WCHA calls for unplanned financial review in 1996

by Michael Rand
Published September 27, 1996

The financial hot water Bruce McLeod bathed in as athletics director of Minnesota-Duluth may be spilling over to the WCHA. The WCHA's executive council, headed this year by interim Duluth athletics director...

Guidebook maps out ways to make roads bike-friendly

by Jessica Steeno
Published September 27, 1996

Bicyclists may have an easier time commuting to the University campus because of new bike lanes and bike paths. Trina Driscoll, a research fellow in the University Landscape Studies Center, has written...

Freshman athletes cleared by NCAA

by Tim Klobuchar
Published September 27, 1996

While the NCAA has been constantly changing its academic requirements for incoming freshmen in recent years, student-athletes with grade point averages over 3.5 probably didn't give any new regulations...

BOSTON (AP) — Smok…

Published September 27, 1996

BOSTON (AP) -- Smoking even a few cigarettes a day appears to stunt the growth of teenagers' lungs, a Harvard University study has found. Previous research has shown that youngsters who smoke are more...

Former professor files 2nd appeal in state court

by Kamariea Forcier
Published September 27, 1996

A former assistant professor who won a 1994 case against the University in the Minnesota Court of Appeals has filed a second claim with the appeals court claiming she was wrongfully denied tenure. She...

Profs shed high profile to teach

by Brian Bakst
Published September 27, 1996

Few students who entered Marvin Marshak's Physics 1451 recitation knew that their professor held another job as one of University President Nils Hasselmo's top aides. Of the few Institute of Technology...

Loft-building may become a lost art in dorms

Published September 27, 1996

The days of students sawing and hammering lumber to build lofts in University dorm rooms are over. Beginning this fall, students in the residence halls may no longer construct their own lofts. But the...

Regents elect medical center trustees

by Joel Sawyer
Published September 27, 1996

Although the merger between University Hospital and Fairview Health System has not been finalized, officials from the two institutions have taken steps to ensure that the proposed Fairview-University...

Sharing the road is key to safety

by Jessica Steeno
Published September 27, 1996

Biking near the University, one of the most congested traffic areas in the state, can be much safer if motorists and bicyclists adhere to some simple rules of the road. "Bicyclists are responsible for...

Taiwanese troupe performs on campus

by Nancy Ngoand
Published September 27, 1996

Students in Coffman Memorial Union Thursday afternoon caught an impromptu performance of acrobatic tumbling and dancing by the Chinese Youth Goodwill Mission. The group was at the University to stage...

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