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Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

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...

Dirty ploys muddy race for U.S. Senate

Published September 27, 1996

Sen. Paul Wellstone and his Republican challenger, former senator Rudy Boschwitz, don't agree on anything when it comes to the principal issues at stake in November's election. On taxes, the role of government...

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...

Center looks like, serves as crossroads

by Joe Carlson
Published September 27, 1996

The St. Paul campus has traditionally prided itself on its slower-paced, closely knit community. At the St. Paul Student Center, workers and administrators are trying to make the campus student union...

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...

Sauter keeps level attitude in spotlight

by Todd Zolecki
Published September 26, 1996

It's Tuesday afternoon, and Cory Sauter just finished Gophers football practice with a series of wind sprints up and down the Bierman practice field with his teammates. Catching his breath, he takes a...

U student hits campaign trail

by Chris Vetter
Published September 26, 1996

University student and Republican Tom Gromacki will try to defeat one of the longest-serving incumbents in the state Legislature in the general election Nov. 5. Gromacki, a 20-year-old junior in the College...

Damage to professor’scomputer investigated

by Brian Bakst
Published September 26, 1996

When professor Bob Sonkowsky arrived at his office in Folwell Hall on Sept. 16, the University Faculty Alliance member immediately sensed things were not right. Sonkowsky, who is responsible for collecting...

V-ball team set for Big Ten

by Kristian Pope
Published September 26, 1996

The Heidi's are gone, but the Gophers move on. Heidi Olhausen and Heidi Foesch, a tandem that combined for 4.64 kills per game, are gone after their eligibility ran out last season. But every other Minnesota...

Accreditation team gives University high marks

by Kelly Wittman
Published September 26, 1996

The University of Minnesota -- Twin Cities is a great institution, but might have more on the table right now than it can handle. That's what a team from the North Central Association of Colleges and...

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