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The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

New building awaits grand opening

by Joel Sawyer
Published September 27, 1996

The gala opening of the $62.7 million Basic Sciences and Biomedical Engineering Building on October 11 could usher in a new era of interdisciplinary scientific research at the University. Gov. Carlson,...

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...

Activists campaign for animal rights

by Bei Hu
Published September 27, 1996

At a Tuesday animal rights rally, about 20 members of the Student Organization for Animal Rights debuted their new strategy to single out University researchers for their experiments on live animals. "We...

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...

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...

Forming student groups becomes more complex

Published September 26, 1996

In the past, setting up a University student group has been a matter of filling out a few pages of paperwork. But this year, officers of each group must also attend a meeting before the end of October...

Gophers football team survives without Darkins at running back

by Jeff Sherry
Published September 26, 1996

On Sept. 30, 1995, the Minnesota football team saw what was supposed to be a preview of 1996. With super-senior Chris Darkins injured and out of the Gophers' game against Arkansas State, the sophomore...

Gophers basketball coach takes job at EMU

by Todd Zolecki
Published September 26, 1996

The Gophers men's basketball team lost one of its coaches this week when Milton Barnes accepted the head coaching job at Eastern Michigan on Monday. Barnes has been the Gophers associate head coach since...

Changes to the f…

by Brian Bakst
Published September 26, 1996

Changes to the faculty tenure code were put on hold indefinitely Sept. 13 when the state issued a cease-and-desist order freezing all current terms of employment for University faculty. The state's Bureau...

Former Republic…

by Chris Vetter
Published September 26, 1996

Former Republican Presidential candidate Alan Keyes spoke at the Thunderbird Hotel during a political fund-raiser Wednesday, Sept. 18, on the need to bring family values and morals back to politics. Keyes,...

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