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The Minnesota Daily



Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Hospital staffdownsizes as merger nears

by Bei Hu
Published August 16, 1996

University Hospital officials reported a significant staffing reduction as more than one 10th of its employees have left. As officials continue to plan a merger with Fairview Health System that would...

New leukemia treatment found

by Joel Sawyer
Published August 16, 1996

Researchers at the University's Cancer Center may have found a new treatment for people suffering from a common form of leukemia. The researchers developed a therapeutic agent that destroys myeloid leukemia...

Foundation selects ’96 Puckett scholar

by Michelle Kibiger
Published August 16, 1996

Kirby Puckett may no longer be gracing the Metrodome with his fielding and hits, but his legacy will live on through the education of several University students. In 1994, Puckett and his wife Tonya began...

Carr ready for season

Published August 16, 1996

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) -- The word "interim" is gone. Lloyd Carr now has a four-year contract to be Michigan's football coach. If he wants it to be extended, all he has to do is win Big Ten championships...

GOP appeals don’t match party agenda

Published August 16, 1996

Speakers at the Republican National Convention laced their addresses with disingenuous promises to restore mainstream American values and cultivate diversity and tolerance during their prime time television...

Two states tangle over Ellis Island bragging rights

Published August 16, 1996

WASHINGTON (AP) -- New York and New Jersey disagreed over more than 160 years of history Thursday in a unique trial at the Supreme Court to determine which state is the home for most of Ellis Island. At...

Officials guesslow turnout forstate primaries

by Chris Vetter
Published August 16, 1996

One of the seemingly forgotten steps in the Minnesota political process is the primary leading up to the general election. Although Minnesota Republicans and Democrats both seem to have picked their candidates...

Detroit man puts artand sole into latest craft

by Chris Vetter
Published August 16, 1996

When Detroit artist Tyree Guyton creates a work of art, he likes to make it big and unique so it catches the eye. "I wanted to create a miracle," Guyton said. "I wanted to make something spectacular and...

Hospital workers rally for union continuance

by Joel Sawyer
Published August 14, 1996

A handful of University Hospital workers protested the planned merger between University Hospital and Fairview Health System on Monday by handing out leaflets in front of Fairview Riverside Medical Center...

Gender equitylawsuit ends,U is cleared

by Kamariea Forcier
Published August 14, 1996

Dr. Patricia Olson and Dr. Shirley Johnston sat in stony silence Monday as U.S. District Judge David Doty read a jury's decision that the University was not guilty of gender discrimination. After three...

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