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The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Penn State running back enjoys success as rookie

Published August 9, 1996

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- When Penn State coach Joe Paterno makes a rule, it's rarely broken. But when running back Curtis Enis came along last season, exceptions had to be made. The first of Paterno's...

Grads switch health plans

by Bei Hu
Published August 9, 1996

University graduate student Christopher Chiappari is concerned about another graduate assistant who will return from his trip abroad to find his health insurance gone. Chiappari, like other University...

Bank manager shoots, kills would-be robber

Published August 9, 1996

CLARKSON, Ky. (AP) -- A man who walked into a rural bank branch carrying a rifle and wearing a stocking over his head was shot to death Thursday by the bank's manager, who then went out and shot out the...

Mutant gene may be key to AIDS cure

Published August 9, 1996

BOSTON (AP) -- A surprising number of people -- perhaps one in 100 whites -- have genes that can enable them to escape AIDS infection despite having risky sex thousands of times, scientists discovered. The...

Program gives students head start

by Yolanda Sly
Published August 7, 1996

Many incoming freshman spend their last days before school starts working, relaxing, or enjoying time with friends. But at the University's Summer Institute, 100 incoming freshman are beginning their...

U college works on world view

by Michelle Kibiger
Published August 7, 1996

The College of Education and Human Development is one of several University colleges moving toward a more international curriculum. "Knowledge is now public property everyplace," said Dr. Josef Mestenhauser,...

Fairview’sreferral dip might cost U

by Bei Hu
Published August 7, 1996

University Hospital would share the effects of a decline in inpatient admissions at Fairview Riverside Medical Center if a merger between the two hospitals is finalized as planned. HealthPartners, one...

HealthPartners’ decision will not affect U-Fairview’s plans

by Joel Sawyer
Published August 7, 1996

The merger between University Hospital and Fairview Health System will not be jeopardized by HealthPartners' decision Monday to refer fewer patients to Fairview Riverside Medical Center, University officials...

Former Gophers …

by Matthew Cross
Published August 7, 1996

Former Gophers running back Chris Darkins, now with the Green Bay Packers, decided Tuesday that he will undergo shoulder surgery and miss the 1996 NFL season. Darkins dislocated his left shoulder during...

U students scurry in search of housing

by Brian Bakst
Published August 7, 1996

After three months of house hunting and 10 trips to the University's housing service, University student Adam Patterson is still looking for a place to live this fall. The College of Liberal Arts sophomore...

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