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The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Weisman evacuated after bomb threat

by Jessica Steeno
Published July 31, 1996

A bomb threat led to an evacuation of staff and visitors Tuesday at the Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum. An anonymous person phoned the office assistant at the administration desk of the museum at 1:50...

Pre-plea hearing set for gunwoman

Published July 31, 1996

A Hennepin County district judge set a pre-plea court date Tuesday for Jennifer Joan May, the woman charged with firing a bullet into the ceiling of University President Nils Hasselmo's office. Judge Peter...

Administrators postpone biweekly pay conversion

by Brian Bakst
Published July 31, 1996

University administrators will postpone their plans to convert all employees to a biweekly pay system, University President Nils Hasselmo said Tuesday. "We are going to go ahead with the conversion,"...

Misunderstanding poverty in the U.S.

Published July 29, 1996

The debate about cuts to welfare programs at all levels of government has thus far focused on the minor technical differences separating Republican and Democratic proposals. Zero critical attention has...

Regent, mayor willtry to compromise

by Bei Hu
Published July 29, 1996

University officials hope a proposed meeting between Board of Regents Chairman Thomas Reagan and Minneapolis Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton will reconcile differences about the future of an outdated steam...

Haskins, family brave bombing

by Matthew Cross
Published July 29, 1996

Gophers basketball coach Clem Haskins was in earshot of the pipe bomb explosion in Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta. Haskins, who is an assistant coach and chief administrator of the U.S. men's basketball...

U student hopes to win seat in Minnesota House

by Chris Vetter
Published July 29, 1996

Austin, Minn., is a large union town, with a big Hormel plant and a powerful Hormel union. The town has consistently voted for Democrats for years, but is completely surrounded by Republican districts...

Final mergervote on table

by Joel Sawyer
Published July 29, 1996

A resolution that would give University administrators the power to finalize the proposed merger between University Hospital and Fairview Health System will be presented today for Board of Regents approval. If...

U chief leads new women’s police group

by Jessica Steeno
Published July 29, 1996

Police work has often been called the ultimate men's club, and though women are now allowed full membership, they lag behind in gaining leadership positions. University Police Chief Joy Rikala is one...

Student finds spirituality in paganism

by Joshua Zuckerman
Published July 29, 1996

Lu Vail, now a senior honors student in family social science, remembers, as a young girl, mysterious jars filled with "barky and pickled stuff" sitting on top of a shelf in her grandmother's pantry. Vail's...

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