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Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Ex U swimmer wins bronze

Published July 24, 1996

Former Gophers Can Ergenekan and Bengt Zikarsky and incoming freshman Alexandre Massura all saw Olympic action Tuesday in men's swimming. Massura, competing for Brazil, and Zikarsky of Germany both swam...

Student nabs library flasher

by Jessica Steeno
Published July 24, 1996

A man was arrested Friday in Walter Library for exposing his genitals to a student studying there, according to a University Police report. University Police Officer Charles Miner was called to the scene...

U teacher trains for Paralympics

by Tris Wykes
Published July 22, 1996

Jim Mastro's workouts can be hit or miss propositions. Like any dedicated athlete, the 47-year old Mastro is a training zealot. Weight-lifting, sprints and technical workouts all hone his abilities as...

Lehman shoots course record to win first major tournament, British Open

Published July 22, 1996

LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England (AP) -- The ovation built with each step as British Open champion Tom Lehman took toward the 18th green, a deafening roar filling his eyes with tears that washed away years of...

Public shot is the climax of private strife

by Michelle Kibiger
Published July 22, 1996

When Jennifer Joan May allegedly walked into the office of University President Nils Hasselmo and shot a bullet into the ceiling June 11, she was a very different woman from the one who came to the University...

Roethlisberger leads U.S. team

by Aaron Kirscht
Published July 22, 1996

In the movie "The Natural," a young Roy Hobbs carves a bat from the heart of a tree struck by lightning. He goes on to use that bat -- dubbed Wonder Boy -- in a short, sweet baseball career. Another natural,...

‘U’ offers public support to next president

by By Tom
Published July 22, 1996

The University Board of Regents and I had a remarkable experience this spring when we asked Minnesotans to tell us what they wanted to see in the next University president. Our experience proved that...

Student union head faces challenging work

by Paul Sanders
Published July 22, 1996

In 16 years, Maggie Towle has gone from making room reservations at Coffman Memorial Union to becoming its director. "I worked in the room reservations department, unlocking meeting room doors, delivering...

President lauds olympians, mourns air crash

Published July 22, 1996

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Alight with the gold-medal glow of the Olympics, yet saddened by a numbing aircraft disaster, President Clinton said today that America's Olympians are "living examples of what dreamers...

U workers fear merger approval

by Joel Sawyer
Published July 22, 1996

With the merger between University Hospital and Clinic and Fairview Health System scheduled for Board of Regents approval next week, many unionized hospital workers are looking with dread and fear at...

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