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Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Dentistry dean position filled temporarily

by Joel Sawyer
Published July 15, 1996

Dr. Michael Till, a professor in the Department of Preventive Sciences, will assume the interim deanship of the School of Dentistry today. Till, a faculty member at the University for 25 years, takes...

Former U high jumper going to Games

by Matthew Cross
Published July 15, 1996

Coralea Brown-Cline dreamed of going to the Olympics for her native Canada throughout her childhood. But after a number of setbacks, the former Gophers standout in the high jump stored her ambitions until...

Scientists say U.S. nuclear sites vulnerable to natural disasters

Published July 15, 1996

LIVERMORE, Calif. (AP) -- U.S. nuclear weapons production and storage centers are vulnerable to earthquakes, tornadoes, floods and other natural disasters, government scientists warn. In worst-case scenarios,...

Laylin, Skarda reunite on the rink

by Ryan Schuster
Published July 12, 1996

A loud clang reverberated throughout the St. Paul Civic Center on April 1, 1989, as then-Gophers junior defensemen Randy Skarda's shot deflected off the Harvard goal post, missing the net by only inches. The...

Regents discuss flier miles

Published July 12, 1996

The Board of Regents Financial Operations Committee decided unanimously Thursday to send a letter to all University departments reminding them to turn over frequent flier miles to a central University...

Professor treated fairly in inquiry, judge rules

by Kamariea Forcier
Published July 12, 1996

A federal judge dismissed a two-year-old lawsuit Tuesday brought against the University by psychiatry professor James A. Halikas. Halikas alleged the University violated his 14th Amendment right to due...

New AIDS drugs no panacea for epidemic

Published July 12, 1996

Excitement surrounding an innovative AIDS treatment is raising hopes that researchers are close to discovering a cure for the killer virus. A potent combination of drugs that work together to diminish...

Merger opponent speaks out to the press

by Bei Hu
Published July 12, 1996

Opponents of the proposed merger between the University Hospital and Fairview Health Systems were denied a time slot at the regents' July meeting. But they had a chance to express their opinions Thursday...

Acclaimed U physicist, professor dies

by Paul Sanders
Published July 12, 1996

During his life University physicist Edward P. Ney's accomplishments ranged from assisting in the development of the first atomic bomb to inspiring students to question authority. Ney died of heart failure...

Merger plans become clearer

by Brian Bakst
Published July 12, 1996

More than $150 million in University Hospital and Clinic assets could be transferred to Fairview Health System as part of the proposed merger between the two health care providers. University officials...

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