The Minnesota Daily

Graduateassistantsto cost more

by Kari Siegle
Published May 24, 1996

In what some University professors describe as a "devastating" blow to educational and research activity, departments must increase the amount they pay the University to support graduate assistants beginning...

Caveat creditee: let the borrower beware

Published May 23, 1996

Because of the many problems students often have with credit cards, and because of the on-campus marketing strategies that cloud reasoned decision-making skills, we believe the Office of Student Activities...

Hell’s Elmo

Published May 23, 1996

The crimson-clad fielders stormed the diamond with a flourish. The team had never been beaten and didn't intend to start now. During the first part of the game and on into the latter stages, however, things...

Sun beckons students outside

by Brett Knapp
Published May 23, 1996

Spring has sprung at the University -- finally. After a winter that set records both for the depth of its chill and the length of its stay, students are flocking to Northrop Mall to frolic in the sun. The...

Cafeteria Catholicism contradicts faith

Published May 23, 1996

Roman Catholic theology declares that, in matters of faith and morals, the church is infallible; guaranteed free from substantive error by The Creator of the Universe himself. The church, in turn, maintains...

Some computer, phone services to be disrupted

by Jessica Burke
Published May 23, 1996

The construction in Dinkytown will affect more than automobile traffic this weekend. On Saturday, fiber-optic cables that control a portion of the University's computer communications in the St. Paul...

U bus routes to get an overhaul

by Kamariea Forcier
Published May 23, 1996

University Parking and Transportation Services officials said Wednesday that budget cuts have forced them to redesign the intercampus and commuter bus services. "Given shrinking dollars and a general...

Peterson, Hjarrand both lose in tennis NCAA first round

by Michael Rand
Published May 23, 1996

Lars Hjarrand, a junior on the Gophers men's tennis team, lost in the first round of the NCAA Singles Championship on Wednesday afternoon in Athens, Ga. Hjarrand, ranked No. 29 in the country, lost 6-2,...

Piggyback scholarship deepens sea of knowledge

by By Ari
Published May 23, 1996

It is fortunate that Jim Gardner, the author of Monday's article on universities, faculties and scholarship ("How U professors aren't pulling their weight"), saw fit to leave academia and pursue other...

U’s club crew teamamong nation’s best

by Ryan Schuster
Published May 23, 1996

It's 6 a.m. sharp, barely light on the Mississippi River as the University men's crew team begins practice. The sun is just beginning to rise in the sky through the cool, crisp May air. "You wake up in...