The Minnesota Daily

U tennis: pack a heavyjacket and a pair of shorts

by Michael Rand
Published May 22, 1996

The Gophers men's tennis team's fortunes this year closely mirrored Minnesota's climate: The team went from winter, to summer, back to winter and then hit summer again. There was no in-between time for...

Supreme Court elevates gays

Published May 22, 1996

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- A conservative Minnesota group said a U.S. Supreme Court decision in favor of gay rights will not stop its efforts to repeal Minnesota's 1993 gay-rights law. The high court Monday struck...

U.S. negotiator justifies arms-to-Bosnia decision

Published May 22, 1996

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The decision to allow Iranian arms to flow to the Bosnian government was "a tough call" but eventually was justified by the U.S.-brokered peace agreement, former diplomat Richard H....

U planes will be grounded

by Brett Martin
Published May 22, 1996

University Flight Services will be discontinued this summer and replaced by outside charter companies. A letter from Senior Vice President JoAnne Jackson said in light of funding shortages and the upcoming...

Candi crusade seeks national awareness

by Sara Goo
Published May 22, 1996

The two men who raped and murdered his cousin admitted to the crime, but that is not enough justice for Harold Iron Shield. He wants to take the Justice for Candi campaign to the national level to foster...

Proposed tax deduction would ease college costs

by Laurie Kemp
Published May 22, 1996

Families trying to pay for their children's higher education might be able to save a few dollars because of a proposed education tax deduction. Sen. Paul Wellstone, D-Minn., introduced an amendment to...

Spring brings on matrimonial madness

Published May 22, 1996

There must be something in the water, or the air. For the past two months, nearly all of my friends and many other people I know have announced they are getting married. Experts say spring tends to be...

U.S. not available for global garbage dump

Published May 22, 1996

The Department of Energy's May 15 announcement that it would start accepting nuclear waste from 41 foreign countries is one of the most arrogant and shortsighted political decisions of recent times. The...

Fax network keeps U updated on crime information

by Jim Martyka
Published May 22, 1996

University Police are striving to keep students and staff members better informed about campus crime by joining a program that distributes crime information via fax. And so far, police say it is working. Members...

Fencing club hands out annual awards

by Ryan Schuster
Published May 22, 1996

Former University Fencing Club coach Ron Frazzini was on hand Saturday at Cooke Hall to give out awards for the First Annual Frazzini Open club fencing tournament, named in his honor. Frazzini and the...