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Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Extreme Elmo

Published May 21, 1996

Elmo's labored breathing increased in both volume and speed as he lurched through the last vestiges of his workout. He wiped the beaded sweat from his brow and remembered that only a week or two ago he...

U softball team not happy with season’s ending

by Jeff Sherry
Published May 21, 1996

The Gophers softball team ended its best season in five years during the weekend, and its future shows promise of even greater success. But following Minnesota's final loss Saturday at the NCAA South...

Daily Board of Directorshires business manager

by Laurie Kemp
Published May 21, 1996

The Minnesota Daily Board of Directors has appointed Andrea Cuderman as the paper's new business manager. Cuderman, 25, is a senior in the College of Liberal Arts pursuing her bachelor of art's degree...

Supreme Court strikes down Colorado’s anti-gay law

Published May 21, 1996

WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a dramatic victory for gay rights, the Supreme Court struck down a Colorado measure it said would deny homosexuals constitutional protection and make them "unequal to everyone else." Colorado's...

Key thieves thwarted, but flee scene

by Jim Martyka
Published May 21, 1996

Two men tried to rob a University student of her keys Wednesday while she walked along East River Road. According to a police report, the student was walking when strangers approached her and started...

‘Asian ballets’ continue traditions, embody cultures

by Sara Goo
Published May 21, 1996

Members of the Asian American Student Cultural Center put on a dance and musical variety show for lunchtime spectators at Coffman Memorial Union to share their cultures with the University. Dressed in...

Community members critique media at forum

by Sara Goo
Published May 20, 1996

Local news coverage doesn't accurately reflect what's going on in the community and doesn't dig into the root causes of society's problems, a group of community members said Friday. About 100 journalists...

Gophers’ bats fall silent at regional

by Jeff Sherry
Published May 20, 1996

LAFAYETTE, La. -- The pitch felt good to Minnesota's Jennifer Johnson when she let it out of her hand, but it felt even better to Nicholls State's Angela Dugas as it popped off her bat. The shot went...

Infectious diseases threaten health progress

Published May 20, 1996

GENEVA (AP) -- Overuse of medicine, human settlement of uninhabited areas, international travel and poverty have combined to produce a devastating spread of infectious diseases, a new report says. The...

Actor speaks out for racial equality

by Sara Goo
Published May 20, 1996

In order to understand racial conflict and inequality in society, we first need to understand our own roots, Edward James Olmos told a crowd Saturday evening at Ted Mann Concert Hall. Olmos is an advocate...

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