The Minnesota Daily

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...

Study finds magazines promote sun exposure

by Kamariea Forcier
Published May 21, 1996

The first few days of warm weather this year have students heading for the sunny outdoors and doctors warning that overexposure to the sun may cause skin cancer. May is skin cancer awareness month and...

Track’s star athletes twinkle at Big Tens

by Scott Bradley
Published May 21, 1996

The Gophers men's track team sent a message to its conference foes Sunday at Penn State when it earned its highest finish in the Big Ten outdoor championships since Lyndon Johnson was president. Minnesota...

Lifting of ad ban benefits consumers

Published May 21, 1996

It's not the stuff of which bar room toasts are normally made, but we'd like to raise our glasses to the Supreme Court, which last week overturned a Rhode Island ban on liquor store ads that include prices...

Correction The c…

Published May 21, 1996

Correction The cutline of a photo in Monday's Daily, "Shared cultures," misstated the name of the dance and the dancers. Jin-Ming Lai and Mary Kwan were performing the "Morning glories" dance.

Libertarians seek roots on campus

by Chris Vetter
Published May 20, 1996

University sophomore Shannon Daniels used to consider herself a Republican. Although pro-life and fiscally conservative, she disagreed with the Republican stance on gay rights and bolted from the GOP's...

U sponsors seminar about sexual health

by Nancy Ngo
Published May 20, 1996

The University's Program in Human Sexuality sponsored a two-day seminar Thursday and Friday as part of a new program aimed at educating communities about healthy sexual relationships. Project WISH --...

Spring festival a sunnysuccess

by Laurie Kemp
Published May 20, 1996

Despite worries about bad weather, the Dinkytown Spring Festival and the SpringJam had a sunny day to pack in sun-loving college students Saturday. "They couldn't have picked a more gorgeous day," said...

U race celebratescampus diversity

by Christie Sueker
Published May 20, 1996

Buses weren't running on the University's Transitway Saturday morning. More than 50 University students, staff and local community members were instead. Racers were up and running by 8:30 a.m. Saturday,...

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...