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The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Men’s track team might struggle without Jensen

by Scott Bradley
Published May 17, 1996

Gophers freshman Ben Jensen was supposed to be this year's star at the Big Ten outdoor championships. Instead the school record holder in the decathlon and automatic NCAA qualifier will sit out another...

Departing V.P. faults University leadership

by Brett Martin
Published May 17, 1996

When Sue Markham, the associate vice president for Facilities Management, informed the Board of Regents she would resign in June, she said it was for personal reasons. But in the same letter, she wrote...

Dole resignation givescampaign a boost

Published May 17, 1996

Citing the exhaustive, conflicting demands of being both Senate majority leader and presidential candidate, Bob Dole, R-Kan., said the time has come for him to focus his efforts on campaigning alone. For...

Marcy-Holmes volunteers plant perennial seeds of beautification

by Laurie Kemp
Published May 17, 1996

In hopes of beautifying and drawing people into their neighborhood, members of the Marcy-Holmes community, near the Stone Arch Bridge in Minneapolis, will be planting a community garden Saturday morning. The...

Promise Keepers group ought not inspire fear

Published May 16, 1996

I would like to comment on the column written by Steve Macek in Tuesday's Daily on the so-called "new church of the macho Jesus" from the viewpoint of someone who actually attended the event. It amazes...

Early season woes prove costly for U

by Matthew Cross
Published May 16, 1996

The Gophers baseball team played its final game of the 1996 regular season Monday knowing there would be no practice the following week. Minnesota is not accustomed to being left out of the Big Ten playoffs,...

Body in river identified as St. Paul woman

by Jim Martyka
Published May 16, 1996

Investigators from the Hennepin County medical examiner's office on Wednesday identified the body of a woman found dead in the Mississippi River near the East Bank campus earlier this week. Through fingerprint...

FCC called ladder to top

by Lynne Kozarek
Published May 16, 1996

In the eyes of some faculty members, University professor Geoffrey Maruyama turned to the other side on March 16 by taking a job in administration. Formerly a member of the Faculty Consultative Committee,...

Telescopes could save the planet

by Jacquelyn Olson
Published May 16, 1996

The work of the Hubble telescope in examining space could be easily outdone within 10 to 15 years by something cheaper, lighter and more effective at predicting the paths of asteroids, meteorites and...

Klaviter gets starting nod

by Jeff Sherry
Published May 16, 1996

This has been a year of new experiences for the Minnesota softball team: national rankings, a Big Ten title run, and now, an NCAA regional berth. But for Gophers pitcher Steph Klaviter, this year's success...

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