The Minnesota Daily

Chancellor’s wife loses cancer fight

Published May 13, 1996

Jean Johnson, 63, wife of David Johnson, the University of Minnesota-Morris chancellor, died of cancer Friday. Johnson was an English teacher and secretary who later completed library studies and began...

Michigan keeps grip on another title

by Jeff Sherry
Published May 13, 1996

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- A week earlier Michigan's softball team defended its Big Ten regular season title from Minnesota, leaving the Gophers upset over their second-place finish. On Saturday, Michigan defended...

Drum is heart of powwow

by Sara Goo
Published May 13, 1996

It may have been a little chilly to be outdoors all day, but on Saturday Philip St. John and Vincent Charett sat on chairs surrounding their powwow drum, waiting for the powwow to begin. Although St....

Golf team takes4th at Big Tens

by Kristian Pope
Published May 13, 1996

Behind senior Aaron Barber's tie for fifth place, the Minnesota men's golf team placed fourth at this weekend's Big Ten championships at the Penn State Blue Course in University Park, Pa. Barber led all...

America leads the world in justice

Published May 13, 1996

Writer's note: Every now and then, I believe it is important to reflect on why America is the leader it is. I have argued for this country's interests in past columns regarding several issues that involve...

UNC-Chapel Hill fraternity house burns hours before graduation

Published May 13, 1996

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) -- An early morning fraternity house fire killed five people Sunday, bringing tragedy to the University of North Carolina campus just hours before annual Mother's Day graduation...

Iowa, U knock each other out

by Matthew Cross
Published May 13, 1996

Sometimes selfishness can take a team a long way. At least it did for the Gophers baseball team this weekend. Minnesota (14-12 in the Big Ten, 29-26 overall) was virtually eliminated from postseason play...

Museum’s Betty Crocker exhibit a Mother’s Day hit

by Alan Bjerga
Published May 13, 1996

Betty Crocker was at the Weisman Art Museum on Sunday for Mother's Day. She was on the wall. She walked the halls. On the international holiday of motherly love, Betty couldn't be escaped. "It was planned,"...

U to be examined by accreditation team

by Kelly Wittman
Published May 13, 1996

Students aren't the only ones to face a mid-quarter test. The University is up for accreditation inspection this week. The University will have an opportunity in the next few days to show off the improvements...

Gophers pay tribute to their No. 1 fan, Cowboy Bob

by Tim Klobuchar
Published May 13, 1996

Sunday was a special day for many people. Mother's Day was observed, and the Gophers baseball team held it's annual senior day, which Minnesota senior Rob Smith celebrated by hitting three home runs in...