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Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

MSA sought compromise on tuition hike

by Brian Bakst
Published May 13, 1996

Minnesota Student Association members lobbied at this month's Board of Regents meeting with one goal in mind -- to fight an average 7.5 percent tuition increase found in University President Nils Hasselmo's...

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,"...

Jensen wins two events at U’s Last Chance Meet

Published May 13, 1996

Minnesota freshman Ben Jensen won both the pole vault and 110-meter high hurdles Saturday at the Minnesota Last Chance Meet at the Bierman Track and Field Stadium. Jensen ran the hurdles in 14.16 seconds,...

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...

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...

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...

Society fosters rape, sexism and misogyny

by By Brye
Published May 13, 1996

As advocates for the Program Against Sexual Violence and as women fighting to end rape and sexism, our first reaction to Kenneth Reily's article, "U's rape-free zone trivializes serious issue" (Wednesday)...

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....

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...

When Ben Gabler,…

by Michael Rand
Published May 13, 1996

When Ben Gabler, a junior on the Gophers men's tennis team, finishes his playing career, he may want to consider becoming an ESPN analyst or a professional gambler. When asked about Minnesota's No. 6...

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