The Minnesota Daily

Dinkytown stores ride out road project

by Laurie Kemp
Published May 10, 1996

When Dinkytown business owners learned their neighborhood's main thoroughfares would be ripped up in a massive construction project, they worried about loss of customers in the area. But for most, the...

It’s my prerogative

Published May 10, 1996

"Are you, ... are you talkin' to me," Elmo snarled back at the senator. It was election time again on campus, and the senator wanted the students to know he cared about their well-being. It was to be mostly...

Centennial Showboat resurfaces

by Kelly Wittman
Published May 10, 1996

University regents have a plan that would allow the University Theater Arts showboat program to resurface. At a Thursday meeting of the Board of Regents Facilities Committee, architect John Mecum of Miller-Dunwiddie...

Peterson becomes second Gopher to make NCAAs

Published May 10, 1996

Dana Peterson, a senior on the Gophers women's tennis team, learned Thursday that she qualified for the NCAA Singles Championship in Tallahassee, Fla. Peterson became the second Gophers player to ever...

Gophers seek first crown in 24 years

by Kristian Pope
Published May 10, 1996

This season the Minnesota men's golf team has matched up against Ohio State and Northwestern more than they'd care to admit. The Gophers will get friendly with those schools again today as the 1996 Big...

U scraps troublesome accounting systems

by Kelly Wittman
Published May 10, 1996

At their Thursday meeting, members of the regents' Audit Committee discussed disbanding two computerized financial management systems at the University. The first system, the Grants Application and Management...

U hopes pitching brings Big Ten title

by Jeff Sherry
Published May 10, 1996

A strong pitcher can dominate a softball game like potent garlic that takes over a pasta dish -- they can both be overpowering and leave a bad taste in someone's mouth. Just ask the Minnesota softball...

Scuffle at hospital leads to man’s arrest

Published May 10, 1996

A University Police officer and a University Hospital employee struggled to restrain a man after a brief scuffle at the hospital. According to a University Police report, the man was sleeping in the lobby...

Tuition change faces hurdles

by Jessica Burke
Published May 10, 1996

The Faculty, Staff and Student Affairs Committee voted Thursday to change the tuition reciprocity agreement for Wisconsin students who wish to attend the University's Law School or College of Pharmacy. The...

Students prep for annual powwow

Published May 10, 1996

Students from the American Indian Student Association are preparing for their 10th annual powwow this weekend at East Phillips Park in south Minneapolis. The traditional-style powwow will draw Native American...