The Minnesota Daily

Mother, daughterwillgraduate together

by Kaana Smith
Published May 9, 1996

It isn't unusual for students to get help with their homework from their parents. But not all parents would go the lengths Judy Ojard did to help out her daughter, Mickey. Mickey Ojard had been living...

Gophers’ mid-week games torment their fans

Published May 9, 1996

As I sat with the 454 diehards at the Gophers-St. Cloud State baseball game Tuesday night, my mind casually wandered from what was happening on the field to a Hootie and the Blowfish song. As alarming...

U to pay $25,000 for tenureadvice

by Kaana Smith
Published May 9, 1996

The Board of Regents will pay a consulting team $25,000 to evaluate proposed changes in the University's tenure code. Dr. Richard P. Chait, director of the Center for Higher Education Governance and Leadership...

Foxy Elmo

Published May 9, 1996

"Freak!" an overweight woman shouted. "Mommy, what is it? I'm scared," a girl said. Elmo dropped his head and continued forward. "Oh my God!" a man shouted. Elmo decided to turn into the next alley. When...

ALG scientist ‘relieved’ at light sentence

by Allison Schlesinger
Published May 9, 1996

Richard Condie, who pleaded guilty eight months ago to three charges related to the illegal sale of the transplant drug ALG, received a sentence Wednesday of a $50,000 fine, two years probation and 200...

Amendment could foil U steam plant renovation

by Kamariea Forcier
Published May 9, 1996

The Minneapolis City Planning Commission approved a zoning code amendment Wednesday that could affect plans to renovate the University's southeast steam plant. The amendment would prohibit construction...

Hindu nationalists lead in India’s elections

Published May 9, 1996

NEW DELHI, India (AP) -- Wax seals and locks were removed from ballot boxes across India today as officials began counting votes in an election that could unseat the governing party and step up India's...

Politicians make hay in oil patch

Published May 9, 1996

People crush together in a tight knot. They scream, yell, wave their arms and gesture frantically. Papers fly, people run back and forth and phones ring incessantly. A bystander is hard-pressed to make...

MSA calls for eliminationof provostal system at U

by Lynne Kozarek
Published May 9, 1996

Reacting to the proposed budget currently before the University's Board of Regents, members of the Minnesota Student Association criticized the administrators Wednesday on a wide spectrum of issues. MSA...

U.S. involvement in Liberia justified

Published May 9, 1996

If you think you're the only one who doesn't know what's going on in Liberia, you're not. For more than a month the unrest in this West African nation has been thoroughly covered by the press, yet most...