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The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

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...

Pastors for Peacecaravans to Chiapas

Published May 8, 1996

HIDALGO, Texas (AP) -- A group known for trying to transport caravans of aid to Cuba and Central America headed to this border city Tuesday on a mission to deliver supplies to the war-torn Mexican state...

Welfare reform fails to focus on fathers

Published May 8, 1996

President Clinton's recent proposal aimed at teen-age welfare mothers once again ignores half of this growing social dilemma: the fathers. Effective welfare reform needs to clearly state what responsibilities...

Theater to be tuned up for maintenance crew

by Brett Martin
Published May 8, 1996

Plans are underway at Facilities Management to convert an old theater in Scott Hall into storage space for the maintenance department. The theater served as an outlet for the School of Music's opera productions...

Suspect finally pleadsguilty after 16 years

Published May 8, 1996

SELBY, S.D. (AP) -- Nicholas A. Scherr of Mobridge pleaded guilty Tuesday to a reduced charge of first-degree manslaughter for slaying Candace Rough Surface, a young Standing Rock Sioux Indian woman, nearly...

Police gatherto mourn deputy

Published May 8, 1996

NORTHFIELD, Minn. (AP) -- Hundreds of law enforcement officers from Minnesota and surrounding states joined community members Tuesday to mourn the death of Rice County Deputy Sheriff John Liebenstein. Bagpipes...

Service at parking ramp riles regent

by Lynne Kozarek
Published May 8, 1996

On the night of April 13, psychology senior Andrea Nelson was the only parking attendant working at the Church Street Garage. With an event occurring that evening at Northrop Memorial Auditorium, she...

Court rules school can’t be sued for girl’s suicide

Published May 8, 1996

ST. PAUL (AP) -- The ninth-grader told a counselor she was thinking about killing herself. Three months later, she wrote an English class essay about killing herself. Another month after that, she wrote...

Drifting

Published May 8, 1996

Elmo stumbled up toward the summit, forcing his legs to move against the gale force winds. He'd heard that there was a 60 percent chance of showers today, but he trudged on. As far as he looked in every...

U hires Li as itsnew diving coach

by Kristian Pope
Published May 8, 1996

Kongzheng Li, a former Olympic bronze medalist with an eye for athletes around the globe, was announced on Monday as Minnesota's new head diving coach. Beginning July 1 Li, a native of China and a 1984...

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