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The Minnesota Daily

WCHA junior class lacks scoring punch; seniors carry load

by Jeff Sherry
Published February 23, 1996

When Wisconsin hosts the Gophers hockey team this weekend, the seniors from each team will be playing in their final WCHA regular-season series. And following tradition, both teams have looked to those...

Ice capade doesn’t keep recruit away

by Tim Klobuchar
Published February 23, 1996

Tom Chicoine made only one mistake on his recruiting visit to Minnesota last year, and it was a big one. A student host took the prospective tennis player to the Minnesota-Wisconsin hockey game at Mariucci...

Committee gives budget proposal

by Jessica Burke
Published February 23, 1996

Citing a need for fiscal responsibility, the Senate Higher Education subcommittee recommended Thursday a budget figure for Minnesota colleges and universities that was less than proposals from the House...

Michigan awaits NCAA’s ruling after auto accident

by Todd Zolecki
Published February 23, 1996

Speculation still surrounds last Saturday's car accident involving five Michigan men's basketball players and one recruit. Michigan coach Steve Fisher tried to answer some of the questions about the incident...

Time for Najarian, U to go separate ways

Published February 23, 1996

Another day, another transplant. Dr. John Najarian, who was acquitted Wednesday of 15 counts of conspiracy, embezzlement, fraud and tax evasion, is back on the job at University Hospital. While the jury...

Junior gymnast flies high on uneven bars

by Chet Decker
Published February 23, 1996

Lost in the shuffle of a breakthrough year for the Gophers women's gymnastics team is the individual performance of Kristen Vandersall. She is the one athlete not grabbing the headlines, the secret cylinder...

Coach hopes U can build on three-game setback

by Matthew Cross
Published February 23, 1996

For Gophers baseball coach John Anderson, getting swept in a three-game series at No. 10 Florida State last weekend never felt so good. There were many pluses resulting from the way Minnesota played,...

The rise of Buchanan worries Mexican officials

Published February 23, 1996

MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Pat Buchanan's victory in the New Hampshire primaries has echoed ominously for many here, who find racism and hostility in the words of the man who wants to govern their powerful northern...

Gophers 3rd after day one

by Kristian Pope
Published February 23, 1996

Gophers Devon Coellner, Tanya Schuh and Beth Shimanski have teammate Olga Splichalova to thank for getting them into next month's NCAAs. And while they're at it, they ought to thank Coach Jean Freeman,...

Track team looking beyond Big Tens

by Matthew Cross
Published February 23, 1996

Gophers women's track and field coach Gary Wilson feels no need for optimism about this weekend's Big Ten Indoor championships. He knows it's going to be ugly. "We're going to be ninth or 10th this weekend,"...

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