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FEB. 3, 2000 - NEWS

NIH removes penalty from U

The National Institutes of Health no longer considers the University an "exceptional organization."
That's good news to University officials who have spent millions of dollars filling up a hole dug by a major financial scandal five years ago.

St. Paul residents unite in fight for permit-only parking
Finding a parking space on the St. Paul campus isn't always easy.
But if a group of residents in the neighboring St. Anthony Park area has its way, the task of finding parking could become even more difficult for University commuters.

Congressman retires following cancer diagnosis
After fighting for wilderness, the homeless, consumers and other citizen issues in Congress, Rep. Bruce F. Vento, DFL-St. Paul, has begun a much different battle -- cancer.

University, MnSCU lobby for more state bonding
State legislators and University officials began Wednesday morning the first step in a difficult process to decide how much the state's higher-education institutions will receive in bonding this year.

University plant has residents steaming
The University's southeast steam plant is generating more than heat these days.
Residents in the Marcy-Holmes neighborhood are fed up with noises coming from the riverfront facility and want something done about it.

Fees committee states goals for funding decision
Brought together by a need to make a difference at the University, the five-member student services fees subcommittee II is a group with similar objectives despite having a diverse range of interests.

Senate candidate says student health insurance is too high
University professor and DFL candidate for U.S. Senate, Dr. Steve Miles challenged the University and other higher-education institutions Wednesday morning to offer affordable, comprehensive health insurance for students.

Research findings open door to easier antibiotic production
A University researcher might have found a key element to quicker and cheaper production of antibiotics and other drugs.
Microbiology associate professor David Sherman and graduate student Yongquan Xue found that soil bacteria produce a wide variety of antibiotic compounds, rather than a single model as was previously thought.

Correction
Daily columnist Matthew Brophy was misidentified in Tuesday's opinions column, "3-D porn event teases student body." His first name is indeed Matthew.

Clarification
Wednesday's story, "U reaches halfway point in campaign," should have stated that of the $16 million that the family of C. Walter Lillehei, $13 million from is going to the Lillehei Heart Institute and $3 million is going to the School of Nursing.

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