An orphanage that deserves a home On Sunday, a Star Tribune editorial criticized the humanitarian ventures of Mary Jo Copeland, founder of the Minneapolis-based organization Sharing and Caring Hands. For many years this organization has been serving the needy in Minnesota, and it has a special interest in child welfare.

AIDS in Africa The statistics are shocking: About 23.5 million Africans are afflicted with AIDS or infected with the HIV virus. Nearly 70 percent of all adults and 80 percent of all children with AIDS/HIV in the world live in this continent, roughly the combined populations of Texas and Minnesota. The AIDS epidemic in Africa has reached levels hardly seen in the world before, and statistics fall short of capturing the magnitude of the epidemic. Last week, Time magazine's cover story and photographs showed the devastating impact of the disease on this continent.

Letters to the Editor Under Ventura's plan, the University will take such a blow to its budget that its status as a world-class University will be crippled. If Ventura's plan is passed, budget cuts will wreak havoc on the quality of University programs. This will lead to tuition inflation that will discourage students from attending. A decreased student body will lead to lower enrollment standards, which will produce fewer quality students.

• Senators receptive during Yudof's second testimony
  
• General College on upswing following 40-year journey
  
• Corrected figures rank Minneapolis lower for teen STDs
  
• Technology Center receives $7 million from ADC Foundation
  
• professor emeritus, pioneering physicist, dies last week at age 84
  
• Students to protest Ventura budget plan
  
• GC recognized for educational program, receives two awards
  
• U showboat to dock by Harriet Island, host theater performances
  
• Sayles Belton kicks off mayoral campaign as others join race
  
• U student shoots and kills armed intruder, will not be charged
  
• Spinning a Tale of Race
  
• daily calendar
  
• Feature Photos

• A massacre: Penn State destroys Minnesota by 20
  
• Former teammates on opposite sides in huge WCHA series
  
• Between Minnesota's pipes is where Killewald belongs
  
• Simmons hopes for brutal practice after team 'laid down'
  
• After stint in Sydney, Lowney back on home turf
  

• Editorial: An orphanage that deserves a home
  
• Editorial: AIDS in Africa
  
• Letters to the Editor
  
• Editorial Cartoon

• Proposed tax cut not likely to have immediate impact