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  • Chris Vetter
Aug. 05, 1996
Both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives passed a minimum wage increase Friday that will raise the wage by 90 cents over the next year, from $4.25 to $5.15 an hour. President Clinton is expected
By
  • Michelle Kibiger
Aug. 05, 1996
Crime prevention and neighborhood renewal will be the subject of lawn chair conversations Tuesday at National Night Out celebrations around the University. More than 30 neighborhood block parties are
By
  • Jessica Steeno
Aug. 05, 1996
Starting today, University commuters will have to cope with yet another detour. The area between Jones Hall and Fourth Street Southeast, Pleasant Street and 15th Avenue Southeast will be closed. It
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Aug. 05, 1996
His face, name and history have been everywhere in the last week. Security guard Richard Jewell, 33, was hailed as a hero after spotting a suspicious backpack that ultimately exploded early July 27 in
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Aug. 02, 1996
Ex-Nazi Cleared of Most Serious Charges in Wartime Massacre ROME (AP) -- A military court freed former SS Capt. Erich Priebke on Thursday, ruling that he was just following orders when he helped massacre
By
  • Ryan Schuster
Aug. 02, 1996
Two former Minnesota track and field competitors are in Atlanta for the Olympic Games this summer, but their trip hasn't been much of a vacation. Keita and Coralea Cline were sent to the Olympics
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  • Brian Bakst
Aug. 02, 1996
In 1968, 37-year old Nils Hasselmo set off for his native country, Sweden, to conduct bilingualism research funded by a Fulbright Scholarship. Without the scholarship, which the University president
By
  • Chris Vetter
Aug. 02, 1996
Alcohol consumption has been on the rise in public schools for years. The use of alcohol by teenagers is a growing concern for parents and teachers alike. A 1992 study shows that 88 percent of 12th
By
  • Michael Weinbeck
Aug. 02, 1996
Recent airline disasters have brought new relevance to a Navy research project that aims to improve aircraft safety. The $5 million project, funded by the Office of Naval Research, seeks to develop
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Aug. 02, 1996
A southeast Minneapolis bank was robbed Wednesday, according to the Minneapolis office of the FBI. A man handed a teller at Twin City Co-ops Federal Credit Union on the 3100 block of University Avenue
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  • Michelle Kibiger
Aug. 02, 1996
Shirley Johnston and Dr. Patricia Olson, two former professors in the College of Veterinary Medicine, are suing the University for gender discrimination, claiming the University doesn't hire women
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  • Kamariea Forcier
Aug. 02, 1996
Testimony in U.S. District Judge David Doty's courtroom continued Thursday as two University professors struggle to prove they were discriminated against by the University. Early in the day, College
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Aug. 02, 1996
A former employee filed charges of disability discrimination against the University Monday in federal court. Diane Krumrie TeGantvoort claims her supervisor harassed and discriminated against her after
By
  • Jessica Steeno
Aug. 02, 1996
Bitter or obsessed employees sometimes lash out at co-workers or supervisors instead of managing their stress in a healthy way, according to David W. Johnson, director of the University Employee Assistance
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Aug. 02, 1996
The seeding committee for the San Juan Shootout basketball tournament has selected the Gophers men's team as the No. 1 seed for the 1996 event, which will take place in late November and early December. The
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