Honduras is a country literally drowning in a sea of trouble. Hurricane Mitch has virtually destroyed the country's infrastructure. In order to prevent looting in flooded areas, President Flores has issued...

Dr. Neal Gault Jr. followed in the footsteps of former Vice President Walter F. Mondale when he was presented with the second annual Japan America Society of Minnesota's Mondale Award. The event, which...

While the Gophers' 20-19 loss to Indiana might have been one of the team's toughest to swallow, there were certainly some bright spots. The play of quarterback Billy Cockerham: Cockerham put together his...

If Sonja Posthuma were on the NCAA committee that offered tournament bids, the Gophers women's volleyball team could realistically lose its final four matches and still earn an invitation. "Everybody talks...

Next fall the University will switch from a quarter system to a semester system. The decision to end 80 years of quarters was made after long consideration, and, on the whole, it was the right choice....

(U-WIRE) COLUMBUS, Ohio -- At this very moment, warships are positioning themselves in the Persian Gulf. Clinton is sending more than 3,500 troops, among them young people our own age, into the region. The...

A little water and extra care may be all plants need to survive Minnesota's long and severe winter. Indoor plants are indirectly affected by the falling temperatures, said Deb Brown, a horticulturist with...

Minnesota junior Rasa Michniovaite won the 1998 NCAA Midwest Regional meet in Augusta, Kan., on Saturday with a time of 17:07.4 for 5,000 meters. Michniovaite's win is the first ever for a Gopher at an...

With a budget request of $1.28 billion approved Thursday, University regents went to the drawing board Friday to sketch a strategy to bring in the money from the state. University President Mark Yudof...

There are so many times I am grateful that I am not the president. Sex scandals, congressional dissension, mudslinging ... but the worst part of the job is sending people off to kill other people. You...