On the eve of its fifth anniversary celebration in November, the Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum is pushing to further expand its exhibitions and programs despite cuts in federal funding for the arts. "It's...

Editors note: This is the third of five stories profiling the nine candidates for governor. Thursday's story will look at three minor party candidates. Max Rust Jesse Ventura said he wants to find out...

Elevators and ramps often supplement a building's staircase to comply with disability access regulations, but these simple fixes don't remedy inaccessibility for all disabled students, staff and faculty. For...

During his weekly press conference Tuesday, Gophers coach Glen Mason said he was too slick to let the media get him wrapped up in any sort of quarterback controversy. Apparently Mason is as slick as Teflon,...

THE FOOL SCHOOLThe Power of Dividend Growth You may think of venerable blue chip companies such as Ford, Bell Atlantic, J.P. Morgan and Chevron as stodgy and old-fangled, but think again. They pay generous...

The Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science couldn't teach its classes without its more than 200 graduate assistants, said Ted Zorn, the associate administrator. Since the role of graduate...

While Minnesota's football team celebrated a homecoming victory in the Metrodome on Saturday, three women's volleyball players celebrated a homecoming on the road. Freshman defensive specialist Ali Berres,...

Last week, the Nobel Prize Committee awarded its prize for economics to Amartya Sen for his contributions to welfare economics. Sen's commendation marked a departure for the Nobel Committee, which traditionally...

(AP) -- The No. 1 team in the nation is No. 2 in the Bowl Championship Series standings. The BCS brought the computer age to college football on Monday, releasing its first standings with UCLA No. 1 and...

With eight days remaining until election day, three candidates vying for the state Legislature outnumbered interested constituents at Monday's on-campus debate. Republican candidate Robert Fowler, a second-year...