Hordes of students gathered Wednesday at Coffman Union's Great Hall in preparation for commencement at the University's fifth annual GradFest. GradFest promises graduating seniors "No Hassle for Your...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- It's mostly checks for $10 or $15, but one man sent real gold, and an 84-year-old Minnesota woman chipped in $15,235 to help pay off the national debt. A few benevolent souls even tucked...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The widow of Martin Luther King Jr. presented new evidence to Attorney General Janet Reno in an appeal for another investigation of her husband's assassination. "We presented new evidence...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Minnesota issued more than 700 fish-contamination advisories in 1996, a third of all advisories put out by states that year. Neighboring South Dakota had none and North Dakota had 35....

The University's International Albinism Center, home to one of the leading research teams in the nation on the pigment condition, received a hefty donation this spring from an alumnus. Retired banker...

About 30 students protesting understaffing in the Chinese program quietly forced their way past two campus police officers to silently protest in University President Mark Yudof's office. "We're protesting...

Dear Dr. Date,I'm writing to you in desperation to get my hands on your highly publicized "Guide to Fellatio" that ran on Jan. 29th. You see, I've been with my current boyfriend for about seven months...

The Grand Ballroom of the Minneapolis Marriott was decked out with ice sculptures and a small army of black-tied wait staff for the Institute of Technology's 12th annual Science and Technology Banquet. Led...

The packet of information Board of Regents members receive before their monthly meetings usually exceeds 400 pages. This month regents opened their mailboxes to find a 55-page docket. The reduced paperwork...

Lawmakers approved a $36 million supplemental budget for the University Wednesday and sent the legislation to Gov. Arne Carlson's desk. University officials are excited about the measure, which provides...