When the Gophers men's hockey team last went on the road for the first round of the playoffs, senior co-captain Casey Hankinson couldn't walk across the living room, much less streak down a sheet of ice. That...

MOSCOW (AP) -- Tajikistan's Supreme Court on Thursday sentenced six people to death for their role in last year's attempt to assassinate President Emomali Rakhmonov. The court handed down prison terms...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Indonesia's military threatened to crack down on students Thursday if their protests against newly re-elected President Suharto escalate with the deepening economic crisis. Warnings...

A legal attack on the way each student's $158.01 quarterly fees are divvied up has the potential to rupture the entire process and leave many groups scraping for funds. But the effort is not a new phenomenon. For...

For four straight years, Jason Davids has produced loud roars from the crowd competing at 142 pounds for the Gophers wrestling team. But three months ago, the fearless senior stepped into a dangerous...

Benji Bearman, president of The Minnesota Daily's Board of Directors, resigned from his post at a board meeting Thursday, with praise for the organization and staff. Bearman, a senior in the College of...

Net: So many letters, so little time. Here are some new discussions:THE PLUSES AND MINUSES OF PLUSES AND MINUSES From Nonplussed: does putting a dress on a dead horse make it work any better? Net: No,...

Editor's note: Readers have sent the Daily an overwhelming number of letters about the lawsuit filed by five students against the University's mandatory fees system. Today's opinions page presents a sampling...

University student Chris Mester is squeamish about repaying his student loans as his spring graduation rapidly approaches. "Now it's starting to get scarier," said Mester, a senior American studies and...

In St. Paul, Blue Cross Blue Shield and Minnesota state attorneys are waging a courtroom battle with Big Tobacco over $1.77 billion in smoking-related medical costs. A recent salvo targeted the tobacco...