Net: Before we get off on our usual tangents, we need to: STOP THE PRESS!!! For SURGE tour '98! Yes, this is a Public Service Announcement coming your way from SURGE, the real leaders of the University....

Unable to match a salary offer from another school, College of Biological Sciences Dean Robert Elde lost one of his most valuable faculty members last year. While Elde would not disclose the name of the...

While North Dakota was busy beating up on Mankato State, Wisconsin kept up with its winning ways over the weekend. The Badgers swept Alaska-Anchorage, winning 2-1 and 3-1, to take over sole possession...

Gophers coach Clem Haskins began his weekly media luncheon Tuesday by bringing to the podium Herb Isakson, longtime volunteer assistant coach for the Gophers baseball team, who is being honored with a...

Carlson School of Management alumni and students stood and did a cheer Tuesday as a "famous" Twin Cities rib man told them about enthusiasm. David Anderson, founder and chairman of Famous Dave's of America,...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Cigarette makers viewed themselves as merchants of nicotine from the 1950s on and considered the cigarette the most effective way of administering the addictive drug, a Stanford...

One week ago, in a dimly lit room, I whispered this truth to a trusted friend: Tom Clancy is going to buy the Minnesota Vikings. How did I know this event -- which was about as likely as some of the scenarios...

Glen Meyer's long day at the University ends with a bus ride home to Uptown. In the past, after 6 p.m. he had to ride the 16U or 16A, which both need a transfer in downtown. But now, with the creation...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- A dozen striking employees stood outside Honeywell's Minneapolis plant Monday, trying to keep warm and talking about their resistance to accept a contract they fear would divide their...

The family of the late WCCO-TV anchor Dave Moore is setting up an endowed scholarship fund that will go to two University students every year. The University Foundation took the lead in a fund-raiser aimed...