The Gophers women's gymnastics team, on the heels of a strong win Saturday over Alabama, is ranked No. 4 in the nation in a poll released Wednesday. The ranking, which was compiled by national gymnastics...

University students take home more than the stale smell of cigarettes from a visit to their favorite crowded smoky bar or coffee shop. According to a study published Wednesday, secondhand smoke greatly...

For the next month, visitors to the Weisman Art Museum will be able to see up close a rock that's out of this world. Nobody is sure how old the 123-pound meteorite is. But scientists estimate the orb,...

JERUSALEM (AP) -- Hardening its position before a crucial Mideast peace summit in Washington, Israel's Cabinet decided Wednesday the nation must keep large areas of the West Bank in a future accord with...

The problems encountered by the Gophers men's hockey team this season have been as numerous as they have been untimely. But with a handful of players returning to the lineup this weekend against Denver,...

With the melody of a rock guitar soundtrack, the University premiered a video it will use to plug its new molecular and cellular biology initiative. The program revamping, discussed Wednesday at a meeting...

An observant international visitor needs little time to see the true colors of American society. Although I have seen the so-called "melting pot" boil over and burn many a lofty sentiment, an event that...

As members of the Gophers wrestling team gather in the coaches' office Wednesday afternoon, the tone shifts and the razzing begins. The debate involves Brandon Eggum's current nicknames -- and it's the...

Some students in Sociology 1001 are going back to middle school in early March. Students will participate in a study, performed by the League of Women Voters of Minneapolis, during which they will spend...

Riding the heels of consumer outcry and published reports, state legislators announced plans Wednesday to introduce a bill that could dramatically alter automated teller machine surcharge fees. The group...