Honoring a veteran administrator and former Board of Regent member, the University on Monday established the Josie Johnson Human Rights and Social Justice Award. The first-of-its-kind award adds to Johnson's...

Eleven years ago, the Gophers men's basketball program was reeling. Three players had been arrested and charged with raping a woman while on the road in Wisconsin, which led to Coach Jim Dutcher's resignation. The...

When a heated controversy over the University's tenure code and a drive for faculty unionization this year tore the University at its seams, one of the major results was a feeling of mistrust on the part...

Despite the fact that it had noting to do with higher education or the University, the moment Gov. Arne Carlson signed the welfare reform bill was the most memorable moment of the recent legislative session...

When I first received the assignment of covering men's and women's gymnastics for the Daily, I was both excited and a bit hesitant. I knew only a couple minor details about Gophers gymnastics. One, I...

After mulling over numerous tall tales and zany stories for our December "Urban Legends" issue, I decided to write an absurd, ridiculous whopper that no one would ever believe. Using elements of an existing...

Black and white portraits of past wrestling All-Americans lined the walls of the hallway leading to the secluded Gophers wrestling office at the Bierman Field Athletic Building. My stomach turned as I...

Unfortunately, sometimes covering a large, urban campus means covering crimes much more serious than bike and backpack thefts. This year, the Daily's police reporters followed several major cases through...

Dealing with Parking and Transportation Services for the last six months has had its ups and downs. No matter how many construction-caused road closures I cover or how many times I cross my fingers, I...

With apprehension, I approached the top floor of the Armory building; there I was to meet with a couple members of the officers crew in the University's Army ROTC unit. I was new to The Minnesota Daily...