Think of a reporter. Odds are you've just pictured someone in a trench coat, standing among a gaggle of other journalists furiously taking notes and shouting questions to a politician or a criminal or...

I am told that the World and Nation page is one of the most read sections in the Daily. It is also, I have heard, the main source of news on national and international events for many students. For the...

Maybe it's a sign of the times, a result of new-found independence or just a form of expression. Whatever the causes, the University and its athletic teams have seen an increase in the number of tattoos...

Drunken cheers greeted me as I walked up to the front porch of the Stadium Village house. "Tracy's here -- that means we're going to win," said Eric Hanson, last year's Minnesota Student Association vice...

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...

When people look back at the 1996-97 year in Gophers athletics, they'll recall the Final Four, the hockey team's WCHA championship and several scandals neatly scattered throughout the year. Sadly, several...