Editor's note: In March 1997, a University freelance writer and photographer went to the United States.-Mexico border to see firsthand government efforts to stem illegal immigration, an issue that affects...

TORONTO (AP) -- Donovan Bailey made it through the turn. Michael Johnson didn't make it to the finish line. Bailey, the Olympic gold medalist at 100 meters, pulled away from Johnson, the 200- and 400-meter...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- History will remember this night. Ila Borders would rather just forget it. Borders became the first woman to pitch in a regular-season game Saturday night when she came in during...

This is one more sad chapter in an unpleasant story that few people understand. The fact is, many parties have dropped the ball on this issue. Chief among them is the University, which has failed to...

Students afflicted with the dreaded 'motivation deficit syndrome,' also known as senioritis, often forget that there's more to school than procrastination. I have always tried hard not to be apathetic,...

Students do not feel represented in the Minnesota Student Association forum. They feel that MSA doesn't really do anything. They want stipends reduced and their student services fees to go down. From...

Barbara Hanawalt sat among colleagues and students, surrounded by flowers and artwork on Friday night at the Weisman Art Museum. Her colleagues at the Medieval Studies Center honored her this past weekend...

MIAMI (AP) -- Mildred McQuown was curious when she started seeing messages suggesting get-well notes for cancer-stricken flight attendants on a bulletin board at the Northwest Airlines base in Minneapolis. Then...

This year, the University's Department of Women's Studies celebrates its 25th anniversary. And Catherine Orr, a graduate student in feminist studies and speech communication, is working toward her doctoral...

"What were we thinking? We belong together," Elma told him. "I can't wait any longer. Say it, Elmo." "Uh .... um ..." "Go on; what are you waiting for?" "Uh ... this has never happened to me before." Elma...