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 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...

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...

This month the Minnesota Legislature passed legislation that explicitly bans same-sex marriage. Minnesota isn't the first state to declare that marriage must be reserved for a man and woman. Last September,...

Alfalfa may be the answer farmers everywhere are looking for to clean up the pollution in their soil and water supply. An innovative alfalfa variety developed in the Agricultural Research Service within...

Gophers hockey defenseman Mike Crowley said he will make a decision this weekend about whether he is returning for his senior season or leaving Minnesota to sign a pro contract with the NHL's Anaheim...

For some, the creator of a University yearbook has made the University a smaller place -- like high school. Almost completely on his own, Community Advisor Tosin Arasi, a senior in international relations,...

When history professor Allen Isaacman studied at a Harlem college in the 1960s, he was told that there was no room for African-American studies in American universities. Today, Isaacman teaches African...

"Elmeziah?" Elmo searched his flat. He found her on the patio knitting a quilt. "How was thy day?" she asked. "It was hellÁ oh, sorry." "Well," she changed the subject. "The Lord hath given us this...