"What's meta mean?" Elma's now-and-then boyfriend, Primo, asked. Elma looked up from her copy of Being and Nothingness. "It's not a word, it's a prefix. It means something is going beyond its structure....

Three Crookston students will be receiving master's degrees from the College of Education and Human Development today -- without ever having to be within 300 miles of their professors. Instead, the three...

In the early 1920s Babe Ruth, with his prodigious home runs and personality, was well on his way to rescuing professional baseball after the 1919 Black Sox scandal had caused the sport's popularity to...

The Gophers men's track and field team will rely on field event specialists to anchor its scoring at the Big Ten championships in Champaign, Ill., this weekend. "The field events are going to have to...

Thousands of Minnesota children are affected every day by harmful contaminants, such as lead, arsenic and benzene. Simply breathing or absorbing deadly chemicals into their skin can affect children's...

University food service workers gave the ARAMARK corporation a taste of what they expect from a contract with the private food vendor at a meeting Thursday. The company's representatives explored potential...

The U.S. government's crack-down on illegal immigration resulted in the passage last September of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act. This comprehensive act addresses such...

After months of campaigning, lobbying and petitioning for more funding, the University finally found out how much money it will receive for the 1998-99 biennium. Gov. Arne Carlson signed the state's two-year...

Two years ago, the future looked promising for sophomore sprinter Kim Heath. She set a school record in the 100-meter dash, she was part of the 4x100 relay that placed third in the Big Ten championships...

Ever since University President Nils Hasselmo unveiled his University 2000 agenda, he has faced constant pressure from the University community to live up to the plan's promise. But perhaps nobody has...