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...

Wendy Harbour, a graduate student in higher education, gradually became deaf six years ago. However, being deaf didn't stop her from doing what she loves to do -- playing the piano. "Even after I became...

For almost 13 years, granting promotions and raises to University civil service and union workers has required hours of paperwork and caused no end of headaches for supervisors. All that might change...

Mobutu Sese Seko fled the capital city of Kinshasa last Friday after 32 years of devastating rule in Zaire. The tenacious dictator clung to power until the last minute, fleeing only after his top generals...

Elmo pulled his baseball cap down further over his forehead and talked into the microphone under the bill. "Still pursuing suspect," he said watching Veronica slip into the ladies room again. How could...

When Ruth Behar left Cuba, she was a few months shy of her 5th birthday. In the airport, her 2-year-old brother clung to their nanny and cried. The nanny, whom everybody called Caro, would stay behind. That...

and Chris VetterThe University will receive $3 million in its 1998-99 biennial budget, earmarked specifically to finance the construction of a women's hockey facility, but what that facility will look...

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...

The University's Athletic Compliance Office is close to finishing its internal investigation of the Gophers hockey program, which began in October after reports surfaced concerning an illegal $500 payment...

Reform of the country's welfare system was a necessity agreed upon by both the government and welfare recipients. Reform, although imperfect, is now under way. Lawmakers erred, however, by making debt...