A raccoon caused some inconvenience for students Thursday morning when it short-circuited a transformer that serves a large area of southeast Minneapolis, triggering a blackout. At about 4 a.m., almost...

For 25 years now, the Chicano Studies department has survived several different challenges, ranging from possible shutdown to poor faculty retention to low funding. However, through it all, Chicano Studies...

The University might find out by the end of next week how much money it will receive from the Legislature for the school's 1998-99 biennial budget. The Higher Education Conference Committee held its first...

Elmo carried a plate of carrots and celery and into Elma's room. "What's this?" she asked. "I thought we could celebrate," Elmo said. "May is National Mastication Month. I thought these would be good foods...

Information management students at the University's Crookston campus will soon be getting some hands-on experience in data recovery as a result of the flooding of the nearby Red River. "We let the business...

NEW YORK (AP) -- It made headlines last year: Scientists said they'd identified a gene that helps determine how anxious or laid-back people are. Now another group of scientists says they found no sign...

In the past month, thousands of Minnesotans donated time, supplies and money to victims of the Red River flood. Their efforts significantly helped lessen the damage of this natural disaster. Meanwhile,...

University Police attempted to train their intuitive skills in a lesson in alternative crime fighting last night. Using pendulums, divining rods and a Tibetan singing bowl, officers tried to get in touch...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- That old "Don't tread on me" feeling is back on Capitol Hill, where Republicans are hoping the 105th Congress will pass a flag-burning amendment after years of failures. "This issue...

When Ellen came out of the closet Wednesday evening, more than 100 University students waited to greet her with cheers and applause. Many of the students, who gathered in the Willey Hall fireside lounge,...