Elmo peered casually around the restaurant, not wanting to look conspicuous. When he was satisfied that no one was watching him, he let fly with a soft, yet readily audible, "Menis." It was a game he had...

Federal support for higher education drew more than 150 people, including Sen. Paul Wellstone, to the Coffman Memorial Union Theater on Wednesday. Wellstone sponsored a forum, which included university...

All economically advanced societies are structured and bound by a common faith -- the belief that money has value. It is this trust that generates the order that holds a nation -- and increasingly the...

I have been watching with growing dismay how Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and the other leaders of today's Republican Congress have abandoned the principles and virtues of the Reagan Revolution. I...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Jim O'Brien, who coached Boston College for 11 years, was hired Wednesday to take over a struggling Ohio State men's basketball team after two other candidates rejected the job. O'Brien...

For the first six innings of game two of the Gophers softball team's home-opening doubleheader Wednesday against Mankato State, Minnesota wasn't offered much of a welcome home present. The rain and cold...

A $1 million contract with a major pharmaceutical company catalyzed the development of a new office within the Academic Health Center, a boost that could open the door to much more corporate-sponsored...

While administrators ponder whether or not to enact a uniform grading system policy for the University, advocates of the policy recently decided to make a few changes to the plan. One major change proposed...

Elmo was wondering if in fact today's weather was to be cooler and mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, highs in mid to upper 50s. Just to be sure he sat down at his computer and went to check the Intellicast.com...

Last week, 39 members of the Heaven's Gate cult apparently committed mass suicide in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. The first reaction for many people is one of outrage. The second reaction is to distance themselves...