Some outstanding faculty members might receive raises next year, should the Board of Regents pass the University's proposed 1997-98 budget this June. University President Nils Hasselmo released the details...

Unless it is plausible to read his mind, it is merely impossible to tell what Gophers gymnast Heath Wall is thinking. The senior co-captain is expressionless. He hardly ever cheers. In fact, he rarely...

Last year, Gov. Arne Carlson made repeated requests to the Legislature to set up a system of school vouchers that would give parents the option to use state funding to help pay a child's tuition at a private...

Time and space are just two obstacles to learning that distance education aims to bridge, through a combination of speed-of-light telecommunications and tried-and-true channels like the mail. "I use distance...

With a pair of games left in the regular season -- and the Big Ten title securely in hand -- Gophers coach Clem Haskins sought to shore up one of his team's enduring weaknesses: rebounding. He knew that...

All season long the Gophers men's basketball team has said it is a team that relies on no one player. If a shooter has a bad game, a player off the bench picks up the slack. If a big man gets into foul...

Elmo stared out the window of Thor's big black car. The skies were darkening after a Friday with a high of 30. The weekend was going to be yet warmer, but with a chance of snow. They were parked outside...

The Gophers hockey team has two recent examples to draw upon as it prepares to avoid a letdown following an emotional weekend. Minnesota could go the route of the Big Ten champion basketball team, which...

The University welcomed another potential governor Thursday as Attorney General Skip Humphrey spoke before 30 University students at a U-DFL meeting about his candidacy. Humphrey asked students to come...

One major goal of the U2000 proposal challenges the University to reach out to the wider metropolitan community and share the school's rich tradition of culture. Some say the University has already been...