Bowling alleys conjure up images of what is becoming a bygone American pastime: The thud of the ball hitting the lane; the gleam of the freshly polished wood floor; the thunder of ball colliding with...

Dear Chelsea Clinton, We understand that you have recently been granted early admission to Harvard. We'd like to take a moment to invite you to consider a different option, a school nestled in America's...

Examine these facts carefully: The Gophers hockey team is the most penalized squad in the WCHA. Minnesota-Duluth is No. 2 in that category. When the teams met for a series in October, they combined for...

After getting good pitching performances in losses during the first two games of the season, the Gophers baseball team lost Monday in a decidedly different way. Minnesota lost an 11-9 slugfest to South...

KINSHASA, Zaire (AP) -- Government forces bombed three rebel-held towns in eastern Zaire on Monday and vowed to intensify the attacks, which witnesses said killed at least six people. It was the sharpest...

A dark horse broke into the top 10 this month as Dwight Eisenhower advanced to No. 9 in a poll of the best presidents. The rankings, published this month by William Ridings and Stuart McIver, are the...

College students are typically idealists who hope to somehow change the society in which they were raised. This year, Rep. Torrey Westrom, R-Elbow Lake, a recent college graduate, is attempting to do...

Elmo stared at his sledding companion in disbelief, wondering how someone could be so stupid. "Hey Chodo," Emlmo said, "I don't think you should go down that icy slope standing on the sled." But Chodo...

Faculty members and students in the Chicano Studies department protested last week for more support from the College of Liberal Arts. They got enough relief to retain professor Dennis Valdes -- who happens...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Scientists who drilled core samples from the ocean bed said Sunday they have found "smoking gun" evidence that a huge asteroid smashed into the Earth 65 millions years ago and probably...