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...

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...

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...

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...

Connie McCaffrey's foot slammed against the wooden floor. Her arms were held close to her small, tense body as her face showed increasing signs of anticipation. "Now, somebody's behind you and they're...

The Gophers women's basketball team seems to practice and play hard, but week after week -- with a rare exception -- the results are the same. A casual look at the score of Sunday's game with Indiana,...

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...

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...

As a new-media practitioner, my life is closely tied to technology. It's my livelihood. My current job doesn't exist without the World Wide Web and the Internet. This is why it's discouraging to know that...

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...