We appreciate the concerns for the University expressed by many of the regents' professors in a Daily advertisement. They have not, however, proposed any substantive measures to alleviate current problems...

Tuesday and Wednesday's faculty union elections mark the decisive battle in a yearlong war between professors and the Board of Regents over the future of tenure at the University. The tenure code the...

In the basement of Kaufert Laboratory, students throw chipped wood into a machine that pressure-cooks it at 320 degrees Fahrenheit until it turns into pulp. This is a basic paper-making course, where...

Eager to avert the legislative stalemate that twice last year forced him to close down the federal government, President Clinton has proposed a relatively uncontroversial fiscal 1998 budget aimed at encouraging...

With only two home meets scheduled this season, the Gophers men's gymnastics team was counting on a victory Saturday in their home gym. The No. 10 Gophers did just that by defeating No. 4 Michigan State...

Two more games, two more losses for the Gophers women's basketball team. What had been a familiar refrain for Minnesota this season was forgotten, at least for a while, in the hubbub surrounding their...

On Saturday night, about 20 minutes after the Gophers hockey team wrapped up a sweep of Northern Michigan with a 2-1 win, Minnesota players began filtering out of the locker room wearing their usual dress...

The Gophers women's tennis team improved to 3-0 on the season with two easy home victories this weekend. Minnesota warmed up for the Big Ten season, which starts this weekend, by beating Drake 6-1 Friday...

The need for student governance isn't just a need for representation, but also a symbol of the power of students choosing how they want to be represented. On any college campus, it is imperative for student...

The Gophers hockey team is now 30 games into its season and still waiting for the consistent offensive production that players insist is just around the corner. Every weekend seems to produce one or two...