Last January about 200 students gathered on the Washington Avenue Bridge, ignoring the cold weather and shunning their classes in a show of support for a tuition-relief bill sponsored by Rep. Myron Orfield,...

A former University employee is suing the University and several officials whom he alleges fired him after he made suggestions about improving the integration and success of minority students in General...

It seems no team is safe in the Big Ten this season. The conference schedule has already produced some early upsets, which leads a few men's basketball coaches to believe the league is balanced this year. Some...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) -- Indiana went small and came up big. Neil Reed scored 20 points and A.J. Guyton added 15 and grabbed a game-saving rebound in the final seconds Tuesday night as the 21st-ranked...

A haze of smoke fills the room. The 10,000 Maniacs croon softly from the compact disc player behind the counter. Amidst the sounds of conversation, one can hear the hum of a cappuccino machine. And a...

Student leaders used every minute Friday of the carefully budgeted hour that University President-elect Mark Yudof spent with them. Although he was in town primarily to meet with University officials...

Often, the most dramatic fears aren't worth worrying about. In summer, we all fear tornadoes, which have been known to impale people with 2-by-4s, blow cows around like feathers and boost the cinematic...

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Any sign, any bit of evidence the Gophers men's basketball team beat Ohio State on Saturday, didn't exist in its locker room that afternoon. Nowadays, a win alone isn't enough cause...

A new power plant, developed by the U.S. Department of Energy, Northern States Power and the University, will be powered by plants. The University's Center for Alternative Plant and Animal Products is...

NEW YORK (COLLEGE PRESS EXCHANGE) -- After weeks of exchanging messages over the Internet, chatting about their favorite movies and books, they finally decided to meet face-to-face. He was a 30-year-old...