People who wanted a really hot computer in the 1940s yearned for "Girl Power," a proposed measure of computation speed. At least that's what copywriters for the John Plain Company of Chicago thought. They...

On Jan. 1, 1997, the federal line item veto, which allows the president to strike specific items from spending bills without vetoing the bill in its entirety, went into effect. The line item veto was first...

Tycoon balloonist launches globe-circling endeavor LONDON (AP) -- A British tycoon's try at the first nonstop balloon flight around the world got off to a perfect start Tuesday, lifting off from a North...

University Police enjoyed something of a break after classes let out in December. "It's been very, very quiet," said Detective Larry Anderson regarding campus crime over the past month. University Police...

The Gophers women's basketball team was run out of Nebraska's Delaney Center on Tuesday night, dropping a non-conference game to the No. 25 Cornhuskers, 68-47. The Gophers shot a dismal 30 percent from...

While thousands of students sweated over final examinations during the second week of December last year, the Board of Regents nervously tiptoed through the presidential search process. After months of...

I've always said it. No one believed me. I said it over and over again, but white folks just wouldn't believe me. "Stop these silly delusions, little Negro boy," they contended, "You're not bilingual." "Yes,...

About 35 campus organizations and services will begin on Friday their annual campaign to secure a slice of University students' tuition dollars. Nonacademic organizations both big and small must submit...

As universities across the country try to keep up with increasing demands and shrinking government support, traditional models clash with more corporate styles of management. The University is struggling...

A cloud of steam billowed out from under the newly landed craft. Its ramp came down, and a tall, lordly being with sharp features appeared. "Live long and prosper," it said. "Tell me about your world and...