In a surprise announcement Thursday, William Muse, president of Auburn University, withdrew from consideration for the presidency of the University. Muse dropped out of contention after signing a five-year...

Women's swimming coach Jean Freeman sat down this week with her team and made some goals for the rest of the season. All athletes wrote down their own expectations as well. The team expressed more ambitious...

The Gophers women's basketball team plays its last nonconference home game tonight, against Marquette, at the Sports Pavilion. Last year, Minnesota ended its nonconference with a win over Marquette, 80-73,...

and Chris VetterAlthough the precedent does not stand in Minnesota, some University students hope a recent federal ruling that bans mandatory student service fees at the University of Wisconsin-Madison...

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Business interests and environmentalists have endorsed a campaign for new high-speed and conventional railroad passenger service in the Midwest. The nine-state proposal, with Chicago...

A loud cheer emanated from the stands in the University Aquatic Center at the Minnesota Invitational on Nov. 24 as swimmer Jenny Hennen's name was announced. Even though she is only in her first year...

Just minutes before the Gophers volleyball team started play Wednesday night, women's athletics director Chris Voelz made her rounds through the Sports Pavilion, with an eased look of contentment on her...

At least one of three candidates for the job of University president is looking at another presidential position at a different school. Judith Ramaley, president of Portland State University, started a...

Don't get the Gophers men's basketball team wrong -- it enjoys its No. 16 national ranking as much as anyone -- it just doesn't want to cross the line between a confident team and one which expects to...

Under current administration plans, the University will require every student to purchase a portable computer starting in 1999. Such a policy has been in effect on the Crookston campus for several years....