A roundtable commissioned by Gov. Arne Carlson suggests that a super-governing board might help move Minnesota colleges forward as the new millennium approaches. Six Twin Cities business leaders, known...

With the "publish or perish" rule at major research institutions such as the University, a shift in the way university presses decide what to publish has endangered the traditional tenure-track of research...

As one Minnesota club team started its conference season successfully, another University club team looked for continued success in the postseason. The Minnesota's men's club soccer team, which is ranked...

A Minnesota Student Association selection group has chosen 13 students to serve on the Student Services Fees Committee. MSA members will vote on the proposed slate of students, which includes both MSA...

Employees of Boynton Health Service and University Counseling and Consulting Services passed out suicide-prevention fliers to students this weekend, following the suicide of a Middlebrook Hall resident. A...

MOSCOW (AP) -- With their Mars spacecraft lost in the Pacific Ocean, Russia's beleaguered space scientists tried to pinpoint what went wrong and conceded Monday they don't have the money for another try. Space...

The problem of the 20th century," wrote black philosopher W.E.B. Du Bois as the 1900s were just beginning, "is the problem of the color line." As we draw ever closer to century's end, the problem of the...

Welfare will be a major issue in the state Legislature, and some state officials want to make sure that children are a top priority in upcoming debates about how welfare money will be spent. Because of...

Before the Gophers volleyball team's weekend road matches at Purdue and Indiana, Coach Mike Hebert figured his team needed three wins to solidify its place as an NCAA tournament selection. Minnesota got...

LINCOLN, Neb. -- Upon learning that her team would play Nebraska in the first round of the NCAA tournament, Gophers women's soccer coach Sue Montagne said she liked their chances. Granted, the Huskers...