In Alexandria, Minn., it is illegal for a man to have sex with his wife if he reeks of garlic, onions or sardines. Across the border in Connorsville, Wis., a law prohibits a man from shooting off a gun...

We, the elected leadership of the Twin Cities Chapter of the American Association of University Professors, are concerned about the breakdown in the University's system of shared governance represented...

Few people would think that spending a Thursday night watching "Friends" would be required for a graduate studies research project. But for Cheri Anderson, watching soaps and dramas on television is all...

A timeline of some of the important events in Wacker's tenure as the Gophers football coach:Dec. 23, 1991 -- Jim Wacker is hired as Minnesota's 23rd football coach. He comes into the program following...

At a packed press conference Tuesday morning, Gophers football coach Jim Wacker took a moment to discuss how emotional a person he can be. "I cry and laugh a lot," he said. "And I'm not going to apologize...

Educators at Boynton Health Service say that about one-fourth of the University's student body drinks excessively. Amelious Whyte, a Boynton health educator, said this statistic concerns him. Students...

What was threatening to be an early-season runaway for North Dakota has turned into a six-team power struggle in the WCHA standings. The Sioux still sit atop the league with a 6-2-0 record after being...

When Gretchen Hegener was just 7 years old she used to tag along with her mother Gracia, a coach for a United States Swimming club team, and imitate the other swimmers during practice. "She just did her...

The billboards and bus signs advertising U Care have only been on display for a few months, but the University-run program has served the community's less fortunate patients for more than a decade. The...

Red and blue swirls, representing warm and cold currents, collide on a map of the North Atlantic Ocean. This ocean current simulation, called the Miami Ocean Model, is one of the research projects associated...