I sat in the back of a University Police squad car for most of Friday night. It took more than five tries for me to learn that the car doors don't open from the inside and my shoes still bear scuff marks...

There were plenty of explanations for why Michigan threw a 40-yard touchdown bomb with 30 seconds left in the Wolverines' 44-10 thrashing of Minnesota on Saturday. Some people said Coach Lloyd Carr was...

As a student of elementary education, diversity and multiculturalism come up quite often in my studies. These terms have been bandied about by individuals trying to prove how politically correct or tolerant...

Riding the linguistic wave that is transforming Spanish from a foreign language into a domestic one, the University's Spanish department this year has more students than it can teach. Enrollment in the...

Elmo jerked awake. "DAMMIT!" he screamed, seeing his clock read 11:23. He was late once again for his early class and he knew his prof was getting rather annoyed with his constant tardiness. This was not...

Dinkytown holds an ancient secret within its borders. The region's preeminent center for Shiatsu massage is at students' fingertips, but most don't even know it. The Minnesota Center for Shiatsu Study...

The University has paid a steep price for its diversity policies in recent years. Diversity policies have divided us. A few years ago, the Hoover Institution's Thomas Sowell noticed a headline on page...

Four new police officers officially joined the University force Friday in a ceremony held at the University's Transportation and Safety Building. Kurtis Hallstrom, Michael Joslyn, Jean Ladwig and Erik...

DULUTH -- Early in Friday's game against Minnesota-Duluth, University of Minnesota mascot Goldy Gopher paraded a sign while strolling behind the Gophers' bench. It read: "I miss the Wooger" -- a reference...

Only one thing embarrassed Clem Haskins about the Gophers men's basketball scrimmage Saturday -- the spelling on some of his players' new uniforms. Minnesota's duds, designed by Champion, had Miles Tarver's...