John Mariucci is commonly known as the Godfather of Gophers hockey. To this day, the former player and coach is remembered as the man who made it the dream of every young boy from Minnesota to play for...

Elmo wiped cold sweat from his face and stumbled to the fridge. An exhausted haze blurred his vision as he pulled out a plastic bowl of tapioca pudding he'd opened yesterday in hour 38. He was now pushing...

In an attempt to reduce the campus pigeon population, University Environmental Health Services was forced to use its last resort earlier this month: get the birds drunk. Anyone who has recently noticed...

MANTA, Ecuador (AP) -- The Miami-bound cargo plane clipped a church tower and set an entire neighborhood ablaze, creating a wall of flames so hot that rescuers could only listen to the screams of the injured. "It...

Three words adorn the top of the bulletin board in the men's cross country and track locker room -- desire, determination and integrity. Gophers senior runner Tony Riter exemplifies all three. In his...

CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) -- Fleets of helicopters and airplanes roared through Southern California canyons Tuesday, dropping water on erratic, wind-blown wildfires that have burned 95 houses and injured six...

A third tenure proposal for the Law School has been added for the University's Faculty Senate to look at during its Thursday meeting. But, unlike the other two proposals, this calls for the senate to...

The University's plan to renovate its Southeast Steam Plant moved a step ahead Tuesday at a Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's citizens board meeting, when members voted six to one in favor of an air...

Although University Police Officer Lee North said there was less Homecoming crime this year than in past years, alcohol-related crimes were still prevalent in University Police reports. "This is the most...

The national home of disposable diapers, Styrofoam cups and plastic packaging is ready for its next revolution -- throw-away politicians. Before you summarily dismiss this as Madison Avenue's latest gimmick,...