ach year, additional revelers journey to campus in order to participate in the numerous activities scheduled for Homecoming. Since this year will be no different, University Police will be on hand in...

heerleaders have led the Golden Gophers through Homecoming victories and defeats at the University for almost a century. But not everyone knows that the University is the birthplace of the modern-day cheerleader. In...

The Gophers women's soccer team traveled to Michigan over the weekend in search of two things: wins and confidence. In beating Michigan 4-2 on Sunday and Michigan State 2-1 on Friday, they got plenty...

lthough this year's Homecoming celebration promises numerous activities and events, the first festivities could be considered a flop. The creators of the first Homecoming found it was not only difficult...

CALBE, Germany (AP) -- Before any of them could walk, they fled. Later, when they were old enough to ask where they came from, the 13 Bosnian 5- and 6-year-olds living at St. Elisabeth's orphanage were...

and Nancy NgoRapid drumbeats drove the footsteps of 40 dancers in the normally quiet North Star Ballroom in the St. Paul Student Center. The jingle dresses of some female dancers provided a musical accompaniment,...

The University's own bridge to the future was dedicated Friday with the grand opening of the new Basic Sciences and Biomedical Engineering Building. The $62.7 million structure replaces the Botany Building...

Mystery lovers at the University didn't have to look far to find a good whodunit last week, as the University played host to such notable black writers as Walter Mosley, author of "Devil in a Blue Dress." The...

If I were to create a "Top Ten List" of things I have a strong distaste for, three things that would appear at the top of my list are: drugs (especially alcohol and tobacco), violence (particularly sexual...

JERUSALEM (AP) -- Muslim clerics delayed opening a new prayer hall in the Al Aqsa Mosque compound Thursday, sidestepping -- for now -- confrontation over the most sensitive spot in the Israeli-Arab conflict. The...