A University student who brought charges of discrimination and retaliation against the Edina school district may be close to settling the case before it goes to trial. Michelle Gayle, a senior in the...

The United States Supreme Court should be lauded for agreeing to hear the appeals of two lower court decisions guaranteeing assisted suicide as a constitutional right. The timely decision to take up the...

An entire generation of robber barons is preparing to plunder the economic future of its children, and no one seems concerned. In case you're wondering, the generational heist in question is Social Security....

A rare case of complete agreement was the order of the day Tuesday as the Minnesota Student Association easily passed a resolution outlining students' concerns with the tenure issue. The resolution, which...

Coach Mike Hebert drew national attention when he decided to take over an ailing Minnesota volleyball program this season. Now a Gophers player has followed suit. Junior setter Becky Bauer was named National...

Elmo returned to Bushwood after a long day on the road. His roommate Anad greeted him on the front porch with a glass full of beer. "Welcome back," he said. "We had a keg, but it's fried." Elmo's other...

Abraham Lincoln materialized in University political science classes this quarter, trying to convince students to get out and vote. Members of the Minnesota Student Association's Legislative Affairs Committee...

When the wrecking ball brought down the old iron bridges in Dinkytown last year, the demolition was met by a collective sigh. Sure, the bridges were rickety, maybe even dangerous and certainly inefficient,...

For the first time, Gov. Arne Carlson's staff has seen the University's budget request before it has even been approved by the Board of Regents. A nine-member team made up of the governor's staff members,...

CHICAGO (Reuters) --Universities known as binge schools have agreed to join the American Medical Association and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in a precedent-setting multimillion-dollar effort to...