This election year is critical to the Democratic and Republican parties. The Democrats hope to regain ground in Congress, while the GOP strives to keep control of both houses as its presidential candidate...
As Steve Plasencia crossed the finish line at the U.S. men's Olympic Track and Field Trials in the 5,000-meters last June, it marked an important transition in his life.
Plasencia didn't win the race....
Saturday's 35-33 upset of Syracuse kept the Gophers football team unbeaten this season. It also got the team a step closer to keeping its coach.
A previously unknown clause in coach Jim Wacker's recent...
"So what are you doing back?"
"Well, I sat back and thought about all the things we used to do. It really meant a lot to me. You mean a lot to me,"Elmo said.
"I really mean that much to you?"
"Girl you...
Students at the University may not only lose their way geographically, but lacking knowledge of the numerous educational and cultural resources available in a diverse campus they may feel lost academically...
Minnesota Student Association President Helen Phin dubs this year's Minnesota Student Association "a brand-new MSA."
Phin said that because this year's leaders did not participate in the often-stormy...
The Gophers men's cross country squad faces a tough challenge this season as it tries to improve on last year's ninth-place finish in the Big Ten.
However, Minnesota has the components to have a successful...
Since University President Nils Hasselmo announced last year that he intends to retire next July, the clock has been ticking on the University's search for a new president.
Members of the University community...
The occasional smell of manure on the St. Paul campus is, to some faculty members, preferable to the more common odor of automobile exhaust in Minneapolis.
Yet some students who attend the University...
For the first time since 1989, the Gophers women's tennis team is heading into a year on the heels of a winning season.
Last year's squad finished 16-8, including a 9-4 conference mark and a tie for third...
