In one week, a back-up safety has become a front-line scorer. A walk-on kicker has become a big-money performer. And a ridiculed football team has become a gutty, confident unit. The Gophers upgraded...

On the heels of a Big Ten title and a slew of individual awards, the Gophers women's soccer team had some high expectations heading into the 1996 season. And thus far, they haven't disappointed. The team...

In a promotional campaign several years ago, one of the University's more prominent alumni, Garrison Keillor, called this institution "one of the glories of this state." Those eloquent words appeared on...

The owner of the Viking Bar, located at 1829 Riverside Avenue S., was stabbed to death Sept. 17 by a patron who was asked to leave. Scott Dennis Nelson, 44, tried to make the man leave the bar and the...

More than 3,000 fairgoers stopped eating pronto pups, cheese curds and cotton candy for about three hours to listen to Vice President Al Gore at the Minnesota State Fair on Labor Day. Gore's visit continued...

The chance that University officials will jump-start renovation on the Southeast Steam Plant by the end of this year grew less likely when the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's Citizens Board convened...

Heading into the 1996 season, the defending Big Ten champion Gophers women's soccer team hoped to follow up their accomplishments with another title and perhaps advance beyond the first round of the NCAA...

When Northwestern stunned the sports world last year by catapulting to the Rose Bowl, the college football community reacted with overwhelming enthusiasm. NU's run was heralded as being great for the...

When the Board of Regents, meeting in Morris, Minn., unanimously approved master architectural and landscaping plans for the University on September 5, the framework was set for an eventual redefinition...

Officials from Parking and Transportation Services say their top priorities are to make the University not only accessible, but safe as well. Bob Baker, director of Parking and Transportation Services,...