(AP) -- It's Saturday, Nov. 28, 1998. Three teams -- let's say Nebraska, Penn State and Tennessee -- are undefeated and ranked 1-2-3. The Cornhuskers are playing in the Big 12 title game, the Volunteers...

This is an institution of higher learning? Even now, in my 22nd year at the University, it never ceases to amaze me how many ignorant people are employed here. The latest discourse on the changeover from...

ATLANTA (AP) -- Federal investigators reported "very good leads" Sunday in the hunt for the Olympic bomber, and the Georgia National Guard mobilized fresh troops to add muscle to the force protecting against...

Many studies done on girls just entering puberty find that girls' participation in science courses drops off severely as they enter their teens. Susan Marino, head of the Program for Women in the Institute...

In hopes of talking further with the University about its steam plant plans, the Minneapolis City Council decided Friday to postpone voting on a proposed zoning code amendment until September. If passed,...

The debate about cuts to welfare programs at all levels of government has thus far focused on the minor technical differences separating Republican and Democratic proposals. Zero critical attention has...

A chemical smell that has wafted through the West Bank campus since February should soon go away for a month before returning. The smell comes from the process of cleaning carcinogenic compounds from...

John Roethlisberger's performance in Wednesday's gymnastics all-around final at Atlanta's Georgia Dome wasn't strong enough to earn him a medal. But it was enough to make Roethlisberger and his dad smile. Roethlisberger,...

CHICAGO -- It took coach Gary Barnett and his Northwestern football team nearly all of last season to earn the media's respect. And it looks like the Wildcats might have to earn it again this season. A...

When she was a ball girl for the Gophers in sixth grade, Kay Schmidt used to dream of playing college basketball at Minnesota. But now, all those dreams have faded. The starting Minnesota women's basketball...