"Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me" is an old saying that one University researcher has found to be false. Terry Kinney, an instructor in the Department of Speech-Communication,...

Two men assaulted a University student Saturday while he worked as a bouncer at a bar near campus. The University junior in the College of Natural Resources sustained bruises, a swollen face and scratches...

College students often talk about getting involved in politics, but one University student is doing more than just talking. He is running against a politically prominent incumbent for a seat in the Minnesota...

WESTBROOK, Minn. (AP) -- Authorities filed arson charges against a 10-year-old boy who admitted setting a fire that gutted Grace Lutheran Church. The Westbrook boy was charged with first- and second-degree...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Although most Americans say gays should have equal rights in the job market, they oppose giving homosexuals a legal right to marry by 57 percent to 30 percent, according to an Associated...

Universities traditionally pride themselves on promoting independent thought. But when faculty members believe their academic freedom is threatened, is collective representation for faculty the answer?...

A new phase of the $5.5 million Wilson Library construction project will begin Monday and result in decreased access to the facility for about a month. The project, which began in March and will last a...

Billy Dee Cockerham, another football player involved in the incident with Joe Justice, appeared before the judge Tuesday. Former Gophers football player Joseph Justice failed to appear before a Ramsey...

Women living with cancer of the cervix, vagina or ovaries might have less energy and experience more pain than their doctor's estimate, according to a study conducted at the University's Women's Cancer...

Ever since Bill Clinton made his notorious 1992 campaign promise to "end welfare as we know it," Democrats and Republicans alike have found it politically profitable to scapegoat poor women and children,...