Like a spurned lover or a stumbling alcoholic, professional women's basketball is back, promising things will be different this time. With memories of past leagues that have come and gone, two new attempts...

Firing a 6-over-par 78, Minnesota's Rob Kerr was in a tie for 95th place on Wednesday after the first round of the NCAA Men's Golf Championships in Chattanooga, Tenn. "The scores are kind of high, so...

Photos of smiling participants in the Student Project for Amity among Nations sit on Professor Theofanis Stavrou's file cabinet. A collection of theses written by SPANners after their time abroad rests...

Procrastination is defined in Webster's Pocket Dictionary as, "To put off to a future time." As University of Minnesota students enter finals week, time management becomes not just an issue, but a matter...

A University student met with President Clinton yesterday to discuss hurdles that face gay, lesbian and bisexual youth. Gary Schiff was one of about 20 people who met with the president for two hours...

The Minnesota Rowing Classic held at Lake Phalen over the weekend provided a fitting showcase for the women's crew team. Minnesota competed against the club team from St. Cloud State and more experienced...

Once again Elmo is feeling the urge to make use of his incredible godlike powers for the sole purpose of placing awe into the hearts of mortal man. In such times, our beloved imp can become the ocean and...

President Clinton's friends and business associates, James and Susan McDougal and Arkansas Gov. Jim Guy Tucker, were found guilty Tuesday on 24 of 30 Whitewater charges. The convictions raised further...

Not long ago, I was part of a group of mostly white students that attended a diversity workshop sponsored by the University. The format was pretty much what you would expect: dialoguing, role-playing --...

When she took the position in March as the University's new associate vice president for Minority Affairs and Diversity, Nancy Barcelo wondered if she had made the right decision. She had been working...