Families trying to pay for their children's higher education might be able to save a few dollars because of a proposed education tax deduction. Sen. Paul Wellstone, D-Minn., introduced an amendment to...

There must be something in the water, or the air. For the past two months, nearly all of my friends and many other people I know have announced they are getting married. Experts say spring tends to be...

The Department of Energy's May 15 announcement that it would start accepting nuclear waste from 41 foreign countries is one of the most arrogant and shortsighted political decisions of recent times. The...

University Police are striving to keep students and staff members better informed about campus crime by joining a program that distributes crime information via fax. And so far, police say it is working. Members...

Former University Fencing Club coach Ron Frazzini was on hand Saturday at Cooke Hall to give out awards for the First Annual Frazzini Open club fencing tournament, named in his honor. Frazzini and the...

Elmo was riding on his horse-drawn carriage one young morning when he came upon his good buddy and fellow carriage rider, Jack Mytton. "How's the ride," Mytton barked at Elmo. "Just keeping her steady,"...

While living on campus as a full-time student since the fall of 1992, I have been involved in more than 20 student organizations. I have worked with some incredible student leaders. And, unfortunately,...

University administrators named professor John Hulbert the new head of the Department of Urologic Surgery on Tuesday. "We were waiting for the department to settle down for the last 10 years," said urology...

The Gophers men's tennis team's fortunes this year closely mirrored Minnesota's climate: The team went from winter, to summer, back to winter and then hit summer again. There was no in-between time for...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- A conservative Minnesota group said a U.S. Supreme Court decision in favor of gay rights will not stop its efforts to repeal Minnesota's 1993 gay-rights law. The high court Monday struck...