It's difficult to answer "yes" when you consider the following facts: Every day in America: ù six children commit suicide ù 15 children are killed by firearms ù 518 babies are born...

The Gophers men's track team sent a message to its conference foes Sunday at Penn State when it earned its highest finish in the Big Ten outdoor championships since Lyndon Johnson was president. Minnesota...

The first few days of warm weather this year have students heading for the sunny outdoors and doctors warning that overexposure to the sun may cause skin cancer. May is skin cancer awareness month and...

Every week since the ice melted, University employee Lori Gilbertson has been training on her bicycle so she can ride 450 miles by the time July rolls around. She and 1,700 others will ride in the Twin...

CorrectionThe cutline of a photo in Monday's Daily, "Shared cultures," misstated the name of the dance and the dancers. Jin-Ming Lai and Mary Kwan were performing the "Morning glories" dance.

Gophers football games received a much needed boost in attendance last year when the men's athletics department offered students two season tickets for $36. Those involved in the decision were pleased...

After more than a year of discussion on the subject, a uniform grading policy for the University system could be approved by fall. The University Senate decided earlier this month to send the proposed...

Politics," former President Jimmy Carter remarked in a rare moment of candor, "is the world's second oldest profession, closely related to the first." Carter knew what he was talking about. As a presidential...

Elmo's labored breathing increased in both volume and speed as he lurched through the last vestiges of his workout. He wiped the beaded sweat from his brow and remembered that only a week or two ago he...

The Gophers softball team ended its best season in five years during the weekend, and its future shows promise of even greater success. But following Minnesota's final loss Saturday at the NCAA South...