"Beat Boon." That was Paul Michalek's goal heading into the 1992 state high school track and field meet as a senior at Bloomington Kennedy. The person Michalek was hoping to beat was Jason Boon, a senior...

A woman's body was found floating in the Mississippi River near the Washington Avenue Bridge on Monday afternoon. The woman, in her mid 20s to early 30s, has not been identified. Sgt. Ken Schilling of...

There is a definite reason why the University administration passes its budgets in the spring. Fiscally, it's perfect because the University enacts its policies July 1. But the main reason why they choose...

A jury in St. Clair Shores, Mich., recently found the parents of a 16-year-old boy guilty of failing to adequately control him. This irrational decision highlights a myopic societal viewpoint. It is time...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Clinton administration is set to target Chinese textile and electronics equipment for high import duties in a tooth-for-a-tooth retaliation for China's churning out of pirated music...

The Higher Education Omnibus Appropriations Bill, in addition to setting the biennial budget for the University, also sets up a back-up fund of $5 million. The money is to be released in $1 million increments...

Ron Campbell, associate vice president for Housing and Food Services, said he thinks his department can help build a stronger University community. "I can't physically house 30,000 people. I can't have...

Advertisements for Boynton Health Service have been pretty somber in the past, but this year University students are getting a glimpse of the cyber side of Boynton. In 1986 the health center presented...

Track and field standout Ben Jensen, one of only two NCAA automatic qualifiers for the Gophers this year, had his appendix removed Monday night and will likely miss the rest of the season. Jensen said...

The University men's club lacrosse team concluded its sixth season at Minnesota this weekend with a sixth-place finish out of 11 clubs competing in the Upper Midwest Collegiate Lacrosse League State Championships...