President Clinton's recent proposal aimed at teen-age welfare mothers once again ignores half of this growing social dilemma: the fathers. Effective welfare reform needs to clearly state what responsibilities...

Wisconsin students who want to attend the University's Law School or College of Pharmacy will pay the same tuition as Minnesota students if the Board of Regents approves a reciprocity agreement this week. The...

The student who proposed to change the Food and Drug Administration's blood donation policy, accusing it of discrimination against possible donors, may be getting closer to his goal. Sean Wherley, president...

Although the title of Al Franken's book -- "Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot" -- aggravated some University Bookstores customers, the former Saturday Night Live actor spoke to more than 400 people without...

After weighing issues concerning academic freedom, autonomy and money, state legislators relaxed conditions placed on funding for the Academic Health Center. A bill that passed the House Education Committee...

For Gophers baseball coach John Anderson, getting swept in a three-game series at No. 10 Florida State last weekend never felt so good. There were many pluses resulting from the way Minnesota played,...

Gophers Devon Coellner, Tanya Schuh and Beth Shimanski have teammate Olga Splichalova to thank for getting them into next month's NCAAs. And while they're at it, they ought to thank Coach Jean Freeman,...

Gophers women's track and field coach Gary Wilson feels no need for optimism about this weekend's Big Ten Indoor championships. He knows it's going to be ugly. "We're going to be ninth or 10th this weekend,"...

Lost in the shuffle of a breakthrough year for the Gophers women's gymnastics team is the individual performance of Kristen Vandersall. She is the one athlete not grabbing the headlines, the secret cylinder...

Speculation still surrounds last Saturday's car accident involving five Michigan men's basketball players and one recruit. Michigan coach Steve Fisher tried to answer some of the questions about the incident...