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Graduate astronomy student Dan Weisz stands in front of the telescope observatory on the roof of the Tate Lab of Physics on Monday.  Weisz is part of a group of researchers using the Hubble telescope to compare the development of different galaxies.

U astronomers chart galaxy formation

Published October 7, 2008

University astronomy professor Evan Skillman and graduate student Dan Weisz are expanding our corner of the universe, one star at a time. Last week, the ACS Nearby Galaxy Survey , or ANGST, a collaboration...

Sun Country files for bankruptcy protection

Published October 6, 2008

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) âÄî Sun Country Airlines filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday, just days after the founder of its parent company, Petters Group Worldwide, was charged in a multimillion dollar...

Former U student involved in class action lawsuit

Published October 6, 2008

Molly Blocker, a former University student, is among six plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit against international cell phone provider PicCell Wireless , which claims she owes $1,377.41 between late fees...

Steve Goodson, asst. men’s basketball coach, was named Cosmo magazine’s most eligible bachelor for Minnesota.  “I was a little a little over whelmed at first and I didn’t know what to think,” comments Goodson.

Asst. basketball coach named Minnesota’s most eligible bachelor

Published October 6, 2008

A Gophers menâÄôs basketball coach has scored some points of his own in a popular womenâÄôs magazine. On Monday, Cosmopolitan magazine named Steve Goodson, special assistant to head coach...

New NCAA report better represents athletics diversity

Published October 5, 2008

This month, the NCAA is releasing a new version of its student-athlete race and ethnicity report, designed to provide a more accurate representation of diversity in college athletics. The new process provides...

Bailout hopes rise as additional ‘no’ votes switch

Published October 2, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) âÄî Desperate to avoid another market-crushing defeat, House leaders won key converts Thursday to the $700 billion financial industry bailout on the eve of a make-or-break second...

Strippers, armadillos inspire Ig Nobel winners

Published October 2, 2008

BOSTON (AP) âÄî Deborah Anderson had heard the urban legends about the contraceptive effectiveness of Coca-Cola products for years. So she and her colleagues decided to put the soft drink to the...

San Franciscans weigh merits of high school ROTC

Published October 1, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ In this city long associated with the peace movement, some teens are taking an unlikely stance âÄî campaigning to keep the armed forces' Junior ROTC program in public schools....

Group calls for FAFSA elimination

Published September 30, 2008

Filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid form every year may soon be a thing of the past if a new proposal gains enough support. A report published by the College Board last week called...

Presidential voting begins in pivotal Ohio

Published September 30, 2008

CLEVELAND (AP) âÄî In the state that may again determine the presidency, voters started casting ballots Tuesday as Barack Obama struggles to thwart a John McCain victory in Ohio four years after...

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