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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...

Gay candidates anticipate breakthroughs on Nov. 4

Published October 7, 2008

(AP) âÄî In his liberal Colorado district, it's no big deal that Jared Polis is gay. Yet his expected victory Nov. 4 in a congressional race would be a historic milestone and, he hopes, send an...

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Honors continue to roll in for Tan

Published October 6, 2008

Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week and junior libero Christine Tan have become interchangeable words these days. Tan racked up her third consecutive honor this week, the first player in the history of...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Gophers women win a pair of team titles

Published October 5, 2008

The Minnesota womenâÄôs cross country team picked up not one but two team titles this weekend as the Gophers prepare for pre-nationals later this month. MinnesotaâÄôs top nine runners posted...

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...

Lincoln impersonator makes U honest

Published October 2, 2008
at the Weisman Art Museum.

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