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Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin waves to the crowd as she prepares to address the Republican National Convention on Wednesday in St. Paul.Charlie Neibergall, AP Photo

Palin accepts VP nod on day three

Published September 4, 2008

The Republican PartyâÄôs message Wednesday night was simple: America, meet Sarah Palin. In the first major address as vice presidential candidate, Alaska Gov. Palin introduced herself, addressed...

New Orleans reluctantly opens doors to residents who fled Hurricane Gustav

Published September 4, 2008

NEW ORLEANS (AP) âÄî Thousands of people who fled Hurricane Gustav forced the city to reluctantly open its doors Wednesday, while President Bush returned to the site of one of the biggest failures...

College presidents, experts debate lower drinking age

Published September 4, 2008

Across the country, 129 university and college presidents gave their support to a petition hoping to spark debate and legislation on lowering the legal drinking age from 21 to 18. University President...

Herbert Schoenbohm is representing the Virgin Islands territory as a delegate at the Republican National Convention. He graduated from the University in the early 1970s and now works for the Virgin Islands government.

Virgin Islands convention delegate shares U ties

Published September 3, 2008

The trip to Minnesota for the Republican National Convention is less of a vacation and more of a return for Herbert Schoenbohm , a delegate representing the Virgin Islands at the convention. âÄúWhen...

Minnesota represented at DNC by U student delegate

Published September 2, 2008

Editor's note: Some of the claims made by Charles Carlson included in this article were later found to be untrue. Several months after this story was printed, Carlson admitted he had lied about officiating...

First day at the RNC uneventful

Published September 2, 2008

What was set to be a celebratory kickoff of the 2008 Republican National Convention instead was an appeal to send help to Hurricane Gustav victims. First Lady Laura Bush and Cindy McCain, wife of presumptive...

Governor Tim Pawlenty speaks to media personnel during a press conference after being a guest on WCCO radio’s “Good Morning Minnesota Live from the Minnesota State Fair.” Pawlenty voiced his continued support for McCain and his choice for Vice President.

In a surprise pick, McCain selects Alaska Gov. Palin over Minnesota Gov. Pawlenty

Published September 2, 2008

In a surprise choice, Republican presidential candidate John McCain selected Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate. News came Friday morning, as vice presidential short-lister Minnesota Gov. Tim...

University Olympics exhibit shows China’s path to games

Published August 13, 2008
Olympic Games continue during swirl of controversy.

Click here to download textbooks

Published August 6, 2008
Torrent sites have seen an increase in the number of e-books being shared.

DVD helps American tourists navigate Beijing

Published August 6, 2008
U student created a video tour guide after some mishaps abroad.

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