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Sun Country files for bankruptcy protection

Published October 6, 2008

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) âĂ„Ă® 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...

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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...

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 womenâĂ„Ă´s cross country team picked up not one but two team titles this weekend as the Gophers prepare for pre-nationals later this month. MinnesotaâĂ„Ă´s top nine runners posted...

Lincoln impersonator makes U honest

Published October 2, 2008
at the Weisman Art Museum.

Bailout hopes rise as additional ‘no’ votes switch

Published October 2, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) âĂ„Ă® 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) âĂ„Ă® 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...

Minnesota men fall to No. 47 in Golfweek rankings

Published October 1, 2008

The University of Minnesota menâĂ„Ă´s golf team ranking worsened but is still in the top 50 teams ranked by Golfweek. The Gophers are now ranked No. 47, a drop from the No. 14 ranking earlier in...

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 âĂ„Ă® campaigning to keep the armed forces' Junior ROTC program in public schools....

Stevens’ close friend now star witness in trial

Published September 30, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) âĂ„Ă® A longtime friend of Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens crossed the powerful lawmaker Tuesday and testified that he gave the Republican senator thousands of dollars in gifts. The fiercely...

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