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Cars, trucks stream inland in Texas as Ike nears

Published September 12, 2008

HOUSTON (AP) âÄî Cars and trucks streamed inland and chemical companies buttoned up their plants Thursday as a gigantic Hurricane Ike took aim at the heart of the U.S. refining industry and threatened...

University graduate student Jonathan Pearce won the 4th annual Minnesota Cup Student Competition on Thursday at McNamara Alumni Center. His entry, Zipnosis, allows patients and doctors to conduct secure electronic visits.

Minnesota Cup awards $5,000 to University student

Published September 12, 2008

Electronic diagnosis of that nagging sinus infection or earache just got a little closer to becoming a viable option for patients. Jonathan Pearce is the founder of Zipnosis, which develops software to...

Party platforms look at education policy

Published September 11, 2008

In what can be a confusing election year, the nationâÄôs political parties want to make their positions on the issues clear. Party platforms, created during each presidential election, are meant...

Obama: Palin as mother, governor, moose hunter may be cool, but she’s just another politician

Published September 10, 2008

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (AP) âÄî Listening to Barack Obama, it can seem like Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin is the main person standing between him and the White House instead...

Hurricane Ike soaks Havana before moving into Gulf and aiming at US and Mexican coastlines

Published September 10, 2008

HAVANA (AP) âÄî Hurricane Ike moved into the warm waters of the Gulf and took aim at the U.S. and Mexican coasts Tuesday after bringing down aging buildings in Havana and tearing through western...

Obama says Bush’s plan for Afghanistan, Iraq forces comes up short on both counts

Published September 10, 2008

RIVERSIDE, Ohio (AP) âÄî Barack Obama said President Bush isn't acting quickly or forcefully enough to get more U.S. forces into Afghanistan and out of Iraq. Bush "is tinkering around the edges...

Three to four dozen students attempted to vote but were unable, because of confusion over which precinct they were supposed to be at.

Slow primary election day around the ‘U’

Published September 10, 2008

It was a quiet day for the five election judges who staffed the precinct at Coffman Union . Despite âÄúVote HereâÄù sandwich boards directing the way, by 2 p.m. only six people had come...

University pre-pharmacy sophomore Jake Olson won the first annual Youth North American Bridge Championships in July. He has only been playing bridge for two years.

Student wins national bridge tournament

Published September 10, 2008

Bridge player Jake Olson is well aware that his competition is usually retired people, but the University pre-pharmacy sophomore finally got a chance to play the card game against his peers this July and...

First year student Emily Larson, middle, and stepfather John Dreshar, right, stand by U.S. Senate hopeful Al Franken as he speaks at Coffman Union on Monday. Larson spoke in support of Franken’s proposed a tax break of $5,000 per year to help students pay for tuition.

Franken stops at Coffman to pitch tuition tax credit

Published September 9, 2008

The day before primary elections, U.S. Senate hopeful Al Franken stopped at MinnesotaâÄôs education epicenter to pitch a plan to help students afford college. The DemocratâÄôs âÄúTicket...

Tuesday Primaries to set general election ballot

Published September 8, 2008

Minnesotans will go to the polls Tuesday to vote in the stateâÄôs primary, an election which will decide the stateâÄôs nonpartisan and major party line-ups for the general election in November....

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