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Men and women head to Fayetteville for indoor championships

Published March 14, 2008

After winning their second straight Big Ten indoor track and field title earlier this month, the Gopher women's track team will head to Arkansas to compete in the NCAA Indoor championships. The event will...

Cardinal calls Olympics a chance for China to show human rights improvement

Published March 13, 2008

.ROME (AP) - The Beijing Olympics in August offer China the chance to improve its human rights record, Hong Kong Cardinal Joseph Zen said Wednesday. The United States, other nations and advocacy groups...

Online degrees gaining esteem in increasingly digital age

Published March 13, 2008

Ian Maitland, a 63-year-old Carlson School of Management professor, said he's been teaching for 25 years. He teaches courses in business ethics and said the link between moral rights and wrongs and legal...

Lawmakers worry salvia becoming the new marijuana

Published March 12, 2008

Lawmakers are considering regulating the hallucinogenic plant.

K-12ers watch Arctic explorers ‘GoNorth’

Published March 12, 2008

An online program allows students to learn by following current expeditions.

British pledge gets mixed reactions

Published March 12, 2008

The British prime minister believes a pledge of allegiance would bolster unity.

Zimbabwean voters seek change

Published March 11, 2008

Only neighboring African countries will be allowed to monitor the upcoming elections.

Guatemala adoption fraud affects U.S. adoptions

Published March 11, 2008

>GUATEMALA CITY (AP) - Luciany Ball's adoption file says she was born 14 months ago by Caesarean section to a single mother who gave her up so she could be raised by a loving family in a six-bedroom...

Labor-abuse probe targets ethanol firm

Published March 11, 2008

Bill Clinton has a small investment in the Brazil-based company.

Men’s tennis drops 6-1 decision to Ohio State

by Paul Cordes
Published March 10, 2008

The Minnesota men's tennis team lost its opening spring Big Ten dual this weekend, falling 6-1 to second-ranked Ohio State Sunday afternoon at the Baseline Tennis Center. The two-time defending Big Ten...