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Yale profs detail difficulties in getting morning-after pill

by Cati Vanden Breul
Published January 31, 2005

The University's Women's Center of Excellence and the Center for Bioethics sponsored a lecture Friday in Moos Tower discussing the ethical issues and availability of emergency contraception. The talk covered...

Tsunami victims still in thoughts one month later

Published January 31, 2005

Approximately 30 University community members honored the one-month anniversary of the Asia tsunamis Saturday in the dimly lit terrace of the St. Paul Student Center. Organized by the India Association...

Bush plans to up Pell Grants

by Cati Vanden Breul
Published January 26, 2005

Bush said he will ask Congress to reform the guaranteed student-loan program.

U.S. government overhauls food pyramid, resets dietary guidelines

Published January 26, 2005

T Special to the Daily he federal government released a set of guidelines to promote healthier diets and lifestyles among Americans earlier this month. The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department...

Study adds diabetes to list of known fast-food side effects

by Naomi Scott
Published January 19, 2005

The British study, which began in 1985, was released this month.

NASA’s moon to Mars mission is a go

Published December 9, 2004

While the program shouldn't take from other scientific projects, Mars is an exciting goal.

Bush’s 4 years may be difficult

by Kari Petrie
Published December 7, 2004

An event at the University dealt with the president's second term and re-election.

Some leery of gov’t access

by Bryce Haugen
Published December 1, 2004

The federal government is considering changing the way it keeps track of students. U.S. Department of Education officials are studying whether to require all U.S. colleges to release specific information...

Court won’t hear appeal

by Kari Petrie
Published November 30, 2004

A U.S. Supreme Court decision Monday to not hear an appeal challenging same-sex marriage in Massachusetts has sparked a familiar debate on campus. Several conservative groups asked the Supreme Court to...

Minn. called a leader in flu vaccine crisis

by Cati Vanden Breul
Published November 15, 2004

Minnesota is leading the nation in dealing with the flu vaccine crisis, a University health professor said on Friday. Michael Osterholm, a School of Public Health professor and Center for Infectious Disease...