In the great India epic the Mahabharata, the highest honor is given to a faithful dog that has walked alongside King Yudhistir through many trials and adventures. When Yudhistir reaches the entrance to...

It seems hard to believe sometimes, but it has been 30 years since the Gophers won six Big Ten football games in one season, the bare minimum to be in the hunt for the conference title. Given this overall...

President George W. Bush is making poor environmental decisions, and despite high expectations, Sen. Norm Coleman is waffling on his commitment to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Each should act in...

Do you smell that? Efficiency is in the air. Recent negotiations among union workers, the University and management contractors provide the merest whiff of the efficiency phenomenon currently blanketing...

The Oct. 14 Daily editorial "Israeli actions are not conducive to progress" makes some claims that Israel is taking one-sided actions that are creating a barrier for peace. This is half right. Israel is...

When the Recording Industry Association of America began suing people for sharing stolen music on the Internet, it was more than just a warning to uninstall KaZaA. It was a sign that music would change...

I am frequently asked, "Was the switch from the State Employee Group Insurance Plan to the U Plan a good thing?" Having seen the recent settlement of the state plan insurance for next year, and comparing...

The tiger-mauling of entertainer Roy Horn of "Siegfried and Roy" leaves people wondering what went wrong. The 7-year-old tiger that had appeared in the show since it was 6 months old should have been comfortable...

Lindsay Brown's Friday editorial, "Bible clearly forbids homosexuality," talked about a biblical view of homosexuality. While I do not disagree with any of Brown's points, I believe his analysis to be...

A University police officer called an Oct. 9 Daily article about the questioning of a Daily reporter "a poor example of unbiased, accurate reporting." In an e-mailed letter to the editor, University police...