So long, slowpokes," began a recent Star Tribune article. "The days of dawdling toward a degree at the University of Minnesota's Twin Cities campus appear to be ending." Last week interim University President...

More fascinating than the plains of the Serengeti, more intriguing than the rainforests of Brazil, is the bar scene of downtown. Every Friday and Saturday night, males and females congregate in the various...

I By Jon Marthaler f you're like most Americans, your reaction to the preceding headline is not one of excitement, apathy or even disillusionment - it is one of bewilderment. "Huh?" You may think. You...

T By Martin Andrade he next University president needs to drink. I don't mean in the alcoholic sense, nor in a goofy, drunken sense. If the next University president is to be successful, he or she needs...

For many student athletes, especially those in high profile sports, college life comes with many advantages unavailable to the ordinary, Gopher-cheering student. Scholarships pay for much, if not all,...

What a time to be a part of the body politic. Last week Sen. Robert Torricelli, D-NJ, requested his name be taken off the ballot after he came under fire for allegations of ethical violations as the Democrats...

There has been quite a bit of discussion lately on how civil liberties are being infringed upon in the name of national security. The latest is a rule issued by the Department of Justice, in which Immigration...

Sen. Mark Dayton, D-Minn., epitomizes the hypocritical stance of the leftist faction of the Democratic Party. His column, "Congress would be wise to go slow on Iraq," (Oct. 3) presents a biased interpretation...

Stanley Milgram, a researcher at Yale University, was curious about why people obeyed the Nazis during the Holocaust. Believing he might empirically help to develop an answer, Milgram set out in the early...

Y Maggie Hessel-Mial ou hear talk about how people have become desensitized to violence. You read columns, articles and books about how people have become desensitized to violence. You turn on the television...