."It goes without saying that this will pose a challenge for pedestrians and bicycles using the bridge, particularly as we begin the 2008-09 school year," O'Brien said in the statement. The lower driving...

Michael Boudewyns was in a second-story skyway of the Carlson School of Management Friday around 1:30 p.m. when he heard screaming from the floor below. Boudewyns, a construction worker performing maintenance...

Max Sanders' vote does matter. At least it does to the Hennepin County Attorney's Office. Sanders, a 19-year-old University student, was charged with a felony for bribery, treating and solicitation Thursday...

A University student and a recent graduate were sentenced last Wednesday to two months in the Hennepin County Workhouse. They were convicted for providing alcohol to a minor who later fell from a parking...

While incidents involving Minneapolis police using force climbed significantly from 2006 to 2007, the number of complaints made to the department decreased drastically, according to the 2007 Internal Affairs...

Minneapolis police will present status reports of three public safety initiatives to the City Council's Public Safety and Regulatory Services Committee Wednesday, June 25 at 1 p.m . Viktoria Herson , Minneapolis...

Multiple shots were fired at a 19-year-old man Sunday morning near the corner of Delaware and Walnut streets southeast, following an argument at the Profile Event Center , University police said. The intended...

There is no shortage of complaints about the Minneapolis Police Department's Internal Affairs Unit. This was clear to any of the more than 30 people who attended the public forum at the Minneapolis Urban...

The five neighborhoods surrounding the University's Minneapolis campus have, as a whole, experienced a nearly 28 percent decline in reported robberies this year since 2007, as of May 31. The area has also...

>THE CENTRAL CORRIDOR WAR The battle for the Central Corridor wages on between state lawmakers and University officials. Legislators approved $70 million in state funding earlier this month to help...

Prior to April 27, University police had yet to receive a report of criminal sexual conduct on campus during 2008. In the weeks that followed, four students reported being raped, and one molested, University...

In response to allegations of bribery and other business misconduct in the College of Veterinary Medicine development office last year, the University internal auditor reported no laws or University policies...

Due to conflicting policies between the University's learning abroad program and some co-sponsored programs, many students who study abroad end up paying for multiple international health insurance plans. The...

Two weeks after the end of the 2007 fall semester, senior art major Laura Lee received a troubling e-mail. It was from a professor of a literature class she thought she had finished, and it was accusing...

University police received a report at approximately 3:40 p.m. Saturday that a woman jumped off the Washington Avenue Bridge. University police Chief Greg Hestness said the incident "appears to be a fatality,"...

Maybe Tay Zonday best summed up the unprecedented state of musicians' access to free mass publicity: "This Internet thing's wild." But Tay Zonday of "Chocolate Rain" fame isn't the only University student...

After two weeks at Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center, Tina Wilson is going back home to Minooka, Ill. What she's taking with her is perhaps equally as important as what she and her husband,...

One month after the death of a student at Minnesota State University in Mankato that is believed to be a result of alcohol abuse, community concern prompted Minnesota State University President Richard...

Beyond the usual crowd of students trying to study for finals or catch a quick in-between-classes nap with the background racket of an amateur pianist, Coffman Union also served as a setting for the University's...

In the past few years, trends for online advertisements have been taking more innovative approaches to reaching their target audiences, and last week Facebook took what some have called the next step. On...

When Talitha Joy Kolbow graduated from the University last May, beauty pageants were the last thing on her mind. But just four months later, Kolbow was named Miss Black Minnesota 2008, and is now on her...

In effort to break through stigma associated with present-day Iran, a new student group, Iran's House of Art, held an exhibit Saturday evening in Coffman Union titled "Harmony of Mystic Words." The exhibit...

Bobbie Weiner might not be exactly what you'd expect. Better known as "Bloody Mary," Weiner, a Hollywood makeup artisan, has made a reputation for herself in the horror industry for her gory touch in movies...

In the past few years, escalating poker popularity has made names like Phil Hellmuth and Chris Moneymaker as common as baseball legends in some households. The game escaped the confines of mere casino...

At the end of the "Students Today Leaders Forever" community-service spring break trip earlier this year, Katheryn Hope was faced with a difficult question: What will you do next? Her answer was simple:...

As gas prices in Minneapolis remain high, many students are seeking alternative transportation for traveling on a budget. So when a bus started advertising trips from Minneapolis to Chicago for as little...

In 1995, Tom Hanks gracefully floated across the big screen in theaters around the world in the film "Apollo 13." It was then that a seed was planted for 10-year-old Mark Stole. Twelve years later, Stole,...

As "Brook" approached the doors to a Minneapolis hotel Tuesday afternoon, the realism of what was waiting inside finally struck her. A little bit nervous, but still retaining the excited confidence of...

While most students were pulling all-nighters last week to study for midterms - or at least celebrating the completion of them - Habitat for Humanity's "Shantytown" participants were staying up doing something...

Bill Davis took the scenic route to find God. It might seem unusual to hear an overtly religious person say something like: "You ain't never experienced nothing until you've taken acid with Charles Manson...

John Thomason admitted he was a little nervous Sunday morning, moments before the University Paintball Club's first tournament. "There's a lot of good teams here," he said looking out at the field. Thomason,...

A storm of feathers filled the cool evening air Friday near the Walker Art Center as hundreds engaged in pillow-to-pillow combat. The pillow fight, which was not affiliated with the Walker Art Center,...

Students from all over Minnesota made the journey to Metropolitan State University in St. Paul this weekend for the Minnesota Out! Campus Conference. MOCC, organized by the Minnesota GLBTA Campus Alliance,...

The University's Transgender Commission held a social event Wednesday in the Nolte Center for Continuing Education to gear up for the new semester. Ross Neely, a graduate student and Transgender Commission...

The back-to-school hustle of a new semester doesn't only apply on campus. As the dorms and housing around the University fill up, so does the waiting list at local tattoo parlors. Josh Cerny, manager of...

A year ago at this time, the parking lot next to the Old Spaghetti Factory swarmed with maroon and gold tailgaters before every Gophers home game. This year, when fans arrived to tailgate before the second...

Assistant professor of environmental engineering Julian Marshall recently discovered some interesting trends regarding urban growth. While examining census data, Marshall noticed that as people have moved...

Falun Gong practitioners and supporters from around the country marched through the East Bank Friday afternoon to raise community awareness of alleged organ harvesting by the Chinese government. Falun...

Pretty soon, the iPhone won't be the only new "apple" on the market. This fall, University fruit breeders are looking to the public to name the newest member of the Minnesota apple family - breed MN 447. After...

The Argentine Tango Club is adding some spice to Tuesday evenings by offering beginner and intermediate tango dancing lessons on the East Bank. Tango dancing lessons expose students to a foreign dance...

Johnny Michael has traveled a difficult road while attending college as a deaf student. Now Michael, an art senior, is developing the University's only club centered specifically on deaf culture. The club's...

Last week the curbsides of Dinkytown were once again lavished with the garbage bags and unwanted furniture that Labor Day student move-in left behind. With such a high volume of waste generated in a single...