It's Thursday, and that means two things: 1. it's almost the weekend and 2. this is my last Daily Digest. My tenure at the Daily has ended, and our latest reporter-turned-editor, Alex Ebert will...

It's Tuesday's Daily Digest ... we're getting closer and closer to Spring Break by the day, and it'll  be a welcome respite with the weather the way it's been today. There's been plenty all over the...

It's Tuesday, the beginning of another week ... and it's a little late in the day for me to be doing this, so I'll jump right in:   * Pioneer Press movie buff Chris Hewitt has a feature on the upcoming...

It's Thursday, and while the fact that we've reached the end of yet another week should make me happy, the weather's resemblance to Christmas is making me yearn for spring! The eight or so inches that...

We've reached the mid-week slump, folks. Since I missed the Digest yesterday, Mr. Rose has convinced me to write todays (but mostly, he just pawning off the responsibility). Let's jump into...

It's Thursday, and that means the weekend is right around the corner. Here's hoping, however, that your weekend pans out to be more exciting than mine -- I'll be spending it in northern Minnesota with...

I almost accidentally forgot about posting today, so I won't even try to come up with some witty banter to introduce the news today; Here it is:   * Facebook used to be just for college students,...

It's Thursday! One of my favorite days of the week. Jumping right into the news:   * The U released a study today saying that the Twin Cities has been one of the worst in the country when it comes...

It may be rainy outside, but at least it's above freezing ... and that, oddly enough, brings me to our first Daily Digest item:   * The warmer weather and wintery rain is a double-edged...

Welcome to Thursday's digest. We're only one day from the weekend, so away we go ...   * The ethanol-gasoline debate is continuing to stir around local and national media from the study that the U released...

It's another chilly one outside, so cross your fingers that we get another warm-up late in the week. Until then, curl up and read some news!   * A newly released U study looked at the economic...

My sincerest apologies for letting the beloved Daily Digest slip my mind yesterday. Today, then, we'll bring you the Thursday late edition plus Friday's news from around the area. Enjoy.   * The U...

Tuesday is another cold one, folks, so pull on the cap and belly up to some hot cocoa while you peruse the Daily Digest.   *Minnesota wants to build a better broadband infrastructure for better high-speed...

We have a bit of a slow news day here, kids, so since it's Friday (insert Halleluiah here) we'll keep it short and sweet: * The Pioneer Press has a brief obituary on former U geology prof. Dr. Donald Yardley,...

Welcome to Tuesday, folks. As the winter doldrums begin to set in (already), we take a look at your news: * Media outlets are all buzzing the U of M finding that students get better grades if they get...

Happy Thursday, all. As we inch our way closer to the weekend (only one more full week of classes after this!), there's much a-happening all around the U. Here's your daily digest: *Although the National...

Welcome to Friday, kids! Although the weather is fairly dismal, celebrate that another glorious weekend has come. And now, for your round up of news:   *This time of year, sickness rolls around, whether...

9:38 p.m.: Ellison is now getting up to speak, according to Bierschbach. 9:18 p.m.: According to reporter Briana Bierschbach, Ellison is present at Trocadero's, but no one seems to know when he'll be speaking....

Third Congressional District candidate David Dillon speaks at the Independence Party of Minnesota Election Night Party on Tuesday. TARA SLOANE, DAILY 9:59 p.m.: Independence election party pretty empty...

Ben and Jerry's will grant you a free scoop of ice cream between 5 and 8 p.m. :   At 7:08, reporter Keith Hovis said there were "massive amounts of people" at the Super Block location....

Top o' the morning to you all; hope you enjoyed that extra hour of sleep today. In the spirit of preparing for a monumental week ahead, here's the weekend round-up of University-related news for you to...

The Daily Digest is here to give you a glimpse at University-related news from around the metro and state. The segment will provide a window into how other media outlets cover campus, as well as nuggets...

Church hymns can often seem ancient - and many are - but University music graduate student Eric Brook has added some new pieces to the repertoire at Grace University Lutheran Church. where to go Composer...

Nine students filed into a Middlebrook Hall dorm room Saturday night, five climbing into each lofted bed. For the next two hours, they watched nervously as a murder mystery unfolded before their eyes. After...

Amid media reports of rapidly climbing death counts, one student veteran wants to highlight his experience in Iraq and let people know that it's not always as bad as it might seem. "Would I do it again?...

At the College Table Tennis National Championships earlier this month, the country's top pingpong players saw a surprising name on the rankings: Minnesota. In its first year together, the team went undefeated...

Northrop Auditorium played host to 850 middle and high school students from around the Twin Cities on Friday to celebrate a common interest - learning the Chinese language. The sixth-annual China Day,...

Jenna Krause isn't a morning person, but she gets up at 7 a.m. three days a week - and not for class. The English and Spanish languages senior gets up with her roommates three mornings a week to pray together...

Rising tuition, low wages and privatized services at universities are becoming more typical, and some students and professors aren't happy about it. About 50 graduate students and professors from around...

The University announced Thursday that it received $65 million from Minnesota Masonic Charities to fund cancer research. The gift, the largest in University history and to any public university in Minnesota,...

When Harvard University started offering female-only gym hours this semester in accordance with the religious beliefs of Muslim women, it gained national attention. At the University, the Aquatic Center...

If spelling is hard to get right in a term paper, try it while standing on stage after having a few beers. The second "Grown-Up Spelling Bee," took place Friday night, with 43 contestants being picked...

While reading Anne Frank and learning about the Holocaust are standard curriculum in American middle school history classes, a different wave of German killings that precluded the Nazi genocides is rarely...

A University student caught a man breaking into his apartment Wednesday. Ben Salzman, 23, said he was sitting in his bedroom doing homework around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday when he heard a loud noise coming...

The Production and Operations Management Journal recently recognized the University as the nation's No. 3 research institution for service operations management. The department is in the Carlson School...

Rollerskating in a miniskirt and fishnet stockings, hip-checking other girls and showing off her battle-scars to fellow teammates is the epitome of stress relief for Rachel Herder. up next rollergirls WHAT:...

;"The bidding will start at $10" was a line that emcees Krystal Bradford and Jontue Austin got used to announcing Saturday night. They also got used to keeping track of wildly flying white signs belonging...

A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision has drastically reduced the number of options available to patients injured by defective medical devices. On Wednesday, the court ruled in favor of Fridley-based medical...

Black comics like Dave Chappelle and Chris Rock have made a living confronting racial issues by making them humorous and accessible to wide audiences. But one University of Michigan professor wants people...

It's Valentine's Day, and you can't help but notice the couples engaging in lovey-dovey public displays of affection everywhere you turn. What's a single person to do? Instead of sitting at home with a...

Val Smith was surprised at the misconceptions held by students about AIDS when she went to an area high school recently. Smith, a case manager for University of Minnesota Youth and AIDS Projects, asked...

Are you moved to groove? You're not the only one. Campus dance groups are seeing surging interest thanks in large part to popular media like television competitions, movies and throwback music. Dance,...

University sophomore Thuy Nguyen-Tran wants to be a pediatrician. With ambitious career goals, it helps that she has someone who can show her current medical research in the labs at Nils Hasselmo Hall,...

College students are sometimes known for their adventurous sexual exploits, and one campus group is trying to make sure those experiences stay safe and don't get out of hand. Kinky U, a student group under...