Amid chants of "Free elections for Ukraine," 100 Ukrainian-Americans gathered Sunday on the steps of the Minnesota State Capitol to protest what they called the fraudulent presidential election Nov. 21...

When Rachel Busch needed to think about Iraq, she would go for a run. The 24-year-old aerospace engineering student laced up her running shoes and ran a 40-minute loop around her south Minneapolis home...

With the end of their session two weeks away, legislators met at the Capitol late Thursday to iron out differences on University funding. Bringing tired eyes and stern voices, 10 legislators from the House...

With the legislative session winding to a close, compromises that will be made in the higher education conference committee will determine the fate of the University budget for the 2004-05 year. One of...

The days are getting warmer and the pressure is rising even higher inside the chamber of the Minnesota House of Representatives. With demands to balance the state budget, pass controversial bills and avoid...

The number of free Minnesota T-shirts and credit card offers in the mail for University students will soon be reduced if a bill in the Senate Higher Education Budget Division passes the Legislature. The...

Amid hundreds of smiles and handshakes, politicians gathered at the St. Paul Student Center on Thursday for St. Paul Mayor Randy Kelly's State of the City address. Gov. Tim Pawlenty and many of the city's...

romising to save higher education and give tax cuts to middle-income families, the House DFL members announced their state budget plan Thursday morning at the governor's mansion. The plan comes three days...

Former Vice President Walter Mondale hosted a lecture and panel discussion Wednesday in Cowles Auditorium on the 89th Congress' social and civil rights reforms. "1965 was a year to be a happy American...

Protesters dressed as clowns gathered at the State Capitol on Monday to protest the addition of the "Women's Right to Know" amendment to a bill legalizing circuses around Minnesota State Fair time. The...

Students receiving more than $2,000 per semester in state grant money would soon have to do community service hours to keep their grant if a bill discussed Thursday in the House Higher Education Finance...

A bill introduced in the House Higher Education Finance Committee would limit the number of credits students can pay for with state grant money. The bill, introduced by Rep. William Kuisle, R-Rochester,...

Mniversity President Robert Bruininks told legislators Tuesday that Gov. Tim Pawlenty's current budget proposal would force the University to raise tuition and sacrifice academic quality. "Our students...

State work-study and child care programs will likely be diminished again for the 2004-05 biennium, Higher Education Services Office director Robert Poch told a House committee Monday. Poch told the Higher...

Gov. Tim Pawlenty's budget plan for 2004-05 is $125 million short, according to the budget forecast the state Finance Department released Thursday. The February budget forecast represents the final numbers...

For University junior Drew Koepsell, an internship at the Secret Service provides the perfect stepping stone to a career in law enforcement. Koepsell, a political science and sociology double major, has...

Concerned Minnesota college students and faculty packed a State Capitol meeting room Thursday asking lawmakers to remember the importance of the state's colleges and universities during this session's...

The St. Paul City Council unanimously passed a resolution Wednesday urging a peaceful, multilateral approach to Iraq, after rejecting a resolution that would have explicitly condemned a war. The failed...

University officials testified before the Senate Capital Investment Committee on Wednesday afternoon, asking for funding for seven building projects. The University asked the committee for $40.7 million...

In a presentation to the Senate's Higher Education Committee Tuesday, Twin Cities community members, educators and college students asked that state-funded local education programs be saved from elimination...

ABy Mike Jones n "unabashed liberal." A "staunch conservative." The grass is always greener on your side. The world would be a much better place if the other side would open their eyes to reality. Of course,...

I hate Valentine's Day. I always have - whether I have a boyfriend at the time or not. I just don't understand it. If it weren't for my uncontrollable addiction to candy hearts, I would have tried to destroy...

The Campus Club, located on Coffman Union's fourth floor, provides a place for faculty, staff, students, alumni, regents and donors to relax, eat - and have a few drinks at the bar. Although the Board...

On a snowy day when even the thought of walking outside made the average person shudder, housing and homeless advocates from across the state gathered in the State Capitol rotunda Tuesday afternoon to...

Loud parties, litter, lazy landlords and graffiti are common concerns of neighborhood associations near campus. But these neighborhood groups, representing areas where more than 50 percent of residents...

With a blanket wrapped around his shoulders and a steaming cup of hot chocolate in his hands, Buddy Gail Horton Jr. discussed his life as a homeless man in Minneapolis. Horton, who has been homeless for...

Because of pressure from neighborhood and environmental groups and various state agencies, Xcel Energy announced plans to convert its Riverside power plant from a coal-burning plant to a natural gas plant. The...

The University's Habitat for Humanity chapter celebrated the completion of its first sponsored home at a dedication ceremony Saturday morning. Peggy White and her family, the new homeowners, attended the...

College students today are constantly reminded of how many options are available to them and how many different ways they can live their lives both during and after college. What is not discussed, however,...

When students living in the Marcy-Holmes area leave for the summer, the neighborhood won't be deserted. Road workers, tree planters and bike path planners will take their place, working on projects designed...

The roads are congested, the buses are full and the metropolitan area is expected to grow by 461,000 households in less than 30 years. But the Metropolitan Council has a plan. Blueprint 2030, a plan two...

The number of people living in poverty in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minn., has decreased over the last decade, according to information recently assembled from the 2000 census. In Minneapolis, the number...

Minneapolis community organizations are weighing in on the stadium debate with the University's Board of Regents. These community organizations, many of which were present during Memorial Stadium's heyday,...