.Ellen Anderson, DFL, incumbent What are two or three of the most important issues to you in the election? One of the key issues that I am extremely focused on is clean, sustainable energy policy for our...

While the University's realignment process has already created some high-profile changes - like the closure of the General College and the transformation of many others - many more are underway. In an...

There were three tables on the Coffman Union Theater stage Wednesday evening. On one side sat Coca-Cola representatives, who came to defend their corporation from alleged violations abroad. In the middle...

By jp leider [email protected] While the idea of political endorsements for nonpartisan positions is not new, it has been a consistent and hotly debated reality at the University. For years, the Minnesota...

It's no secret that textbook costs are an issue for students, faculty member and the University administration. After numerous committee meetings and inquests, stakeholders generally agree: Textbook costs...

Google wants your gadgets. Until Nov. 1, the Mountain View, Calif.-based corporation is seeking submissions from students at colleges and universities nationwide in an effort to find the brightest ideas...

When computers crash, students are forced to place a dollar value on their photos, music and term papers. Luckily, in non-virus-related crashes, hard drives can escape damage, leaving data intact and relatively...

For the second time in five months, the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly experienced a presidential resignation. As of Monday, Executive Vice President Suzanne Sobotka replaced Dmitry Zhdanov...

Network neutrality is the latest rallying cry for politicians and special interest groups on both sides of the aisle. While net neutrality is inherently technology-oriented, the basic idea behind it is...

For some years, the University's student government has been engaged in a war with apathy. All-campus elections, in which undergraduates select student leaders for the upcoming year, historically draw...

Sometime during the night of Aug. 14 or early Aug. 15, two desktop computers were stolen from locked offices in Lind Hall, which houses the Institute of Technology and Student Support Services. The computers...

A new grant from the U.S. Department of Education will bring the study of South Asia into the limelight alongside already prominent East Asian studies. The four-year grant will provide about $2 million...

Although the Minnesota-Wisconsin reciprocity agreement saw its annual reapproval come without much noise this year, next year Wisconsin-native students might be in for a potentially expensive change. In...

As students prepare for a week of finals and begin looking ahead, newly elected leaders in student government are preparing for fall semester by setting their agendas for the upcoming year. Leaders of...

In the final Forum meeting of the year, members of the Minnesota Student Association are to consider resolutions and position statements that run the gamut of how they affect student life. One resolution...

With a little more than a month left in her term, Karen Buhr resigned as president from the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly early last week. Buhr said her position in GAPSA did not allow her...

U.article {border:4px solid #ccc;} ranium, in its many forms, might be best for powering nuclear plants, shielding soldiers from harm's way and busting enemy bunkers. But in the scientific community, uranium...

D.article {border:2px solid #ccc;} espite experiencing the lowest voter turnout in the all-campus elections since 2002, student-leaders are holding fast to their belief that student government remains...

Amid low voter turnout Max Page and Monica Heth won their bid to become the next Minnesota Student Association president and vice president. Page and Heth beat their opponents, Anthony Dew and Jeff Tate,...

In general elections citizens sometimes vote for the party instead of the candidate. But in all-campus elections, in which students select representatives to the Minnesota Student Association among other...

The joint meeting of the campus undergraduate and graduate student governments saw its first filibuster Tuesday. The statement withdrawn because of the filibuster would have called for the University to...

Despite long-held tension caused, in part, by thousands of students living in rental housing surrounding the Minneapolis campus, students, neighbors and community members seem to agree on one thing: Communication...

Filing closed for this year's all-campus election Friday, with results showing moderate interest in student-government positions compared with years past. While 26 students applied for 16 at-large positions...

Earlier this week activist Peter Singer spoke with the Daily about his views on animal ethics. He will be presenting these views and others at 7 tonight in Ted Mann Concert Hall. How does your idea of...

Students should expect to foot a $40 increase in Student Services Fees next year. Based on recommendations released today by the Student Services Fees Committee, students taking six or more credits would...

At Wednesday's Graduate and Professional Student Assembly meeting members officially called for more student involvement in University decision-making policy. The Minnesota Student Association and the...

Students debating a presidential run for the Minnesota Student Association inevitably must decide what's in a name. Or, more specifically, an acronym. For at-large representative candidates, an endorsement...

AEditor's note: This article is the last of a three-part series that looks at issues affecting student government. Today's article examines racial and sex diversity in MSA. t the highest levels of government,...

UEditorís note: This article is the second in a three-part series that looks at issues affecting student government. The methodology for the survey in Mondayís article is available at www.mndaily.com. niversity...

Student Services Fees are the lifeblood of many student organizations on campus. Each year groups requesting fees demonstrate to the Student Services Fees Committee the rhyme and reason behind their requests. On...

CEditorís note: This article is the first in a three-part series that looks at issues affecting the Minnesota Student Association. Todayís article examines MSAís effectiveness and influence. ome finals,...

For a student organization requesting almost three times as much as any other student group, members of the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly seemed relatively confident going into Sunday's fees...

By the end of this academic year, students taking more than six credits will have paid $581.64 each in Student Services Fees. The fees help fund a host of student organizations and administrative units,...

Even as spring semester begins, students quickly realize that fall eventually will come again " and that means seeking a place to live. Whether it's renewing a contract, sticking with a residence hall...

To an audience in a small Edina restaurant with standing-room only, University law student Andrew Borene announced his candidacy for state Senate District 41. The district covers Edina and West Bloomington. Borene,...

For many students at the University of Minnesota and other universities around the world, it's a Coke thing. With allegations it has violated of human and environmental rights abroad, Atlanta-based Coca-Cola...

After considerable debate, members of the Minnesota Student Association voted Tuesday to encourage the University to inquire into Coca-Cola's business practices in India. The resolution alleges the Coca-Cola...

To increase name recognition and mend misconceptions about the Minnesota Student Association, the MSA Campus Relations Committee will reach out to the campus community next week, said Kelly Kubacki, campus...

University student governmental bodies' efforts this week might lead to changes in a proposed Minneapolis city ordinance. Members of the Minnesota Student Association and the Graduate and Professional...

Come July 1 of next year, six colleges will become three. While no estimates yet exist as to how many employees will be displaced because of the University's realignment, administrators already are planning...

At residence halls around campus today, members of the Minnesota Student Association will be tabling in an effort to increase voter turnout among University students. One of the best ways to increase voter...

AEVENT MARKS 2,000 KNOWN U.S. MILITARY DEATHS IN IRAQ WAR rmed with signs, candlelight and feelings of outrage and sorrow, hundreds gathered at the Lake Street Bridge on Wednesday to protest the Iraq war...

Bucking recent trends, Student Services Fees Committee applications appeared in record numbers by the Oct. 17 deadline. Seventy-four students applied for 15 committee spots and eight alternate positions. The...

Each year, campus student governments confirm five students as all-campus election commissioners. Although the positions offer stipends and officials advertise them as leadership opportunities, only three...

Students interested in how $22 million in Student Services Fees will be awarded this year might want to take note - applications to the Student Services Fees Committee are due by 4 p.m. today. When all...

Even though her resolution was unceremoniously shot down in the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly meeting Wednesday, GAPSA Senator Kris Houlton said she'll keep pushing. Her resolution, which...

It is one of the largest official student voices to the University of Minnesota. It consults with University President Bob Bruininks and other administration about policies that affect students on all...

In its first official meeting of the academic year Tuesday, the Minnesota Student Association approved its annual budget of slightly more than $150,000, down from almost $177,000 last year. MSA President...

In their first meeting of the academic year, Graduate and Professional Student Assembly representatives reaffirmed their opposition to a University-mandated student fee supporting an on-campus football...

More than 20 prospective, new and current Minnesota Student Association Forum members gathered Tuesday for an informational meeting at MSA headquarters in Coffman Union. The MSA Forum consists of approximately...

Chances are most people will have an innovative idea for an invention at some point. But innovation isn't always enough to get the product to market. That's where the Minnesota Cup comes in, said Scott...