.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...

Craigslist and eBay offer the promise of great deals to those with patience, but, for users on a tight schedule, waiting for a good deal or a last-minute bid may not prove practical. There are myriad sites...

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...

Although the Minnesota Student Association won't consider requesting a change to University policy for a few weeks, the proposal to lift the campus firearm ban will likely hit a dead-end even if it passes...

Whether it is used for recreational reading, to determine the precise measurements for setting up beer pong or as preliminary research for a paper due the next day, Wikipedia is a necessity to many college...

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...

The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 could stop the meteoric rise of online poker. The act was tacked onto the Security and Accountability for Every Port Act in late September and passed...

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...

In its first meeting of the academic year, the Minnesota Student Association approved a roughly $170,000 budget, up from $147,400 last year. Although MSA received $15,000 less in Student Services Fees...

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...

Although it sounds like an episode of "The X-Files," it's just science. Tareq Abu Hamed, a postdoctoral associate and newcomer to the University, has proposed a process that would allow cars to run on...

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...

As textbook prices continue to increase, so too does the incentive for students to find an alternative to retail. While the ideal textbook - one in mint condition and dirt cheap - might prove a bit elusive,...

In today's world it's a technical reality that Internet communication rarely is secure and not necessarily private. Whether it's caused by hackers, law enforcement agencies or the University, chances are...

As summer winds down and students begin the inevitable dorm-accessorizing quest, chances are they will frequent Craigslist.org, a popular online classifieds site, with some fixation. Two entrepreneurs...

It will be business as usual in Cuba after Fidel Castro dies. Such was the consensus of a panel discussion Monday evening at Nolte Center to discuss Cuba and the United States in a post-Castro era. The...

On the heels of Sharman Networks' $115 million settlement with major movie studios last month, the peer-to-peer community is in a tizzy, with its future uncertain. Sharman Networks owns and distributes...

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...

The MySpace-YouTube combination has proved tantalizing for millions of people in the United States and beyond. MySpace.com, the now infamous networking Web site, allows users to post personalized video...

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...

New and returning members of Forum elected the next executive board for the Minnesota Student Association on Tuesday at a special meeting. Members chose five University DFL-endorsed students for nine available...

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...

At their final meeting of the academic year, members of the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly selected the organization's leaders for the fall. Dmitry Zhdanov was elected as next year's GAPSA...

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...

As the semester winds down, members of the Student Services Fees Committee are preparing for a final meeting to reflect on this year's fees process, in which they recommended $22.7 million in mandatory...

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,...

Despite last year's low voter turnout, members of the All-Campus Elections Commission said they are hopeful. Last year 3,839 students voted in the all-campus elections, down nearly 800 students from the...

While Minnesota Student Association vice presidents aren't as frequently in the limelight as their presidential counterparts, they play an integral role in Forum. From preparing the budget to taking on...

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...

As an over-capacity crowd filed into Ted Mann Concert Hall to hear morality philosopher Peter Singer's take on ethics and animals, dozens gathered outside to protest Singer's take on euthanasia and infanticide. Uriah...

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...

For some, one egg is as good as another. But for others, an egg is only as good as its source. In past months, Compassionate Action for Animals, among other organizations, has advocated for University...

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...

During Student Services Fees public hearings last week, conservative students called themselves a "targeted minority" and accused the fees committee of viewpoint discrimination. Under the Student Services...

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...