and Mike Wereschagin University freshman and Gophers football player Steven Watson was arrested and released Friday in connection with an alleged rape of an 18-year-old woman, according to Hennepin County...

Mark Ehlers, 21, was charged Dec. 8 with possession of burglary or theft tools in Hennepin County District Court. Court documents state University Police officers arrested Ehlers Dec. 7 outside the West...

The University's urban setting, coupled with the educational and community-friendly mission needed on campus, sets the University Police Department's goals and responsibilities apart from other police...

While 81-year-old Bjorn Johnson and his wife Jean were in Oregon visiting relatives Nov. 28, an unknown person burglarized their residence at 1020 7th St. S.E. Lori Johnson, the couple's daughter-in-law,...

Assistant County Attorney Mark Hammer filed third-degree assault charges in Hennepin County District Court Nov. 30 against 19-year-old Eric Cox in connection with his alleged attack of University student...

Minneapolis Police responded to a shooting 4 a.m. Friday at 2630 University Ave. S.E. Police reports state an assailant shot Nasir Muhammed Hassan, shortly before 3 a.m. as he attempted to get into a vehicle. Hassan...

As Joshua Trinkner hosted a party at his Sixth Avenue Southeast apartment Friday, two assailants entered the residence, assaulted Trinkner and stole nearly $1,000 worth of property. The robbery occurred...

Three men entered Territorial Hall after 2 a.m. Nov. 12 and one of them allegedly assaulted University student Luke Albers outside his dorm room. Witnesses said the assailant knocked on Albers' door, waited...

When University student Angie Simonson couldn't find her car outside her Second Avenue Southeast apartment Nov. 6 she assumed it had been towed for street sweeping. In the back of her mind, she thought...

With a redesigned Web site, University Police have a high-tech way of connecting with the community and providing students with information related to crime and crime prevention on campus. The Web site...

The state of Minnesota filed burglary charges Nov. 2 against Mark Paul Murto in Hennepin County District Court in connection with break-ins at two University buildings. On Oct. 31, between 11:20 and 11:40...

When University student Steven Bartlett stepped outside his residence at 707 Fifth St. S.E. to go to his garage on Oct. 23, he found a bike -- but it wasn't his. Between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. an unknown burglar...

Though the crime rate in Minnesota compares favorably with other major metropolitan areas, racial profiling has become a hot topic for candidates in this fall's election. The Minnesota state Legislature...

Nighttime burglaries in the University area could be partially avoided through tightened security efforts of residents, police officials recently said. In the last several weeks, at least seven residences...

Minneapolis Police responded to a report of a burglary Oct. 20 at a residence at 1112 16th Ave. S.E. Though it wasn't reported until 9:40 p.m., the burglary occurred during the day between 10:45 a.m. and...

University Police arrested Lawrence Lyman Jr. on Oct. 12 for making terroristic threats to a cashier in the University's Office of the Bursar. Principal cashier Genessa Clement said Lyman came into the...

Two men carjacked and robbed Dennis James, an employee of Erbert and Gerberts Subs and Clubs, at gunpoint Sunday night as he was making deliveries. According to Minneapolis police reports, the assailants...

While University student Ryan Swiderski and his roommates were sleeping Oct. 3, one or more unknown intruders burglarized their house at 728 8th Ave. S.E. of nearly $4,000 in electronic equipment. The...

A stabbing at a private party on the eastern edge of campus sent one man to the hospital early Saturday morning with minor injuries. An assailant stabbed Marques Martin in the back of his left knee sometime...

An Institute of Technology student came home last week and discovered he had been burglarized while his two roommates were at home. Minneapolis police responded early Wednesday morning to a burglary at...

The 15 residents of the University's Alpha Chi Sigma professional fraternity endured an eventful weekend, which included a theft and a burglary. An old refrigerator and a Pentium 166 computer were taken...

An unidentified man fled Minneapolis police Monday morning by plunging into the Mississippi River. After 12 hours of searching Monday and continued efforts Tuesday by the Hennepin County Sheriff's Water...

Three assailants attacked a University freshman with what was presumed to be a pipe Friday morning, requiring the student to get five stitches from doctors at Fairview-University Medical Center. The freshman,...

A fire in the room of two Gophers football players at Roy Wilkins Hall forced the evacuation of 130 residents late Tuesday night. No one was injured as a result of the blaze, which began after 11 p.m....

Classes started last week and so did the partying. Twenty-seven alcohol-related citations were handed out on campus, but police officials say it's nothing new. One of the 27 violators, University freshman...

Having survived a Nazi concentration camp at 19, Dr. Robert Fisch knows the true value of freedom. Now, after a world-renowned career as a University pediatrician, Dr. Fisch has created two books attempting...

A controversial decision by the National Institutes of Health will allow scientists at the University's stem-cell institute to apply for federal funding for a form of research involving human embryos. Citing...

Charity is often expressed through the offering of assistance, money or time to others. At Fairview-University Medical Center, it is being expressed through the sharing of kidneys. It isn't new for family...

Sheep brain dissections, electrocardiograms and ultrasound procedures aren't normal experiences for 9- to 11-year-old children. However, at Kids U: World of Medicine and "U," a camp coordinated by the...

When Debra Langer began gaining weight for what seemed like no reason, she turned to dieting. Jenny Craig, Slim Fast and numerous other diet plans failed as a thyroid problem, diagnosed much later, caused...

Collaborating for more than 10 years, two researchers from the University and the Mayo Clinic have developed a new technique for detecting cancerous tumors using ordinary vitamin B-12. The procedure, patented...

Building on the success of Canadian researchers, University doctors will begin a study using a procedure pioneered at this campus in 1974. The trial, which could begin at any time, will transplant insulin-producing...

For bone cancer patients, just the touch of a loved one or getting out of bed can produce excruciating pain. The pain medications prescribed, which include morphine in later stages, provide only temporary...

The Board of Regents has unanimously approved Peter Polverini as the new School of Dentistry dean. Polverini, who currently serves as a department head in the University of Michigan's School of Dentistry,...

In 1945 Austria, the Gunskirchen concentration camp's only purpose was death. But for Robert Fisch and the 30,000 other captives, life and death didn't seem to matter. "This was a so-called terminal stage,"...

In Minnesota, winter and spring are synonymous with sneezing, runny noses and coughing to many people. For some, however, the symptoms include others like watery, itchy eyes that can persist at various...

An ongoing clinical trial at the University's Cancer Center is studying the effects of an experimental new cancer drug that researchers hope will prolong the life of patients. The trial is available only...

When doctors diagnosed 30-year-old Candace Ward with liver cancer in February 1999, the college student and her family fell into a state of shock. Surgery ensued, and all was well. Nine months later, though,...

Making new friends, meeting new people, going out on weekends and interacting with new peer groups are all staples of a normal college social life. Students with moderate to severe acne, however, might...

Former state senator, attorney general and gubernatorial candidate Hubert H. "Skip" Humphrey III's career has come full circle since he graduated from the University. Now out of public office, Humphrey...

Picking up where Louis Pasteur left off more than 200 years ago, University researchers have unlocked the secret to the genetic makeup of a bacterium named after the father of microbiology and launched...

Editor's note: This is the fifth in a 10-part series of stories highlighting each decade of the 20th century and how The Minnesota Daily covered them. The series will appear on Wednesdays leading up to...

While the $37.5 million renovation project of Coffman Memorial Union has made headlines lately in The Minnesota Daily, the paper focused an entire edition to the building's $2 million construction and...

After five years of medical school, University student Rachel Zent found out yesterday what direction her future in medicine would take: the University of Colorado in Denver. She will spend the next seven...

Reading a book about a conflict between a Hmong family and American doctors concerning the health care of a child might seem unimportant for a first-year medical student. The University's Medical School...

Resuscitating a cardiac arrest victim with a common household plunger might seem like an impossibility. But after University doctor Keith Lurie cared for a patient who survived that exact situation, he...

A six-month search by the National Institute of Health Policy ended Feb. 8 when Daniel McLaughlin became the new executive director. McLaughlin was selected by the NIHP, a joint venture between the University...

In a half-century love affair with science, Robert Vince has gone from mixing chemicals for rocket fuel to creating the first anti-AIDS drug ever developed specifically to fight the virus. Trading his...

Two state senators teamed up with University doctors Thursday to resuscitate a man suffering from cardiac arrest. The man was actually a human patient simulator, and the senators were only playing "Docs...

The University will begin charging a $95 fee to all new international students to build and maintain a national database of names and addresses, if a proposal by the Immigration and Naturalization Service...

Organizers of this spring's third annual entrepreneurship competition at the Carlson School of Management are saying goodbye to non-University entrants. Business Plan Competition overseers have barred...

University students surfing their radio dials for artists like Janet Jackson, Kid Rock or Bob Marley will have a new major rhythm and blues radio station to tune into this spring. A black ownership group...

Following a nationwide trend, the Carlson School of Management recently proposed its first move into e-commerce. Beginning next fall, the school hopes to offer a concentration in e-commerce for MBA students...

The semester conversion's impact on tuition revenue, student enrollment and student classload dominated the Thursday meeting of the Board of Regents' Finance and Operations Committee. Peter Zetterberg,...

While Wall Street boasts some of the hottest real-world mutual-fund managers, a group of savvy student investors are burning much brighter at the University. As one of only five student-run mutual funds...

Images of peaceful birds, mighty trees and a curious child captivated visitors Friday night at the Katherine E. Nash Gallery in Willey Hall. But the image of a farm in early morning hours filled with vivid...

Inspired by the writings of William Blake and Samuel Butler, Eugene Larkin uses his 'flawless technique' to bring blocks of wood to life with his carving blade in a new exhibition. Larkin, a former University...

Students walking by the Bell Museum of Natural History might notice a change of scenery. New life-size animal sculptures and a landscape of native Minnesota trees, plants and rocks will give passers-by...

Although they might not realize it, students at the University can design the requirements of their own degree program. Don't like foreign language? Don't put it in your program. Want to travel to India?...