More than 200 concerned residents of the southeast Como neighborhood crowded into the Southeast Christian Church on Monday evening to learn about a Level III sex offender who was recently released from...

Editor's note: More than $400 million is earmarked to build and renovate numerous University facilities during the next several years, thanks to a 1998 capital budget windfall and private donations. This...

In a smoky haze of rave music, whirring espresso machines and idle conversation at a campus area coffee shop, one University student's personal rage turned violent Friday night. Rain Cooper, a senior in...

Thanks to the efforts of a local neighborhood group, environmental activists and a local factory plant, the industrial cleaning fumes drifting through parts of Prospect Park will dissipate within the next...

A University-based resource for community service education is expanding its scope of services, thanks to a three-year contract and funding from Learn and Serve America, a national service-oriented learning...

The October arrival of Hollywood Video brought a brand new building, rejuvenated business and several disenchanted residents to a Dinkytown neighborhood near you. Many local business owners are pleased...

As this year's major-party candidates fight public battles over hot-button issues such as crime and taxes, a host of lesser-known candidates are struggling to make their voices heard on issues left by...

More than two hours of testimony from the Gopher Campus Motor Lodge's former manager highlighted the second session of a public hearing to determine the fate of the motel. The hearing will help determine...

Weeks of budget negotiations in Washington, D.C., culminated in Tuesday's House approval of a $520 billion federal spending package for 1999, which includes a measure that could potentially increase University...

A University-area landmark with a checkered past faces an uncertain future as city officials will determine the fate of the Gopher Campus Motor Lodge, located at 925 Fourth St. S.E. In the first of two...

If local business owners' attitudes are any indication, plans for an innovative student housing complex in Seven Corners have a promising future. After viewing detailed designs for the structure Thursday...

The U.S. House of Representatives approved the Torture Victims Relief Act on Saturday, which authorizes financial assistance to rehabilitate victims of political torture. The Senate approved the measure...

The third time is the charm for U.S. House candidate Dennis Newinski. As the Republican candidate for Minnesota's 4th Congressional District, Newinski told College Republicans on Wednesday evening that...

Even though relocation of University Fleet Services to the intersection of Como and 29th avenues is imminent, vocal and concerned neighbors will not give in to the development without a fight. University...

The fight for a Minnesota Twins stadium is -- and will remain -- a losing battle, according to a study recently issued by the Minnesota Public Advocacy Research Team. Led by University speech communication...

With slightly more than a month to go before the Nov. 3 general election, local political candidates are campaigning to their constituencies with full force -- including University students. About 20 College...

Thanks to some heartily welcomed federal funding, the University will lead an effort to revitalize an economically depressed St. Paul neighborhood. The Department of Housing and Urban Development announced...

An innovative plan charted by University researchers might result in more livable communities statewide within the next several years. Members of the Humphrey Institute's State and Local Policy Program...

The Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum, once dubbed by the New York Times as one of the most beautiful art galleries in the world, received a more tangible form of recognition last week. U.S. Rep. Martin...

More than two years after the demolition of Dinkytown's University Shops Annex, grounds officials are turning the vacant lot adjacent to Donhowe Building into a student-designed landscape attraction. Construction...

Ambling through the drab playground of food buffets and tables in cavernous Centennial Hall dining service on Friday, students filled their trays, strolled to tables, picked at their wobbly portions and...

David Weinlick is getting married this month. In preparation for the big day, he selected a tuxedo, a venue for the ceremony and reception, wedding rings and groomsmen. The only thing the 28-year-old...

Because of increased bicycle accidents and injuries, Dinkytown merchants and Minneapolis police joined forces this spring to enforce a little-known bicycle law. About 20 years ago officials made biking...

After almost 40 years of experience in politics, safety and security, Paul Tschida, the University's assistant vice president for the Department of Health, Safety and Transportation, will retire at the...

The Bike, Bus or Pool Coalition looked for ways to reduce local pollution, traffic congestion and headaches when they brainstormed for this year's B-BOP Day activities. Officials marked Wednesday as the...

After several years of delay, University transit officials finalized plans this week to tear down the East River Road Parking Ramp, a move that will displace hundreds of commuters next year. Officials...

Tim Peters has lost two bikes and spent more than $150 on bike locks at the University. But when Peters, a senior chemistry major, rented a bike locker three months ago, the thefts came to an end. "I...

The University's role in Minnesota's impending break into cutting-edge mass transportation will be minimal. Since the mid-1970s, transportation planners have researched several potential routes for light-rail...

Higher prices and less convenience will characterize parking on campus for the next couple years. Major University projects, such as the Gateway Center construction and a proposed women's hockey arena,...

When Rolf Scholtz majored in political science and international relations as a University student, little did he know he would be designing and marketing bicycle racks within two years of graduation. Since...

Volunteers moved among rows of bicycles, piles of tires and bike-part recycling bins while tuning up, disassembling or testing once-discarded bikes. About 25 people volunteer their time and effort at...

Amid a pile of books, pamphlets and newsletters pertaining to the job search process, Kristi Nokken explained the intricacies of rÇsumÇ construction to one of the University's almost 2,600 international...

A revised policy for stringent regulation of consensual relationships and nepotism among supervisors and subordinates passed quickly Wednesday at a University Senate meeting. However, despite a 102-11...

Health care coverage for dependents and restorative dental care were some topics of heated debate Wednesday at an open forum for graduate students. About 75 graduate students assembled at the St. Paul...

If this year's crop of Distinguished McKnight professors is any indication, then the University is in good academic hands. Six University professors recently received $100,000 research grants from the...

Hordes of students gathered Wednesday at Coffman Union's Great Hall in preparation for commencement at the University's fifth annual GradFest. GradFest promises graduating seniors "No Hassle for Your...

In Rarig Center's Studio E student crew members giggled and took their places behind television cameras as Dr. Greg Vercellotti, host of "Health Talk and You" cleared his throat, sipped a mug of water...

Because of the similarities between bonobo chimpanzees and humans, it is important the animals are saved from extinction, said Philip J. Regal, a professor in the University's Department of Ecology, Evolution...

Art must evolve from an ego-driven, exacting profession into a medium sensitive to current social conditions, according to a guest lecturer at the University. Artist and writer Suzi Gablik said being...

Owners of the Gopher Campus Motor Lodge emphatically defended their establishment Monday while protesting the Minneapolis licensing department's efforts in the last of several hearings that will help determine...