On a warm spring afternoon, nearly a year before he was assassinated on his hotel balcony, Martin Luther King spoke to 3,500 University students on the St. Paul campus. "You can't change the heart but...

As the turmoil of the 1960s brought revolutionary changes to the lives and minds of many Americans, University students increasingly took to activism on campus. The Minnesota Daily reflected the campus...

Dressed in ties and sequined dresses, the University greek community gathered Monday night to recognize its members' achievements in an awards ceremony held by the Panhellenic and Interfraternity councils. More...

Taking in more than half of the total votes for this year's Minnesota Student Association elections, newly elected MSA president Matt Clark and running mate Rachel Boeke attributed their considerable win...

Attracting only 17 voters at its three polling stations Tuesday for the Minnesota Student Association elections, the All Campus Elections Commission intends to steer students online. While more than 1,900...

Presenting 6,400 signatures from students and faculty members in support of the Minnesota Public Interest Research Group, the group's members urged University administration Thursday to finally approve...

More than 70 students have tossed their names in the hat for 50 seats on the Minnesota Student Association this year, including 6 candidates for president and vice president. The All-Campus Elections Commission...

With each issue, the three faculty members on the Student Services Fees Committee raised their cards to vote. Although recorded, their votes did not count to the final tallies because they did not have...

The committee charged with funding 31 student groups only funded 30 on Saturday, leaving the fate of the Minnesota Public Research Interest Group's funding up to University officials to decide. In a surprise...

Limited to 90 seconds per person, University students had a chance to address the Student Services Fees Committee on Wednesday in the first of three public hearings this week. With nearly 100 people crowding...

The student committee charged with allocating funds for 31 student groups found that some groups were holding too much money in their back pockets. Encouraging various fees-receiving organizations to dip...

The student services fees subcommittees released their budget recommendations Wednesday, reducing the total fees budget $300,000 from last year and leaving the Minnesota Student Association with only 5...

With increasing rental rates in Minneapolis and a low number of vacancies available for residents, members of the Activist Student Collective are justifiably irate. Group members handed out fliers Tuesday...

Multiculturalism and the Student Services Fees Committee were again the topics of debate in the Minnesota Student Association meeting Tuesday. Although each issue was discussed separately, both generated...

There are two important things in the process of distributing student fees among student groups -- an open discussion and the inclusion of the student body in the debate, said Dave Olschki, a member of...

Encompassing a wide political spectrum, the Student Services Fees subcommittee that reviews University cultural and recreational centers is comprised of a libertarian, a conservative, a liberal and one...

Emphasizing the importance of a diverse University community that allows interaction between different cultures, three student cultural centers presented their budget requests Monday to the Student Services...

Activists carrying large signs on the streets of Minneapolis' Uptown area cried for the return of 6-year-old Elian Gonzalez to his father in Cuba and the end of U.S. embargo on the country. Gonzalez, rescued...

Issues of Web site funding and political associations were topics of concern in Friday's budget presentation by Africana Student Cultural Center members. Almost a dozen Africana members presented a request...

Brought together by a need to make a difference at the University, the five-member student services fees subcommittee II is a group with similar objectives despite having a diverse range of interests. The...

Cheering wildly, the University greek community watched their fellow greek brothers and sisters fall in tumbled masses while playing tug-of-war Saturday in the Greek Olympics held at Bierman Field Athletic...

Sometimes a meal isn't just the act of eating. Darcy Matz, an etiquette consultant, spoke to more than 200 people Thursday night about the do's and don'ts of business dining. "Polish & Protocol," was...

Amid soft proclamations of "Amen" and "uh-huh" from the crowd, diversity speaker Victor Lewis declared race as a "pigment of the imagination." "Race itself is the single most important impediment," Lewis...

About 20 students from multicultural centers and other campus groups held a forum Thursday at the American Indian Student Cultural Center to raise concerns about their place at the University. Just weeks...

Beginning next semester, members of Students Against Fees Excess will no longer associate with the College Republicans. The 12-member student group works to promote fiscal responsibility among campus organizations...

With bold colors, broad windows and the sounds of a live mariachi band playing in the background, the Resource Center of the Americas opened its doors Saturday at a new location in south Minneapolis. Festive...

Members of the Africana Student Cultural Center came together in a united front Tuesday, publishing an executive mandate calling for the renewal of McKinley Boston's contract in June. Boston, the vice...

A proposed Tuesday motion to rescind a Nov. 16 vote approving the Student Services Fees Committee failed by three votes at a Minnesota Student Association forum. With placards and stickers reading "Vote...

A bus route will connect Dinkytown to the West Bank from Nov. 29 to Dec. 17 as a trial to gauge student use. University President Mark Yudof approved the three-week trial for the 10th Avenue Bridge Circulator...

The Minnesota Student Association approved selection of the Student Services Fees Committee on Tuesday in about five minutes, prompting criticism from some members. Some student representatives said the...

The last items were bought from the convenience store and the worn pieces of furniture were tagged and wheeled out of Coffman Union on Monday, leaving many students feeling a sense of homelessness. Until...

The hip-swinging, upbeat sounds of South America wafted through the Whole Music Club on Thursday evening. Ricardo Nieva patiently showed dance steps to the salsa, a famous Latin American import, in the...

With miniature pompoms flying and 30 synchronized feet dancing, the University Dance Team shouts out to the crowd, rousing fans for another routine. "We believe in pride for ourselves, pride for our team...

and Liz Bogut It took one hour Tuesday for U.S. Supreme Court justices to hear arguments for and against mandatory student services fees -- arguments that will shape the future of student groups at all...

Revolving lights and a hard bass resonated from each room as members of the Coffman Union cultural centers held their first intercultural event Friday night. The sounds of salsa, rap and house music greeted...

The only Twin Cities kosher restaurant opened its doors earlier this fall at Hillel, the University's Jewish student center. Adding to the already-diverse selection of campus dining options, Newkirk's...

Ann Bancroft, a Minnesota native and the first woman to cross the North and South poles, shared her experiences with an audience of more than 1,000 -- primarily women and girls. "My classroom has been...