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Margaret Atwood Speaks at Kingsbury

By Kylee Ehmann March 25, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Margaret Atwood spoke about the value of the humanities Wednesday night. TOP READ NEWS STORY: HOW THE UTAH LEGISLATURE SUPPORTED THE U THIS SESSION Tickets to her...

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Hinckley Institute Speech Contest: Two Minutes to Win It

March 24, 2015

In just two minutes you could win $5,000. The Hinckley Institute of Politics and ASUU are sponsoring HIP Talks, a university-wide speech contest in which students can talk about anything they want,...

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Enrollment in Language Classes Down at the U and Nationwide

By Kylee Ehmann March 23, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Across the nation, college classrooms teaching foreign languages have grown a little quieter. MOST READ: MORMON STUDIES PROGRAM FUNDS NEW CLASSES ABOUT LDS RELIGION  In...

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Mormon Studies Program Funds New Classes About LDS Religion

March 23, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The U’s Tanner Humanities Center changed the Mormon Studies Programming Initiative fundraising goal after a $20,000 pledge from Peter and Brynn Huntsman tipped the...

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Children’s Books Bust Through March Madness Brackets

By Kylee Ehmann March 22, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The move through the bracket was a long, tough battle, but “The Day the Crayons Quit” managed to come out on top in the Salt Lake City Public Library’s March...

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Spring Break Means Sleeping in, Staying Home for Some Students

March 12, 2015

For some U students, Spring Break means wild parties in tropical locations and/or life-altering service trips, but for others, the time off translates to a week-long nap and extra homework time. Joe...

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Red Butte Garden Introduces Interactive Video Games

By Kylee Ehmann March 11, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Visitors can fight off invading armies, run restaurants and find missing treasure at Red Butte Garden this spring, all with the help of a smart phone. FEATURE STORY:...

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Women Battles Stereotypes in the Sciences

By Kylee Ehmann March 10, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] If someone asked you to describe a typical science major, you’d probably imagine a man. But that gendered stereotype is about to change. [ TV TRUMPS HOMEWORK FOR...

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Oliver Anderson: Working Hard to Be a Student

March 3, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Wake up, work out, do homework, go to class, finish work, complete more homework, go to bed and repeat. TOP STORY: APPLE BRINGS DIVERSITY TO THE DIGITAL WORLD WITH...

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Apple Brings Diversity to the Digital World with Emojis

By Kylee Ehmann March 2, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Apple’s recent reveal of racially diverse emojis has brought social justice into the technological picture. FEATURE STORY: FORMER U STUDENT, NOW POLICE SERGEANT,...