The U chapter of the Kappa Sigma fraternity and the National Alliance on Mental Illness combined forces to raise about $6,500 for mental health issues in Utah.

James Balog was a climate change skeptic because he didn't believe in computer models8212;he thought they were exaggerated, and he didn't believe that human beings could affect the world in such a big way.

Sure, her eyes get nervous when she discusses her major: undecided, but she thinks marketing sounds right. She also wishes somebody would have had the courtesy to tell her the truth about living on campus. You can't cook your own meals when you reside in the dorms, a tough adjustment for Terry, who plays chef in her free time.

Cathy Maples of Huntsville, Ala., recently spent $63,500 on eBay to have dinner with Sarah Palin. The former governor of Alaska agreed to the event as part of a fundraising opportunity for the charity Ride 2 Recovery, which supports wounded veterans through cycling programs. Maples owns a defense contracting company and would like to see Palin as president in 2012. Couldn't they have had a bake sale instead?

It's a little unnerving that you have to leave your backpack alone while you shop at the University Campus Store. The intent is to prevent theft in the store so people don't sneak out with a MacBook or a $500 textbook in their bag. If these items were routinely stolen, the cost of goods stolen would be absorbed by students in the form of higher prices.

DJ Bell received the news of his life Friday: not guilty on all charges. It took the 3rd District Court less than three hours to acquit Bell, who was charged with two counts of first-degree felony child-kidnapping and one count of second-degree felony burglary last July. The verdict marks a huge momentum swing in the case.

The U men's water polo team pulled off a couple of upsets on its way to claiming the 2009 UC-Davis Invitational during the weekend. The No. 14-ranked Utes knocked off No. 2 Cal Poly by a score of 12-8 and No. 4 UCLA 11-5.

You can't spell Pi Kappa Alpha's acronym without the P8212;and the K and A on the front of the fraternity house are looking a little lonely.

U alumna and author Zoe Murdock read and discussed her new fictional book about fundamentalist Mormon polygamists, Torn by God, Saturday at the King's English Bookshop in Salt Lake City.

With a 1-0 loss to Pepperdine on Sunday afternoon, the Utah women's soccer team (5-6-1) has completed its nonconference schedule.