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.

Obviously our country is experiencing a rather heated health care debate, and until something is done about our current system, people, particularly college students, need to know about where they can receive affordable services.

The 28th annual Great American Beer Festival was held in Denver last weekend. The sold-out event centered around a competition among 495 commercial breweries from across the nation. This year, six were from Utah. A total of 3,362 different kinds of beer in 75 different categories were strictly judged according to their taste, aroma and appearance. Gold, silver and bronze medals were awarded to the winners, and 2,100 of these varieties were made available to the attending public.

Mario Capecchi, the Nobel Prize-winning geneticist whose name graces the street that divides the U's upper and lower campuses, imparted words of wisdom to high school students Tuesday evening.

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

In response to Jonathan Deesing's article ("Uneducated opinions on therapy hurt gays," Sept. 28) I would like to point out that homosexuality was classified as a disorder up until 1974 in the APA's Diagnostics and Statistical Manual

With Friday's 3-2 victory over BYU, Beth Launiere wrapped up her 400th career victory as head coach of the Utes.

Despite raving animosity during Rivalry Week, students feel safe to bleed blue on a red campus.

Among the many misconceptions dogging members of the U's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, the most common might be the least obvious8212;the notion that they agree on everything and face the same problems.

When Mike Aloni moved to Salt Lake City from his home in Fairfax, Va., he did not expect to find a large Jewish population like what he grew up in8212;and he was right in his expectations.