I just returned from living in Amman, Jordan for the past four months and I can't speak highly enough of the amazing opportunity. It is interesting being an American male watching the constant conflict in the Middle East and then voluntarily placing yourself within it. I automatically assumed that whatever horrible account being aired on CNN or Fox News Channel would be occurring daily, and to my alarm, this became my biggest false pretense of the Middle East.

After seeing ASUU's budget, I question the wisdom of holding events such as Rock the U.

In a time when stocks are reaching the highest levels in more than a year, the financial job market is looking up for U students.

Among the many unanswered questions looming on Utah football fans' minds at the beginning of this new season, there is one in particular that seems to be the peak of everyone's interest: Who is Terrance Cain?

No one likes garbage, unless your name is Oscar. If the garbage truck didn't come every week, we'd be swimming in a pool of disease and filth. Some items are harder than others to dispose of, such as glow-in-the-dark watches, smoke detectors, wiping rags, mops and injection needles. These items earn the special designation of low-level waste and typically need to be disposed of at a specialty site approved by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

The women's tennis team kicks off the start of its 2009 season today at the BYU Invitational in Provo. Play will continue through Saturday.

The U Campus Store strives to be a virtual Fort Knox, especially around its priciest items, so it doesn't have to raise the cost of textbooks or technology for students to compensate for stolen property.

Students who are in fraternities or sororities involved with the Alpha Epsilon Delta society and interested in medical school can gain insight into career goals before applying to medical school, so they don't end up wasting their time if it's not something they are truly interested in.

Change and hope. These ambiguous slogans propelled Barack Obama into office, and many people resent him for it.

U chemists are using the most out-of-this-world laboratory in the universe: the International Space Station.