Administrators donned hard hats April 22 to break ground for the construction of the new science, technology and research building and drive the final nail into the coffin of the U's golf course.

An amended proposal to increase student fees by $2.50 per semester to fund sustainability projects passed the ASUU General Assembly and Senate on March 26 and went before the Utah State Board of Regents for approval March 27.

DNA testing confirmed that the body Washington County Sheriff's deputies found in a torched car near Zion National Park on April 2 is Zach Ruble, a freshman in bioengineering at the U, the third in a series of deaths that might be connected.

The U's academics were spared a devastating budget cut during the Utah legislative session.

U students voting in ASUU elections said they wanted a Revolution, rather than being taken where they needed to GO.

With more stories and more experience, I toughened up. I found my voice. It might have been the football to the face during a friendly game in the office gone awry, or perhaps it was being yelled at on the phone by Utah Sen. Curt Bramble, but I learned that there's a time to laugh and let things go, and there's a time to stand your ground.

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Amid the glitz and glamour of the historic Sugar Bowl and playing a storied Alabama program, the largely written-off Utes stormed out of the gates and never looked back en route to a 31-17 win.

Rushing the football field is typically saved for special occasions. Count snatching a victory from the jaws of defeat to preserve a chance at a Bowl Championship Series Bowl one of those moments.

Unfortunately, I applied to The Daily Utah Chronicle four years ago and was flatly denied. "Your voice isn't what we're looking for" was the reply. The writer in me staggered to a corner and curled up in the fetal position.