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Red Pulse gives you The Word on what events and shows to catch in Salt Lake City this week.

I'm not going to lie. I had no idea what the word "kerfuffle" meant until I looked it up last week. The definition I found was this: "disturbance: a disorderly outburst or tumult." Even after reading that, I'm still not convinced that it's a real word.

Russell Edson has been one of the premier writers of prose poetry since the 1960s. In Edson's hands, the prose poem can be a fable, a joke, a darkly comic fairy tale, a surreal sketching of misanthropy, or the reverse, as in "The Reason Why the Closet-Man is Never Sad," from the 1977 collection of the same name.

It's a time of year when about 5,000 students, hopped up on dehydrated Asian noodles, turn to their elected officials for a distraction. As in years past, ASUU continues to confront the challenge head-on, matching the demand for entertainment with an equally necessary work ethic.

With the release of Feed the Animals in 2008, Gregg Gillis of Girl Talk burst onto the national scene, garnering rave reviews for putting out one of the best albums of the year. He will take the stage Wednesday with Lupe Fiasco at the U's annual Grand Kerfuffle.

The Utah baseball team will be up against its toughest defensive test of the year as it opens up a three-game set against New Mexico.

As construction projects head toward the hills, more deer are taking refuge down by the U, and it could cost their lives in the future.

Students and faculty are working to establish a global health center on campus that would coordinate the U's international medical efforts while allowing students to collaborate to gain valuable work experience.

Police might never determine whether a body found in Southern Utah, which could be U student Zach Ruble, was a victim of homicide, suicide or accidental death.