After a season in which the Utah women's basketball team won both the regular season and tournament of the Mountain West Conference, the Utes finally met their match in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

What I am proposing is to have airport security done the right way. To have educated, well-trained officials conduct concise and respectful assessments of travelers that don't leave them clutching their belts and shoes, wondering where they left their dignity.

Although administrators ordered students to evacuate campus at about 3 p.m. Tuesday after a major gas line was broken along 500 South, many were still trying to leave campus about three hours later, when the U sent out the all-clear notice.

Utah might not have been able to stop Maryland's bigs either way, but at least Elliott would know she has to start recruiting some bigger women, instead of having to petition for another rule change.

Like many others at the U, Preethy Parthasarathy went straight for her car after she received two phone calls Tuesday afternoon telling her that she needed to evacuate the campus because of a gas leak.

The 2009 season was one to remember for Red Rock fans8212;they saw Utah as the No. 1 team for part of the year and broke the NCAA record for average attendance per home meet, which they'd set more than 15 years ago.

A natural gas leak forced police to evacuate all buildings on lower campus for several hours and shut down power Tuesday afternoon for fear of explosions caused by cars or power sources.

While most Utah students were relaxing during Spring Break, the Utah pistol team was busy winning national championships.

The frequent changing of passwords is irritating to students. Any change is tolerable when the effects of the requirement actually serve a purpose, but the effectiveness of switching passwords so often is questionable.

The U's Brazilian Studies Program is expanding through fundraisers, community support, student pressure and new Brazilian professors.