U researchers have found two genes that affect a person's ability to draw pictures and communicate with family and strangers, which could help them find drugs that are useful for treating genetic disorders.

This weekend, the Utah Symphony brings together these two pieces. Both are extremely famous8212;that goes without saying8212;and will be presented under the baton of guest conductor, Maestro Jean-Claude Casadesus.

There's something to be said about longevity in the music business, especially in a genre that spits out ensemble after ensemble in the name of giving angry teenagers a soundtrack for their aggression. Thursday is one of the only bands that can survive their fans growing out of that surly phase.

In reality, the fact that Phelps was stupid enough to pick up a bong during a house party in which about 90 percent of the people probably had access to some sort of camera phone, should be more of a deterrent to marijuana use than any D.A.R.E campaign could ever be. If not the rest of the country, Utah should get over it.

I'm sorry, but it's a revolving door of dramatics that people stopped caring about a long, long time ago. I don't know whether or not to care where my $25 worth of ASUU student fees go to anymore. We've seen and heard enough.

Stripping undocumented students of the opportunity to educate themselves, even if it is done with a smile, doesn't stop it from being wrong. We hope the House will vote the bill down before it can even reach the Senate.

While Huntsman is running forward with Utah, the Legislature seems to be running in circles. Instead of learning from him, our lawmakers seem to be bent on showing him who's boss in Utah politics. You'd think they'd catch a hint that he isn't the problem.

Three U students were selected as finalists for the 2009 Truman Scholarship, a prestigious award that recognizes the nation's top undergraduates who show potential in leadership and public service.

A bill that would prevent undocumented students recieving in-state tuition from working passed a legislative committee Wednesday, despite the protests of U student leaders who said the bill would only prevent such students from receiving higher education.

A bill that would prevent undocumented students from working passed out of a legislative committee yesterday, despite the protests of U student leaders who said the bill would only prevent such students from receiving a higher education.