A failing economy is causing the 2009 Utah Legislature to function differently than it has in the past.

Now, with five interactive touch-screen kiosks, Capecchi's research and accomplishments can be shared with thousands of Utah residents and students.

Utah sophomore Kyndal Robarts is ready and to make her season debut in competition this weekend in the Red Rocks' trip to Corvallis, Ore., to take on the Oregon State Beavers.

The women's basketball team (12-6, 5-0) will make the short trip to Provo to take on the Cougar team that many are labeling as the surprise team of the Mountain West Conference this year.

Campus police arrested and later released suspended Utah football player Lisi Leota for simple assault and disorderly conduct Friday night.

As the co-chairman of the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee, Valentine, R-Orem, will have to make decisions regarding a 7.5 percent shortfall in this year's remaining budget for higher education and a 15 percent decrease for next year.

Conflict and troubled times seem to be the only news coming from the Middle East, but an annual film series created by anthropology professor Laurence Loeb will give viewers a look at the true cultures of the countries in that region.

Cuts in state funding on campus are projected to a have a negative impact on research projects at the U, for both undergraduate students and faculty.

After remaining relatively quiet in regulation, the senior from Vancouver, British Columbia, erupted in overtime with 10 of his 19 points coming in the last five minutes8212;10 of the Utes' 23 overtime points.

As consumers, we can have some affect on this trend both through feedback to the industry as well as our market decisions. If enough people let the manufacturers know that we do not think bigger is better, they will eventually listen.