Students and community members gathered in the main auditorium of the Salt Lake City Public Library on Friday night to hear author Christopher Benson and a panel of three other speakers discuss the role of the media in the case of 14-year-old Emmett Till.

With a win against Air Force on Saturday, the Utah men's swimming and diving team broke its nearly two-year losing streak and earned its first win of the season. The last win for the Utes came Jan. 27, 2007, when they defeated the Falcons in Salt Lake City.

The Runnin' Utes encountered the same ill fate as their southern rivals against the team from Sin City on Saturday.

In a special forum Thursday at the Hinckley Institute of Politics, local newspaper reporters said Utah can expect more budget cuts to go through the Utah Legislature this session, while ethics, health care reform, liquor laws and gay rights take the backseat.

I'm not saying you need to use public transit at all times and in all cases, but wearing an extra layer or two and hopping back on that bike, or throwing on those waterproof boots and using your God-given feet to get you somewhere is not nearly as bad as you would let yourself believe.

The U received a $5 million grant to study environmental and genetic factors that cause birth defects, despite the fact that other institutions participating in the study lost funding.

With three events in the books, and the teams tied, it came down to the final event8212;and the Gym Dogs defended their turf and edged out the Red Rocks for the win.

U researchers have found that they can regenerate nerve cells faster in worms, which could help treat spinal cord injuries and multiple sclerosis in humans some day.

With environmental crime on the rise, offenders still get off easier than other criminals. This trend, which was discussed Thursday at a symposium held by the S.J. Quinney College of Law, is unsettling to environmentalists and prosecutors alike.

As the economy has fallen into a state of recession, budget cuts from the Utah Legislature are starting to hit home for smaller departments such as UCard services at the U.