More than 52 percent of eligible young voters went to the polls, tying the 1992 election for the second-highest young voter turnout. 1972 had the highest percentage with 55.4 percent.

Ute fans have every reason to loathe Alabama head coach Nick Saban after his statement that Alabama was the only team to go 12-0 in a real Bowl Championship Series conference after his team lost out on its chance to go to the BCS Championship game.

The All-Mountain West Conference first-teamer has made immense strides, playing as both a running back and a wide receiver since arriving at the U in 2005 when he spent his freshman season as a redshirt.

It is going to be a tough challenge for Utah to pound away at 'Bama's immense defense. However, offensive coordinator Andy Ludwig is just as concerned with the overall speed of the defense as he is with the size of it.

Heather Gross, a graduate student in linguistics, was killed on Sunday evening from injuries sustained during an avalanche at the Snowbird ski resort earlier in the day.

The U Police Department has tightened security after 22 cars were broken into on campus in late November.

At 12:20 a.m., more than 100 firefighters responded to a fire at The Incline Terrace Apartments.

After winning 19 of their last 20 games, Utah's win streak and hopes of getting to the Elite Eight for the first time in school history were crushed by No. 5 seed Washington Huskies as the Utes got swept for just the third time this season 25-16, 25-20, 25-16.

About 30 students watched as Julia Kornfield, a chemical engineering professor from the California Institute of Technology, discussed a new breakthrough in eye surgery that will restore full vision without multiple surgeries.

To have a membership or not to have a membership8212;that is the question. Or at least that was the question students from the U and BYU argued at Thursday's public debate at the S.J. Quinney College of Law, which addressed the pros and cons surrounding the proposed elimination of required private membership at Utah bars.