Sen. Barack Obama and Gov. Sarah Palin are no longer on the tip of every tongue in the nation's Capitol. Instead, Merrill Lynch and Lehman Brothers are the talk of the town.

The four-person panel cited adequate funding, programs to get students into college, recruiting and preparing teachers and local control of the educational system as key issues being decided today that will determine that future of public education.

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With words like "crisis" and "crunch" used to describe current global financial markets, it can sometimes sound as if the economic sky were falling. And for U finance majors, a dwindling job market and shaky economy has some students rethinking their postgraduate plans.

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A U graduate student is learning clams and worms are not the major cause of coral reef deterioration8212;instead, it's caused by factors such as global warming and harmful chemicals being pushed into the water.

Primary Children's Medical Center is asking U students and community members to "measure your heart" and give generously during a month-long campaign to raise money for children with life-threatening illnesses.

Friday night the Utes ended their four game losing streak in front of a record-breaking crowd at Ute field. They followed that up Sunday with a trip to Los Angles to face Loyola Marymount University, where the team had to endure its fourth overtime game of the year, and eventually had to settle for a 0-0 deadlock. The weekend was capped off Monday when Ute Rogers was named MWC Defensive player of the week.

U students need to take advantage of the right they have to carry concealed weapons on campus.

It's obvious that on the field USU is not up to par with the U, yet it continues plugging the rivalry claim because of the money that a lot of hype can bring.