- The Daily Utah Chronicle

U hospitals in need of more blood

By By Jessica Blake • July 9, 2008

Summertime means "trauma season" in the medical world, but U hospitals are falling behind on their supply of blood just when it is in highest demand. With a 384 percent increase in blood demand for trauma patients since last year, ARUP Blood Services is reaching out to the community by hosting a community blood drive Wednesday.

Cliff jumping fun but dangerous

By By Leiha Kunz • July 9, 2008

Jumping off of high cliffs and gnarly-looking rocks hasn't always been for kicks and giggles. Hundreds of years before cliff jumping was even remotely cool, the Hawaiian Island of Lana'i required men to jump off cliffs to prove their courage and loyalty. The men hit the water at incredible rates of speed, and their goal was to enter the water feet first and make as little a splash as possible.

Board of Trustees appoints new members

By By Ryan Shelton • July 9, 2008

The U's Board of Trustees appointed two new members at the end of Spring Semester. The Associated Students of the University of Utah President Patrick Reimherr and Alumni Association Board of Directors President Michele Mattsson have begun serving on the board.

Get your feet wet with wakeboarding

By By Marco Villano, Bryan Choinard • July 9, 2008

Utah is home to about two dozen lakes and reservoirs. It's no surprise with the growing popularity of board sports worldwide that wakeboarding is quickly replacing traditional water skiing and becoming one of the hottest watersports in the state. Most of Utah's water sites offer wakeboarding amenities for pros and amateurs alike.

UTA route changes leave commuters waiting

By By Isabella Bravo • July 9, 2008

U student Cameron Hansen would rather take the bus than spend $50 on gas every week to commute from Draper, but recent changes to the Utah Transit AuthorityTRAX and bus lines in that area don't work with his schedule, he said. "There is a direct bus on?9400 South, but the times just aren't really convenient enough, and until the gas hits about $5 a gallon, I probably won't be willing to sacrifice the freedom of having my own car," Hansen said.

Architecture students get more to work with in Bluff service project

By By Jessica Blake • July 9, 2008

U graduate architecture students will now have expanded living arrangements for the DesignBuildBLUFF program, which allows students to build and design houses for American Indians with poor living conditions in Bluff, Utah. For the past eight years, first-year graduate students in the College of Architecture and Planning's Master of Architecture program have traveled to southeastern Utah for DesignBuildBLUFF, organized by architecture professor Hank Louis in 2000 to give graduate students more hands-on experience.

U study investigates birth defects

By By Isabella Bravo • July 9, 2008

A recent U study showed that pregnant women with a sexually transmitted disease and urinary tract infection are four times more likely to have a child with a birth defect. "There's a chance that a lot of women (don't know they) are at risk," said Marcia Feldkamp, a U professor of pediatrics and director of the Utah Birth Defect Network.

Cartoon: Bankruptcy only a payday loan away

By By Phil Cannon • July 9, 2008

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Shaddy: Payday loans only temporary fix

By By Aaron Shaddy • July 9, 2008

Bankruptcy is on the rise in Utah. Figures from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Utah show a 41 percent increase in filings this spring compared to the same time in 2007. Also on the rise are applications for payday loans. "There are many more people coming in," said Jessica Smith, an employee at a Money 4 You store in Sandy.

House: UTA services don’t meet ridership demand

July 9, 2008

When the Utah Transit Authority redesigned bus routes in August, many commuters felt the sting of having downtown routes reduced in favor of beefed-up suburban routes. Routes south of 6400 South faced similar reductions. Three former bus routes in the Sandy area were replaced with one that travels between Draper and the Sandy TRAX station.