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Kamrani: The Euro Cup is the best drama the Union has to offer

By By Chris Kamrani • June 25, 2008

On a daily basis, anywhere from 20 to 40 people have situated themselves in the Union lounge at lunchtime, shouting at a large flat-screen TV. The hoopla doesn't involve a Barack Obama vs. John McCain cage fight or updated footage of the floods of the midwest.

U athletes honored for academic success

By By Marco Villano • June 25, 2008

There might be a reason that in the term student-athlete the word student comes first. With only a very small percentage of collegiate athletes making a living out of their respective sports, the classroom is where the athletes will find their calling. The Spring 2008 Academic all-MWC team was announced on Thursday and 88 athletes from the U were presented with this honor.

Pappas: Steele’s Rankings are a Feast

By By Nick Pappas • June 25, 2008

We've reached the dog days of summer. The Lakers folded like origami chickens in Game 6 of the NBA Finals and the Celtics returned to the days of Bird. And with that return came lazy-eyed channel flipping. Desperate and hungry for sports, we've latched on to anything we can find.

National Mountain Bike Series comes to Deer Valley

By By Kirk Turner • June 25, 2008

This Friday through Sunday, Deer Valley Resort will host the fourth stop of the 2008 National Mountain Bike Series. As a professional under-23 mountain bike racer, I've seen a lot of different race courses over the years, but Deer Valley is one of the best.

U research student to take research to Argentina

By By Kimberly Bowen • June 25, 2008

Sarah Iribarren didn't originally want to be a nurse, but after a study abroad experience in Ecuador she knew that was the career path she wanted to take. Iribarren recently received the Fogarty International Research Scholar award-an honor usually given to medical students.

Master plan: A ‘denser’ campus

By By Michael McFall and By Michael McFall • June 21, 2008

Administrators plan to transform the U into a denser and more environmentally-conscious campus during the next 25 years. The U Board of Trustees approved an updated version of the campus master plan, a blueprint for future construction at the U, at its meeting on June 9.

Man arrested for trying to steal textbooks

By By Michael McFall and By Michael McFall • June 20, 2008

A 42-year-old man was arrested Thursday morning after he allegedly tried to steal four textbooks from the U campus bookstore.

House: Students must pay the price to drive

By and • June 19, 2008

Any time U students face a price increase, the decision is bound to be unpopular. Last week the Board of Trustees unanimously approved a plan to increase parking permit fees by 10 percent. With gas prices on the rise, the Utah Transit Authority has been forced to increase both bus and TRAX fares to offset fuel costs.

Graduation Guarantee program to begin this fall

By By Jed Brinton and By Jed Brinton • June 18, 2008

The new Graduation Guarantee program at the U is highly feasible and likely to succeed, said U student and administration leaders. However, the program must overcome challenges, including a lack of information among students and the possibility that students might choose not to participate.

Lawsuit filed over stolen hospital records

By By Michael McFall and By Michael McFall • June 18, 2008

A former U patient is threatening to file a class action lawsuit against the U after the school revealed that a box containing billing records for roughly 2.2 million hospital and clinic patients was stolen. Former U patient Patrick M. Beamish filed a lawsuit June 11 with the Third District Court claiming negligence against Perpetual Storage Inc.