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May 28, 2008

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Will 2008 be epic for the Utes?

By By Christopher Kamrani • May 28, 2008

The Romans are remembered as one of the fiercest military civilizations in all of antiquity. The U football team's returning talent gives the Utes a shot at being the most dangerous non-BCS team in the national picture this year, but they'll be in for an all-out war.

Merit-based pay unfair to teachers

By By Alex Bean • May 28, 2008

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Red Rocks score high marks in classroom

May 28, 2008

For decades, the U gymnastics team has continued to excel in the gym. On Monday, the Red Rocks continued to prove their success in the classroom as well. Seven U gymnasts were named National Association of College Gymnastic Coaches' All-Americans, including seniors Ashley Postell and Katie Kivisto, junior Kristina Baskett, sophomores Daria Bijak, Jamie Deetscreek and Stephanie Neff, and freshman Gael Mackie.

Tennis doubles partners leave on low note

By By Marco Villano • May 28, 2008

Every female senior athlete wants to end her career on a high note. However, for the U's Elizabeth Ferris and Emily Kwok, the ideal finish was cut short. Ferris and Kwok were beat 2-1 by Auburn's Alex Haney and Melissa Koning in the first round of the NCAA Women's Tennis Championships.

Give veterans public forum

By By Andrew Cengiz • May 28, 2008

Veterans are among our most important and, sometimes, most ignored citizens. The public's lack of attention to their views is condemnable. We need to empower our veterans and current troops by involving more of their words in our national dialogue. If you open any newspaper or turn on the TV, you will get third-party accounts of who the troops are, what they did, how they did it, and what it means to the troops.

Profile Guymon in the rough

By By Brian Chouinard and By Brian Chouinard • May 24, 2008

When Cody Guymon started his collegiate career, it would have been hard for him to imagine being named to the Mountain West Conference baseball first-team. Not only was he not even a part of the MWC, he was in a frustrating situation that left him with eight RBIs and a .

Pappas: Jazz need a change

By By Nick Pappas and By Nick Pappas • May 24, 2008

There are two types of Jazz fans. There are the postseason screamers--the fans who lie dormant like groundhogs until right around the start of April. They climb out of their burrows, raise their arms in a yawn, and commence in foaming at the mouth and yelling Sunday School obscenities.

$15 million donated for new natural history museum

By By Michael McFall • May 24, 2008

Construction on a new Utah Museum of Natural History is set to begin this summer, thanks to a $15 million donation from Rio Tinto, the parent company of Kennecott Copper. "We are thrilled to share this exciting contribution to the continuing, long relationship with the museum and the U," said Bret Clayton, chief executive of Rio Tinto.

Recording industry threatens to sue over illegal file sharing

By By Michael McFall • May 23, 2008

The recording industry association is threatening to file lawsuits against 12 individuals -- possibly students or employees -- who have allegedly taken part in copyright infringement by illegally sharing music files using the U's Internet service.