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Guest Column: 10 rules of bar etiquette

By By Frances Naisbitt • April 14, 2008

Well, ladies, we have come to the end of Spring Semester. Now is a time that just might bring occasions when one wants to go out, unwind and have a drink or two. This is all in good fun-but there are a few things you need to remember before hitting the bars.

Guest Column: Refugees enhance our community

By By Kristen Humphries • April 14, 2008

As members of the Salt Lake community, we are often blind to the diversity that surrounds us every day. Salt Lake City is home to more than 15,000 refugees: Burmese, Somali, Sudanese, Cuban, Vietnamese and many others. They speak more than 53 different languages and bring a cultural flare to the valley.

Meuller: The U.S. should keep its eye on China

By By Lauren Mueller • April 14, 2008

The recent international protests of the Olympic torch relay as it winds its way through 20 countries on the way to Beijing, China, to kick off the 2008 Summer Games in August highlight not only the global outrage at Tibetan human-rights abuses and environmental concerns but also a grey area in American foreign policy.

RSL: Historic night at Rice-Eccles

By By Chris Kamrani • April 14, 2008

When used to describe a Real Salt Lake performance, "history" is a term that often carries negative connotations. On Saturday night though, it was definitely a positive. RSL continued its string of first-class play against the perennial Eastern Conference powerhouse D.

Lacrosse breaks even over weekend

By By Tim Haslam • April 14, 2008

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Baseball: Utes get swept in San Diego

By By Cody Brunner • April 14, 2008

With the weather sunny and around 75-degrees, San Diego is an ideal destination for many people this time of year. For the U baseball team last weekend, though, it may as well have been the seventh circle of hell. The Utes lost three games in three days to MWC-leading San Diego State to drop their overall record to 13-17.

Football: Spring sessions offer whiffs of promise

By By Cody Brunner • April 14, 2008

Urban Meyer holdovers would have been disappointed, but college football purists and Ron McBride would have been pleased with the offensive display put on by the U football team on Saturday. The Utes ditched the passing game for the majority of their latest scrimmage, showing off an impressive multi-pronged running attack instead.

Defunct fountain torn out

By By Michael McFall • April 14, 2008

The fountain between the Union and the Student Services Building that hasn't worked for 22 years is finally being removed. A smooth concrete fill-in will replace the defunct fountain, which was donated by the Tanner Foundation in 1986. After three years, the fountain's pipes cracked, and it hasn't worked since.

Red Rocks vault to nationals

By By Jon Gilbert • April 14, 2008

The U gymnastics team can let its breath out. The Red Rocks secured their spot at nationals by winning the North Central Regional Championship on Saturday in Minneapolis, Minn. Utah's score of 196.950 was more than enough to defeat the field and nab one of the two available tickets to nationals in Athens, Ga.

U neurologists to present at conference

By By Carlos Mayorga • April 14, 2008

Researchers from the U will present five published studies from the department of neurology and teach courses at the American Academy of Neurology in Chicago this week. The academy is the world's largest organization of neurologists, and it hosts an annual conference that is the largest international gathering of neurologists, bringing in more than 13,000 researchers from around the world.