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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith during the TeamSmile event. Photo courtesy of The Kansas City Chiefs.

Alex Smith will draw on experience in commencement speech

May 1, 2014

As he stepped up to the podium, you could tell Alex Smith was and always will be a Ute. The Utah graduate and current starting quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs was humble from the beginning - something...

OUR_Ep.65_Marty Archibald

April 30, 2014

On Episode 65 of Ol' Ute Radio, your hosts welcome local comedian, Marty Archibald, into studio. The three talk about comedy, writing and how to pick on Rebecca. Marty discusses life and the comedy scene...

DJ Solar Interviews Director of Saltfest

April 24, 2014

Hey all! DJ Solar here. I got the chance to interview Lucas Faustino, director of the SaltFest Convention. For those of you who don't know, SaltFest is Utah's Premier Video Game Convention, and it's being...

OUR_Ep.64_ Josh Fonokalafi

April 24, 2014

Tonight's special show, Episode 64 of Ol' Ute Radio, starts off with a bang as Sascha and Rebecca are joined LIVE in-studio by the out-of-state "Rubber Dak" as he makes a detour through Salt Lake City....

Student journalism: Bless this mess

April 23, 2014

On my first day, I made every mistake I could have. I was 18 years old, fresh off of my high school newspaper and I hadn’t even started my first year of college yet. But I had an assignment: cover the...

Rory Penman

Barefoot and minimalist is the way we’re supposed to be

April 22, 2014

We do not realize that we are imprisoned. We have taken one of the most complex parts of our bodies and locked them away — in shoes. When you think about it, humans do not need to be wearing shoes most...

Breaking records makes rivals on team

Breaking records makes rivals on team

April 22, 2014

On April 4, Utah’s Rebekah Winterton broke the school record in the 5,000-meter run. That mark lasted two weeks. Susannah Hurst took down her teammate’s record with a time of 16:06.31 to finish fifth...

Kristen Stewart up to bat at the Utah Softball Stadium. Photo by Erin Burns.

Utes dominate in doubleheader

April 22, 2014

Utah continued its strong hitting streak against UVU in a doubleheader at home Monday. The Utes took both games in dominating fashion, winning the first one 14-4 and the second 12-3. Both were called early....

A new block U has been installed near the Campus Store. Photo by Calvin Chhour.

New Block U site creates campus pride, photo op, possible traditions

April 22, 2014

Union director Whit Hollis, is the man behind the new block U statue. Two years ago, Hollis was talking with students and colleagues about the lack of “school spirit objects” on campus. To remedy the...

The incident occured in the parking lot west of the
Marriott Library.

U Police continue search for library lot suspect

April 22, 2014

An unknown man allegedly attempted to open the driver’s side door of a female student’s car on April 15. The incident occurred just before 10:55 p.m. in the west Marriott Library parking lot. According...