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U Alumni Campaign to Change Pop Culture Image of Beauty

December 10, 2014

  Twin sisters Lexie and Lindsay Kite, who recently graduated from the U, have taken action against the portrayal of women in the media, including magazines and television. The sisters started their...

U Frats Strive to Transcend Pop Culture Portrayals

December 10, 2014

The film “Neighbors,” starring Zac Efron and Seth Rogen, released earlier this year, depicts Greek life as the stereotypical image of university students abusing drugs and alochol. Nickolas Robbins,...

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Dogs Help Students Forget Finals Stress

December 9, 2014

  The College of Social Work and the Marriott Library will be parading dogs around study areas Tuesday through Thursday this week for stressed-out students to pet. Jennifer Nozawa, spokesperson for...

(The U is partnering with the Utah Department of Corrections to provide monthly lectures for the inmates at the Utah State Prison. — Courtesy of Ben Drummond)

U Brings Science to Utah State Prison

December 9, 2014

  Nearly 7,000 people living in Utah have almost no access to a university-level education. The men and women serving prison sentences in the Utah State Prison make up a small percentage of the more...

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Office of Equity and Diversity Works to Collaborate After Disruption Last Year

December 9, 2014

  After the resignation of Octavio Villalpando last Spring Semester, the U’s Office for Equity and Diversity is landing back on its feet under the leadership of Kathryn Stockton. Last spring there...

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Students Don’t Know What ASUU Did Fall Semester

December 9, 2014

  ASUU is wrapping up Fall Semester and getting ready for spring, leaving many students curious about what has been accomplished thus far. Officials within student government refused to respond to...

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Police Brutality Protests Fizzle on Campus

December 7, 2014

  The momentum of protests in Salt Lake City is increasing but slowing down at the U. Three protests surrounding the police homicides of four unarmed men — Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., Dillon...

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Past University Professor of Poetry Dies, Celebrated for Talent

December 7, 2014

  Mark Strand, a former professor at the U and a poet laureate, died recently at the age of 80. Strand taught creative writing and literature at the U from 1981 to 1993. During his time teaching,...

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Geek Week Helps Students Prepare for Finals

December 7, 2014

  While you’re guzzling energy drinks and pulling all-nighters to prepare for finals, head to the Marriott Library for extended study hours. During ASUU’s Geek Week, the library will remain open...

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Construction Coming to Presidents Circle

December 7, 2014

  In the past 79 years, the George Thomas Building in Presidents Circle has served as the U’s library and the Utah Museum of Natural History. In Fall 2016, it will house research labs. The U plans...