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(Photo Courtesy of Madison Black)

ASUU’s Vision

August 24, 2014

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Big plans are in progress in ASUU for this upcoming academic year. Recently elected ASUU president Justin Spangler, vice president Madison Black and senior class president...

(Photo Courtesy of ASUU) Former ASUU President Sam Ortiz.

A Utah Sam am I

August 1, 2014

He had one month left until graduation when the threats began. And it didn’t start slow either. No, this was an onslaught. Around three in the afternoon on Tuesday, April 8, against a backdrop of missed...

(Brent Uberty)

ADA access an absolute priority

August 1, 2014

For students in wheelchairs, maneuvering around the huge, hilly campus can be a struggle — Carli Carter knows firsthand. Carter, a senior in broadcast journalism, has spinal muscular atrophy, which...

(Brent Uberty) Books line every shelf at the U's Campus Bookstore.

On the rise

August 1, 2014

Most of the moans and groans of a new semester can be heard at the Campus Bookstore. Depending on their major, students can spend more than $150 per semester on books alone. Professors may bear some of...

(Photo Courtesy of Rachel Sanders)

Cost-effective ecosystem

August 1, 2014

U students may cheer on the red when it comes to football, but while they’re on campus it’s all about going green. Students in the U’s Sustainability Committee want to make the U more sustainable...

(Conor Barry)

Band marches to beat of own drum

August 1, 2014

With tubas and percussion, the U’s marching band fills Rice-Eccles Stadium with more than music — they drum up school spirit too. The “Pride of Utah,” as the band is alternatively known, has approximately...

(Brent Uberty)

Bridge lives up to its legacy

August 1, 2014

Located on upper campus as a pedestrian and bicyclist bridge over Mario Capecchi Drive, the significance of the George S. Eccles Legacy Bridge is often overlooked. Hundreds of students cross the bridge...

(Brent Uberty) A display set up at the Marriott Library shows artifacts from Japanese internment camps in Utah.

Japanese culture exhibit educates students

August 1, 2014

Located on the fourth floor of the Marriott Library, is an exhibit that has been accumulating archives for over 20 years. The exhibit, currently on display, shows the history of Japanese culture in Utah....

(Conor Barry)

Home away from home

August 1, 2014

This Fall Semester 900 students will leave their homes across the globe and travel to the U to study. Julie Scott, who works with the International Student and Scholar Services at the U, not only keeps...

(Photo Courtesy of Mark Loewen)

Move over Triceratops

August 1, 2014

U professor Mark Loewen helped discover a new dinosaur species this summer. Loewen says the species, called Mercuriceratops gemini, is named after the Roman god Mercury because of its characteristic wing-like...