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Dancers try out for the U’s ballet program Saturday morning at the Marriott Center for Dance. Photo by Chris Ayers.

Ballet auditions draw national attention

February 10, 2014

When asked what brought her to Saturday’s audition, ballerina Kaylee Leclerc’s answer was simple: “I mean, it’s the U.” Leclerc, a freshman at Salt Lake Community College, was among 38 students...

Construction continues on the Beverley Taylor Sorenson Arts and Education Complex. The complex will be open for students on Febuary 10. Photo by Conor Barry.

Dance program to get permanent home

February 9, 2014

The newest addition to HPER Highway, the Beverly Taylor Sorenson Arts and Education Complex, will be completed by the end of this month. Shireen Ghorbani, a representative from the U’s Office of Campus...

Retreat lets U students experience poverty, need

February 9, 2014

U students had the opportunity to try living in poverty this weekend. As part of this year’s Winter Volunteer Retreat with the Lowell Bennion Community Service Center, dozens of students were able to...

Professor David Temme lectures to students about the way the brain learns at a lecture on Wednesday night. Photo by Chris Samuels.

Prof: students must embrace confusion in education

February 6, 2014

David Temme asked students to imagine $10 bills falling from the sky on Wednesday night. Temme, an award-winning U professor, used the money metaphor to show students that education requires both emotion...

James Folcik, a freshman in business, talks with his partner during speed dating at the Union Crimson View on Wednesday night. Photo by Calvin Chhour.

Students hunt for love at speed dating event

February 5, 2014

Love filled the air in the Crimson View Restaurant on Wednesday night as singles chatted over refreshments and tried to find true love, or perhaps just a date for Valentine’s Day. Speed Dating, put on...

Photo courtesy of Lisa Hawkins.

Students lobby for higher ed.

February 5, 2014

With the state legislative session in progress, Lisa Hawkins, is busy organizing lobbying events. Hawkins, a junior in political science, is the director of the Government Relations Board in ASUU. She...

Students speak with a company at the Career Fair on Tuesday in the Union. Photo by Cole Tan.

Students explore career options

February 4, 2014

Making the transition between student life and professional life can be a daunting prospect, but the U hopes to change that. The annual U career fair was held Tuesday in the Union. More than 1,200 students...

Interns from the Hinckley Institute of Politics pose at the
Utah State Capitol. Photo courtesy of The Hinckley Institute of Politics.

Interns learn leadership skills at capitol

February 4, 2014

For nearly five decades, the Hinckley Institute of Politics has been sending students to intern for Utah’s State Capitol. The rigorous, full-time internship is one of the largest internships in the country...

Members of Sagebin Air pose with their award from the Utah Entrepreneurship Challenge. Photo courtesy of Utah Entrepreneur Series.

Utah Entrepreneurship Challenge announces finalists

February 4, 2014

The Utah Entrepreneurship Challenge announced its finalists Monday, Feb. 3. The competition, which is held annually, narrowed the entries from an initial submission of 126 down to 30, all of which were...

Ryan Noufer delivers poetry in the Saltair room in the Union on Monday night. Photo by Cole Tan.

Project V.O.I.C.E. encourages all students to speak out with poetry

February 4, 2014

Vocal Outreach Into Creative Expression, or Project V.O.I.C.E., brought 250 people together Monday night and filled their ears with original spoken-word poetry. Sarah Kay and Phil Kaye, two spoken word...