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Students make Valentines Day crafts at UPC’s craft night in the Union Pano Room Monday afternoon. Photo by Brent Uberty.

UPC hosts Valentine’s Day craft party

February 3, 2014

The Union Parlor was filled with chocolate fountains, glitter and sugar cookies as students handmade valentines for their sweethearts on Monday. The event, called the “love edition,” was the second...

Pershing: U best Pac-12 value

Pershing: U best Pac-12 value

February 2, 2014

President David Pershing delivered the U’s annual report to the state legislature on Friday. Presidents from state-funded colleges and universities across the state presented to the Higher Education...

Grace Hanley, a senior in psychology, anthropology and sociology presents about the effects of yoga on anger at the UROP Science Fair at the Capitol on Friday afternoon. Photo by Brent Uberty.

Science fair at Capitol shows poverty cycle

February 2, 2014

Science fairs are not just for kids in elementary school. Students from the U and Utah State lined the rotunda at the State Capitol on Thursday to explain research projects they have been working on all...

Students dress up for fancy ball

February 2, 2014

Top hats, feather boas and masked faces twirled around Rice Eccles tower to the sounds of a live instrumental trio doing Prince covers on Friday night. Students dressed in gowns and masks waltzed the night...

A participant tries a sample of Chapul’s granola bars made with crickets. Photo by Chris Samuels.

Chapul presents bugs as food

January 30, 2014

Instead of pizza and Panda Express, U students dined on bugs Wednesday in the Marriott Library. Pat Crowley, founder of the program “Chapul,” taught audience members about the benefits and nutrients...

Graphic by Grey Leman.

State of Union speech doesn’t move students

January 29, 2014

President Barack Obama gave his annual State of the Union address on Tuesday, unveiling his plans for the upcoming year in sixty-five minutes. President Obama addressed federal government policies on foreign...

UTA buses like these take students to and from local ski resorts. Photo by Brent Uberty.

New bus takes students straight to slopes

January 29, 2014

U students can now hit the slopes on the weekend without getting behind the wheel. Utah Transit Authority provides a direct bus route from Fort Douglas to both Brighton and Solitude ski resorts for $4.50...

The Utah State Capitol is lit up on the second
day of the legislative session. Photo by Brent Uberty.

State Leg. focuses on tuition

January 28, 2014

Curbing tuition costs is at the top of the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee agenda this session in the State Legislature. The committee met for the first time Tuesday to run over performance...

Laura Jacobs, a sophomore in communication and Spanish, talks with a study abroad informer at the Union Ballroom on Tuesday. Photo by Calvin Chhour.

Study abroad fair: world of possibilities

January 28, 2014

Students traveled all around the world on Tuesday without even stepping foot outside the Union Ballroom. A study abroad fair was held this Tuesday, and representatives from the U’s multiple study abroad...

Students participate in “speed faithing” at the Union on Tuesday Photo by Calvin Chhour.

‘Speed faithing’ replaces taboo with understanding

January 28, 2014

Like dating, talking about religion with strangers can be awkward. ASUU hopes to put a stop to that stigma. Organized by advisors Scott Varner and Michael Chen, Speed Faithing created a space for students...