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Joaquin Zihuatanejo recites his poetry in front of U students at a “Beneath the Hoodie” event. Photo by Dane Goodwin.

Zihuatanejo demonstrates poetry’s power

January 22, 2014

Joaquin Zihuatanejo believes a poem can change the world. In a talk on Wednesday in the Union Ballroom, Zihuatanejo, an award-winning poet, artist and teacher, shared personal poems about his life and...

Board Game Club founder and director Dietrich Geisler sets up one of his many board games at the club meeting on Tuesday night. Photo by Cole Tan.

Club caters to on-campus board gamers

January 22, 2014

Mario and Link might have to start looking for new players. In the age of social media and digital entertainment, students are choosing to ditch their screens and have some old-fashioned fun playing board...

Sophomore Luke Mughal shows the cash he used to pay for his tuition Tuesday. Photo by Calvin Chhour.

Student pays tuition in single bills

January 21, 2014

Luke Mughal paid his tuition in one-dollar bills yesterday. After four semesters of paying thousands of dollars in tuition with a card, the sophomore in electrical engineering thought it was time for a...

Optimism encouraged in same-sex activism

Optimism encouraged in same-sex activism

January 21, 2014

Kate Kendell’s mother is proud of her. “She takes care of all the gays and lesbians in the world,” she said of her daughter. Kendell, executive director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights,...

Rice-Eccles tower to host Ultimate U Wedding

Rice-Eccles tower to host Ultimate U Wedding

January 21, 2014

On March 8th, Rice-Eccles Stadium will host something a little more romantic than a football game — its tower will be the venue of the Ultimate Utah Wedding. The 2014 wedding winners are Alexandria...

Forghan Ghodrati

Court aims to deport stabber of U student

January 20, 2014

All Shahram (Shawn) Ghodrati wants to do is buy his father, Forghan Ghodrati, a one-way ticket back to his home country of Iran. The recommendation, presented in Forghan’s sentence hearing on Friday,...

Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) speaks to students about the Benghazi attacks at the Hinckley Institute of Politics on Friday afternoon. Photo by Dane Goodwin.

Chaffetz talks Benghazi at Hinckley

January 20, 2014

Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) came to the Hinckley Institute of Politics on Friday to give his take on what really happened to the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya on the night of Sept. 11, 2012. In his...

Incoming transfer students learn about life at the U at a transfer orientation Jan. 14 in the Union. Photo by Dane Goodwin.

Mentors ease transfer students’ transitions

January 16, 2014

Transfer students face unique challenges on campus, and one U program aims to change that tough transition. Zhirong Wang, a student in biology, is a leader in the Campus Life Mentor program, a group within...

Anna Deveare tells her stories of health care and its horror stories as part of the David P. Gardner Lecture series at Kingsbury Hall. Photo by Brent Uberty.

“The Human Story”

January 16, 2014

Interviews of voices from all walks of life took center stage at Kingsbury Hall on Wednesday night. Delivering word-for-word impressions from a diverse set of Americans on their health care experiences,...

Textbooks fill the shelf of the Campus Bookstore waiting for students to spend upwards of a $700 a semester. Photo by Brent Uberty.

Committee to cut down textbook prices

January 15, 2014

An Academic Senate committee is looking for ways to save students $500 a year on textbooks. Meredith Metzger, a professor of mechanical engineering, is the head of the committee, which was formed by Allyson...