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Students check their eyes yesterday afternoon at the ASUU Health Program Fair in the Union Ballroom. Photo by Dane Goodwin.

ASUU health program #Healthy4Dayz kicks off

January 14, 2014

ASUU is on a crusade to improve student wellness with a campaign called #Healthy4dayz. The campaign kicked off with a wellness fair in the Union Ballroom on Tuesday. Students who attended got information...

Students work at their desks in the ASSU offices in the union. Photo by Chris Samuels.

Applications closed, primary set to start

January 14, 2014

ASUU election season is beginning to heat up now the application process has been finalized for all positions. The next step for candidates is to prepare their campaign for the primary elections, which...

Students mingle with active members during Chi Omega’s Cookies and Cocoa yesterday evening at the chapter house. Photo by Brent Uberty.

Sororities host spring recruitment activities

January 14, 2014

Five sororities from the U have begun their informal recruitment for Spring Semester. Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Phi, Chi Omega, Pi Beta Phi and Kappa Kappa Gamma have all started their recruiting events for...

Rev. France A. Davis speaks to a crowd of over 8,000 people at the Huntsman Center. Photo courtesy of the Office for Equity and Diversity.

MLK, Jr. Week focuses on racial profiling

January 14, 2014

Each year, the U’s Office for Equity and Diversity hosts a celebration to honor the accomplishments of Martin Luther King, Jr. During this year’s week-long event, beginning Jan. 16 and ending Jan....

Students get an early start on studying now that reading day is no longer part of Spring Semester finals week. Photo by Brent Uberty.

Finals to come a day sooner with removal of reading day

January 13, 2014

Finals will be one day sooner than anticipated this semester after the previously scheduled reading day on Thursday, Apr. 24 was cut. “President Pershing asked [for the move] because of graduation....

Students walk by a room in the Marriott Library that was previously full of womb chairs. Photo by Cole Tan.

Womb chairs forced to retire

January 13, 2014

The much-loved womb chairs of the Marriott Library’s third floor are missing in action. Upon returning to campus for Spring Semester, students were alarmed to discover that all of the womb chairs surrounding...

Feds honor same-sex unions

January 12, 2014

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, Jr. confirmed Friday, Jan. 10 that the federal government will honor same-sex marriages that were performed in Utah before the Supreme Court issued a stay on District...

Workshop illuminates trafficking issue

January 12, 2014

Students and faculty gathered to analyze the significance of international and local human sex trafficking and forced labor at a workshop hosted by the S.J. Quinney College of Law on Friday, Jan. 10. The...

Ultimate U Wedding final couples Jordan and Alexandria (left) and Ashley and Colton (right) flash the U. Photo courtesy of Dezember Photography.

Public to vote for winning U fan couple

January 8, 2014

For one couple, the words “I now pronounce you man and wife” will ring out in Rice-Eccles Stadium on March 8, but only after a little friendly competition. The Ultimate Utah Wedding competition, hosted...

Max Gallant, a junior in material science and engineering, tutors Clayton Sweeten, a sophmore in physics in the Peterson Heritage Center Tuesday night. Photo by Chris Ayers.

PHC offers tutors for struggling students

January 8, 2014

Hitting the books does not need to mean isolation. This semester the Peterson Heritage Center is offering free tutoring sessions for various subjects Sunday through Thursday from 7 to 10 p.m. Biology,...