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New airport TRAX line in the works

December 8, 2013

U students may have a new way to get to the airport soon without having to wait in the cold to transfer TRAX lines. UTA is planning on implementing a new TRAX line which will run from campus to the Salt...

Cannabinoid may ease epileptic seizures

December 4, 2013

Medical cannabis has the potential of helping children with epilepsy, said Dr. Francis M. Filoux, chief of the division of pediatric neurology at the School of Medicine and Primary Children’s Medical...

Wheeler keeps ASUU on track

December 4, 2013

ASUU’s Attorney General Molly Wheeler is not new to student government at the U, but a twist in policy put her in the position she holds today. Before last year’s elections, ASUU’s Attorney General...

Minor fire breaks out at Child Care facility

December 4, 2013

There was a small fire in the kitchen of the ASUU Child Care facility in the Alfred Emery Building on Friday, Nov. 22. The fire only damaged a stove top and the wall behind it, and no one was hurt. No...

Blue brings laughs, life stories

December 4, 2013

The Union rang with laughter Tuesday night. Josh Blue, award winning comedian and Paralympic soccer player, performed in the Union Ballroom. ASUU’s Campus Events Board organized the event, which was...

End of semester puts students in finals frenzy

December 3, 2013

Finals are in two weeks and most students are busy gearing up for the exams and papers ahead. With just a few sessions left of classes, students have moved beyond the daily tasks of class and on to stressing...

Writing prog. renamed, new certificates announced

December 2, 2013

The Academic Senate approved a proposal to install a new certificate into the U’s College of Social and Behavioral Sciences curriculum. The Hazards and Emergency Management certificate was approved...

Seastrand hits her stride in ASUU

December 1, 2013

ASUU vice president Sara Seastrand came into office in a nontraditional way. Last summer, former ASUU president Nick Ferre was impeached because his grades fell below ASUU standards, and vice president...

Ballroom dance club works out body, mind

December 1, 2013

For Nicholas Snow, the ballroom dance club is more than just the tango and foxtrotting; it’s a way to get exercise and make friends. “I think it’s a little bit of everything. You get really close...

Students make films in Italy as part of study abroad

December 1, 2013

Next summer a group of students are going to Genova, Italy, to create documentary and narrative films. Giuliana Marple, an Italian language professor, said she created the program seven years ago, and...