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ASUU lays out plan for upcoming year

August 1, 2013

Student government leaders are planning to move ahead with the HOUSE party platform of diversity, inclusivity, sustainability and transparency, as well as increase student participation in ASUU as the...

NHMU nature exhibit features hands-on activities

August 1, 2013

Visitors to the Natural History Museum of Utah can now experience what it is like to be in a tornado alongside the usual dinosaur fossils on display. Nature Unleashed is a traveling exhibit produced by...

Parkour group provides exercise, fun

August 1, 2013

Some students come to campus to study math, English or history. Some come up to learn parkour. Sean Keil, the founder of Renaissance Movement Parkour, a group that teaches a parkour class on campus, said...

Dorm first in Utah to be certified as sustainable

June 18, 2013

By Ian Smith A dorm at the U was the first in the state to be certified as sustainable, but students are having mixed reactions. The Donna Garff Marriott Honors Residential Scholars Community has recently...

Campus endures constant construction

June 18, 2013

Kevin Tao Staff Writer First-time visitors of the U may think they are unlucky that they saw the campus during what appears to be a period of heavy construction. In reality, according to the Facilities...

Pricey books cause students to search for other options

June 17, 2013

Claire Thixton Staff Writer According to data released by Student Public Interest Research Groups (PIRGs), textbook wholesale prices have raised at least three times the rate of inflation over the last...

Researchers create semiconductors with microwaves

June 3, 2013

Researchers at the U are using microwave ovens to produce nanocrystal semiconductors. Along with their team, Michael Free, a professor in metallurgical engineering and Prashant Sarswat, a research associate,...

New electric shuttle plans moving forward

June 3, 2013

Stephen Willis Staff Writer The U plans to construct a new shuttle route that will begin at the South Campus TRAX station travel through central campus with one stop near the Union Building, and a final...

ASUU impeaches president

June 3, 2013

The ASUU president has been impeached and removed from office for the first time in ASUU’s history. Former vice president Sam Ortiz, a senior in social work, is now president of ASUU after the Senate...

New programs expand range of majors at the U

May 23, 2013

The U is growing–along with the new buildings sprouting up across campus, new programs are being introduced. Cross-disciplinary is the name of the game for two new programs: the multidisciplinary design...