Hill, a senior in history teaching, said that more than 3,100 students have signed up to sit in the MUSS, the student fan club, within a month of the membership being open for the football seats.

Students from the LDS Institute of Religion awarded professor Randall Boyle the Excellence in Education Award for his charming nature and individual attention to students in the classroom.

Today marks the beginning of Chinese Culture Week, an effort by the U Confucius Institute to expand student understanding of China through cultural activities such as films, opera and musical performances, art exhibits and lectures.

U students helped construct a "wall of oppression" with concrete bricks Saturday to raise awareness among passing students about issues such as racism, sexism, war and genocide.

On Friday, the College of Social Work honored seven people and organizations that have demonstrated outstanding service to the community involving equality and social justice.

Students popped, locked and rocked at the third-annual Rock the U dance marathon during the weekend, raising more than $75,000 for the Huntsman Cancer Foundation.

An amended proposal to increase student fees by $2.50 per semester to fund sustainability projects passed the ASUU General Assembly and Senate last night and will go before the Utah Board of Regents for approval this afternoon.

The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation has selected Patrick Reimherr, a senior in economics and the U's student body president, as one of 65 students from more than 280 colleges nationwide to receive a $30,000 scholarship award for public service.

Kahn spoke Thursday at the U Hinckley Institute of Politics about China's up-and-coming status as a superpower of the world.

The marathon, run by the Associated Students of the University of Utah, will begin Friday afternoon in the Union Ballroom and will continue non-stop for 26.2 hours. Participants will dance, play games and eat to help support cancer research.