Carol Fay and James Macfarlane will each be awarded a Doctor of Business degree at commencement ceremonies in May. Peter Meldrum will receive a Doctor of Engineering degree and Marva Warnock will receive a Doctor of Fine Arts degree.

The renowned New York Times columnist and bestselling author urged a packed audience at Abravanel Hall on Tuesday night to start a "green revolution" using energy technology.

U administrators discussed the proposed tuition increase with students Monday and detailed how departments campus-wide are facing a 17.5 percent budget cut from the Utah Legislature.

The U Board of Trustees will hear proposals this morning to raise nine student fees, adopt the new sustainability fee and cut an existing fee within the College of Nursing.

In a unique effort to stay healthy, cashiers at the University Campus Store plan to collectively bike, run and swim 7,803.1 miles, the distance from Salt Lake City to Mecca, Saudi Arabia in a "Bike to Mecca" fitness challenge.

General elections will take place Tuesday and Wednesday, and the winner will be announced Thursday morning on the Union Patio. "We need to work harder and do everything we can to get to every student," Clough said. "With a little more push, this could continue to be a very interesting race."

Berry, an acclaimed writer, farmer and outspoken environmental activist, visited the U for the first time in 20 years Thursday for the centennial anniversary of his teacher Wallace Stegner's birth.

At the final lecture in the "Memory and the Media" series hosted by the department of communication, Laurel Leff discussed how The Times coverage of the Holocaust affected how American citizens remembered the events.

Student fees might go up an additional $2.68 next year, but it has nothing to do with sustainability.

Kariann Hibbard, elections registrar for the Associated Students of the University of Utah, revealed that the GO and the Revolution parties will face off in final elections next week. The two parties were separated by 100 votes, with the Synergy Party finishing a distant third.