The U Board of Trustees approved a publication fee increase of $1.34 per semester, pending the board's approval of a plan for a new student media council.

The Synergy Party has dissolved after losing the primary elections and its candidates have split to support the two remaining parties.

The U Board of Trustees approved the tuition increase during its monthly meeting Tuesday morning. Resident students will pay an average of $233 more per semester and non-residents will pay $777 more.

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.

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.