Nearly 400 students packed the Hinckley Institute caucus room, filled the neighboring office and spilled into the hallway and the OSH foyer to hear U professors and financial experts assess the current economic crisis.

U students overwhelmingly support Democratic presidential contender Sen. Barack Obama, but they like incumbent Republican Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. even more.

The Chicano Scholarship Fund recently awarded Torres for his work with a one-year tuition scholarship.

Professors from 13 colleges became activists last week and set aside part of their syllabi to teach about environmental crisis and sustainability.

The campus received an overall B in sustainability, an improvement from last year's C, but is still not quite excellent, according to a report card that measures university sustainability efforts.

Dancing clowns, male strippers and singing cowgirls all took the stage Thursday night in the Union Ballroom for a lighthearted Homecoming Week event.

The Chicano Scholarship Fund board of trustees is handing out 15 scholarships tonight at the 33rd annual Scholarship Banquet.

Campus employees kicked off their working boots Thursday afternoon at an Employee Appreciation Day.

The newly refurbished University Kids Center, now owned and operated by the Children's Creative Learning Centers Inc., celebrated its grand opening on Sept. 25.

The Hinckley Institute of Politics will not release the results of the straw poll until Monday. The results were originally scheduled to come out Thursday.