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Week Long Summer Course Teaches The History of Hip Hop

March 30, 2016

The U is offering a concentrated week-long class on the history of hip-hop this summer so students can bust a move. Sepuloni Pulu, a sophomore in business administration, is enrolled in the class this...

Union Refurnishes The Food Court For "More Refreshing Atmosphere"

Union Refurnishes The Food Court For “More Refreshing Atmosphere”

March 29, 2016

Students' daily dining experience in the Union has been revamped. Students are still eating the same rice bowls from Panda Express and curly fries from Grill Nation, but now they sit at new tables and...

U Prepares For Annual Powwow To Celebrate “Utah’s Native Heritage”

March 28, 2016

If you walk into the Union Ballroom on April 8, you will see dancers moving to the music of drums and telling stories through song. This is the U's annually held Powwow. The Sustaining Our Culture Inter-Tribal...

(Back) Dr. Kathy Moroz and (front) artist Nyan Soe painting for the Bridging Borders community mural project, Wednesday, March 23rd, 2016, Peter Creveling Utah Chronicle

College Of Social Work Hosts Creation Of Mural In Effort To Cross Borders

March 28, 2016

A U student-led mural will be showcased in a local gallery in April. The piece was painted in the College of Social Work on Tuesday, March 22 and Wednesday, March 23. Students had the opportunity to send...

Man Assaults U Employee In Union, Resulting In Minor Injuries

Man Assaults U Employee In Union, Resulting In Minor Injuries

March 28, 2016

A dispute over TV channels resulted in an assault involving a university employee. The argument, which occurred March 12 around 3 p.m., took place on the bottom floor of the Union in the lounge area near...

Law Professor Reports On Migrant Women And Domestic Abuse

Law Professor Reports On Migrant Women And Domestic Abuse

March 25, 2016

One of every four women in Utah will experience domestic violence in their lifetime, but immigrants and refugees have even higher rates and are less likely to report it. Erika George, a professor in the...

Students Leading Change office candidates, Matt Miller (left), Jack Bender (center), and Jessica Patterson (right) discuss student affairs at the ASUU debate at the Peterson Heritage Center on Monday, Feb. 22, 2016

New ASUU President Jack Bender To Focus On Student Fees, University Budget

March 24, 2016

For newly-elected student body president Jack Bender, reality still hasn’t quite sunk in. “So far, not tabling today has been the biggest difference,” Bender said in an interview with The Daily...

Filmmaker Spike Lee to speak at U's Conference on Diverse Excellence

Filmmaker Spike Lee to speak at U’s Conference on Diverse Excellence

March 24, 2016

Spike Lee, a black filmmaker and activist, will speak at the U as part of the ASUU Conference on Diverse Excellence. The two-day conference, themed “Imagine U: The Future of Social Justice,” intends...

Facilities Management Relocates Trees Near OSH, Maintains Arboretum Status

Facilities Management Relocates Trees Near OSH, Maintains Arboretum Status

March 23, 2016

Facilities management is beginning the initial steps of the OSH demolition by relocating trees near the building. Shireen Ghorbani, facilities management spokesperson, said 18 of the newer, smaller trees...

U Professor Snaps Photos of Snowflakes

U Professor Snaps Photos of Snowflakes

March 22, 2016

What if there was a device that could tell you if the snow was worth skipping class to hit the slopes? Tim Garrett, professor of atmospheric sciences, has created just that. Garrett developed a multi-angle...