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Robotics Competition Inspires Future Engineers

March 12, 2015

While March Madness is occupying the minds of most sports fans, there’s another competition going on this weekend, and it involves robots. For the sixth year the U’s College of Engineering will...

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U Commencement Speakers Follow Tradition of Excellence

By Mary Royal March 12, 2015

Seven women, six religious leaders, eight authors and thirteen politicians walk into graduation. Although this sounds like the beginning of a bad joke, the numbers actually represent some of those who...

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Spring Break Means Sleeping in, Staying Home for Some Students

March 12, 2015

For some U students, Spring Break means wild parties in tropical locations and/or life-altering service trips, but for others, the time off translates to a week-long nap and extra homework time. Joe...

OSH Renovation Might Begin in 2016 with Help from State Legislature

March 12, 2015

It's no secret that OSH is in desperate need of help. There have been rumors spreading about OSH's much needed renovation for years. Each year hopeful students and faculty imagine a day when sitting in...

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TV Trumps Homework for U Students

March 11, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Despite good intentions, “spring fever” has U students on a procrastination kick. It usually happens this time of the semester. Students convince themselves...

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Red Butte Garden Introduces Interactive Video Games

By Kylee Ehmann March 11, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Visitors can fight off invading armies, run restaurants and find missing treasure at Red Butte Garden this spring, all with the help of a smart phone. FEATURE STORY:...

(Vice President of Academic Affairs Ruth Watkins presents a plan for a 3.8 percent increase to tuition at the Marriott Library. Photo by Chris Ayers)

U Proposes 3.8 Percent Tuition Hike

March 11, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] In 1990, it cost $1,884 for undergrads to attend the U. Now, those same credit hours cost $7,876. TOP STORY: "I HATE HAMLET" BRINGS HUMOR TO CLASSIC TALE According...

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U’s Quidditch Team Takes Third in Tourney

March 11, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] You don’t have to go to Hogwarts to be a Quidditch champion; you can join the U’s Crimson Elite. MOST POPULAR STORY: GREEKS ARE TIRED OF THE PARTY STEREOTYPE The...

Students of Asian Descent Don’t Fit Science Stereotype

March 10, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The stereotype that all students of Asian descent go into the sciences is not as true as one may think. ALSO IN NEWS: U PROPOSES 3.8 PERCENT TUITION HIKE Vatsana Nikki...

LGBTQ+ Community Faces Stigmas

By Julianne Skrivan March 10, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Utah is home to one of the largest LGBTQ+ communities in the nation, but that doesn’t mean hurtful stereotypes aren’t still present. WHAT YOU MISSED: SNOW PARTY...