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The J Willard Marriott Library on the University of Utah campus Monday, September 14, 2015.
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Marriott Library added as new Voting Center

By Brad Bennion October 18, 2016

Students are some of the busiest people on earth. They wake up early for classes and often stay up very late in order to complete homework and study for upcoming tests. This means that there is very little...

Photo courtesy of Theresa Thompson

Election 2016: What Voters Should Know

By Katie Buda October 18, 2016

[row cols_nr="2"] [col size="8"] Lyndon Johnson called the secret vote “The most powerful instrument ever devised by man.” Franklin Delano Roosevelt said that the only way to deprive the American...

Migration and Refugee Integration Research Center at the U

Migration and Refugee Integration Research Center at the U

By Cara MacDonald October 15, 2016

The U’s College of Social Work has launched their new center for research on migration and refugee Integration (the CRMRI).  The event began with speaker presentations, and concluded with a reception...

U Students Now More Qualified, More Diverse

U Students Now More Qualified, More Diverse

By Elise Vandersteen Bailey, Investigative Coordinator October 12, 2016

President David W. Pershing gave his inaugural address as the 15th president of the University of Utah in October of 2012, dressed in a business suit and cowboy boots. Pershing gave his address less in...

Comcast is Rolling Out 1TB Data Cap

Comcast is Rolling Out 1TB Data Cap

By Brad Bennion October 7, 2016

Starting Nov. 1, everyone who subscribes to a Comcast internet plan will be limited to 1 TB of data use per month. After testing different data caps in several markets, Comcast has finally decided that...

Gov. Herbert, Mike Weinholtz speak about Utah issues at Hinckley event

Gov. Herbert, Mike Weinholtz speak about Utah issues at Hinckley event

By Rachael Folland October 6, 2016

On Oct. 4, the Hinckley Institute hosted a town hall conversation with Gov. Gary Herbert and candidate Mike Weinholtz. Each candidate met separately with Hinckley Director Jason Perry, who moderated, for...

Historic Wall Mansion Repurposed as U's Thomas S. Monson Center

Historic Wall Mansion Repurposed as U’s Thomas S. Monson Center

By Cara MacDonald August 24, 2016

Since being donated to the U in spring 2014 by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the historic Enos A. Wall Mansion has been redeveloped into the Thomas S. Monson Center. This building formerly...

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Honoring Pioneers of Progress

By Adam Fondren July 18, 2016

There were 250 attendees at this year’s 2016 Pioneers of Progress Awards held July 12 in the Capital Ballroom of the Marriott Hotel. Building upon the past and looking forward to tomorrow is the...

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How the U Handles Sexual Assault

By Zoe Kozlowski July 5, 2016

Sexual assault can happen to anybody. A former U student was assaulted last February. Following the attack, she was confined to her bed for days, consumed by depression. She had been trained as a victim...

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Rape Culture on Utah Campuses Panel

By Zoe Kozlowski July 5, 2016
Salt Lake Tribune’s Town Hall on Rape Culture on Utah Campuses