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The U Stumbles on Path to Sustainability

By Taylor Almond April 16, 2015

The U has committed itself to be more sustainable, but so far, it’s not meeting its own green goals. The U signed the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC), an...

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Hinckley Speech Contest Wows Crowd

By Kylee Ehmann April 15, 2015

Public speaking is America’s number one fear, according to The Washington Post. But Wednesday night, 31 contestants in the Hinckley Institute of Politics’ HIP Talks event conquered that fear for...

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The U Gets Real About Food

By Mary Royal April 14, 2015

Anyone who has eaten on campus lately can testify that healthy choices are not always the easiest to find among the seemingly endless rows of curly fries and mini pizzas. But that’s about to change. In...

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Muslim Students Search for Meals on Campus

By Kylee Ehmann April 14, 2015

A good meal on campus is hard to find, especially if there aren’t any places serving food you can eat. For the U’s Muslim minority, eating food or drink permitted under Islamic Shari’ah law is...

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U Expands Video Game Program to South Korea

By Carolyn Webber April 13, 2015

As the gaming industry continues to grow, the U will expand its program in state, but more so overseas. The U’s Asia Campus in South Korea will soon gain a new gaming center and offer a joint MBA...

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Ty Burrell to Host Food Fundraiser

By Mary Royal April 13, 2015

Ty Burrell, better known as Phil Dunphy on “Modern Family,” will be returning to Salt Lake in May. Burrell has a long-standing love affair with Utah’s capital since he took the stage at Pioneer...

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Culture Powwow Celebrates Tribal Practices

By Kylee Ehmann April 12, 2015

The normal quiet of lower campus on a weekend was broken as hundreds of American Indians from Utah, Idaho, Nevada and Wyoming came to the Union for two days of traditional foods, songs and dances. The...

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Global Health Conference Promotes Sense of Community in Medical Field

By Taylor Almond April 12, 2015

As seats in Rice-Eccles Stadium filled with football fans, research posters and doctors flooded the stadium’s fifth floor for the 2015 Global Health Conference on Extreme Affordability. The conference...

U’s Department of Physics & Astronomy Encourages Going Dark to See the Night Sky

By Christine Kannapel April 9, 2015

Next week the U’s Department of Physics & Astronomy will go dark. They’re not shutting down or going anywhere — rather, the department is celebrating “International Dark Skies Week” for...

Sexism Lectures Discusses Community Concerns

By Julianne Skrivan April 8, 2015

Domestic violence and feminism are often labeled as taboo topics, but Mimi Kim brought these issues and more to light for students and community members. Kim, an assistant professor of social work at...