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Electrifying the U Shuttles

November 10, 2014

  A new wireless electric bus will hum through the center of campus within the next year. The electric bus began ferrying students shortly after the beginning of this school year, but Alma Allred,...

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Summit Promotes Transgender Healthcare Knowledge

November 10, 2014

  On Saturday, the School of Medicine hosted the second annual summit specific to transgender heath care. The slogan for this year’s summit was “expanding knowledge of transgender healthcare,”...

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U Lecturer Tells Students to Be Wary of Sugar in Food Industry

November 10, 2014

  On Thursday, the U hosted Robert Lustig, a professor from University of California, San Francisco, to speak about how the American diet is negatively affecting our health, our wallets and our brain...

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Spots in New Parking Garages Projected to Cost More Than A Permits

November 10, 2014

  With recent parking changes and campus construction, finding parking on campus is harder than ever for both students and faculty. Construction at the U has closed off three parking lots — lots...

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24th Annual Ski Affair Celebrates History of Skiing

November 10, 2014

  In the Special Collections area on the fourth floor of the Marriott Library, there is a collection of film footage, historic photographs and manuscripts detailing the history of skiing in the Intermountain...

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Students Practice Yoga Among the Artwork

November 5, 2014

  Students found inner peace among art exhibitions Tuesday at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts. UMFA hosted free yoga from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. as part of the exhibit “Krishna: Lord of Vrindavan,” which...

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Drop-Outs Decrease with Discipline Action

November 5, 2014

  One out of every five high school students in Utah fails to graduate. This data, collected through research by the Public Policy Clinic at the U’s College of Law, showed drop out rates are increasing....

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WWI Exhibit Revels in History at Library

November 5, 2014

  Enlarged historical photographs line the walls of the exhibition area on the fourth floor of the Marriott Library. An exhibit entitled “Here and Over There: The Great War 1914-1918,” which...

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Utah Midterm Ends in Republican Landslide

November 5, 2014

  Tuesday’s midterm election in Utah included some upsets, some historical firsts and some anticipated wins. Perhaps the most talked about race was for Utah’s 4th Congressional District between...

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Pac-12 Has Range of Mascots From Feathery to Furry

November 4, 2014

  From a duck named Puddles to Benny the Beaver, mascots in the Pac-12 are just as much in the game as the players. These mascots are charged with upping the ante of school spirit. They jump around...