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Michael Ferguson and Seth Anderson celebrate their legal marriage last January. Courtesy Michael Ferguson and Seth Anderson.

Marriage on hold

April 21, 2014

Michael Ferguson and Seth Anderson felt different on Dec. 20. “Something in the air felt different. We walked down the streets of Salt Lake that night, arm in arm, and the ground felt different,”...

U graduates, David Toledo and Paul Slusser pitch
their product on the television show “Shark Tank”. Courtesy Kelsey McNeal/ABC

U entrepreneurs market product on ‘Shark Tank’

April 15, 2014

A company founded by U graduates was featured on the ABC reality show “Shark Tank” last Friday. The company, Power Practical, was founded by David Toledo and Paul Slusser, graduates in material science...

People protest on the stairs of the Utah State Capital last January about same - sex marriage. Photo by Chris Ayers.

Circuit court to hear same-sex marriage lawsuit

April 3, 2014

One week from today, Derek Kitchen will fight the second battle in his war for equal rights. On April 10, the United States 10th Circuit Court of Appeals will hear the oral arguments for Kitchen v. Herbert,...

A woman shows her frustration upon finding out the Market Street Broiler had closed Tuesday afternoon. Photo by Dane Goodwin.

Market Street Broiler on 13th East closed

April 3, 2014

The “Sorry, we’re closed” sign on the door marks the official closing of the Market Street Broiler on 1300 East. The historic firehouse-turned-grill shut its doors March 31, putting an end to more...

Biologist Nalini Nadkarni presents a lecture on trees to prison inmates in Washington. PHOTO COURTESY OF BENJ DRUMMOND.

U professors reach out to SLC jail

March 26, 2014

U scientists are teaching at the Salt Lake County Jail. The Center for Science and Mathematics Education started the program, called INSPIRE, on March 24. It is modeled after a similar program launched...

UDOT will be closing the pictured stretch of 1300 S. from 500 W. to 700 W. Photo by Dane Goodwin.

Construction begins on 1300 South

March 18, 2014

U commuters may be facing some roadblocks in the coming year. The Utah Department of Transportation is closing 1300 South from 500 West to 700 West to repair a bridge. “I’d recommend commuters avoid...

Graphic by Nick Ketterer.

New Facebook options go beyond gender binary

February 27, 2014

On Feb. 13, Facebook announced more than 50 new options that users can set as their gender on Facebook. In addition, there are options of neutral pronouns — they, theirs and them — that the site can...

A bill has been passed that could change Utah’s
state tree to the quaking aspen. Photo by Conor Barry.

Out with the Colorado blue spruce, in with quaking aspen

February 25, 2014

A class of fourth graders at Monroe Elementary School thought it was fishy that Utah’s state tree was the Colorado blue spruce. The group approached Gov. Gary Herbert with their idea to change the state...

Nick Ketterer

Provo ready for faster Internet

February 24, 2014

Residents of Provo will soon be able to boast having the fastest Internet in the nation as Google Fiber makes its way to town. The new high-speed Internet service reaches speeds up to 100 times faster...

Erik and Cori Larsen pose with cupcakes as they plan to open a new cupcake store in Mumbai , India. Courtesy Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute,.

U alum hopes to spread cupcake love to Mumbai

February 19, 2014

Utah’s cupcake craze is going global. At least that’s the hope of U alumnus Erik Larsen, who is starting a cupcake company that will be based in Mumbai, India. Although the business will be unique...