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Student Life Center Website Redirects to Porn

By Emily Anderson October 15, 2017

Anyone trying to view the University of Utah's Student Life Center website through Google on Sunday night may have seen a little more than they bargained for. Beginning Sunday evening, students attempting...

Grace, a 17-year-old high school student, was rendered unconscious when she got in a fight with an older man during a protest opposing Ben Shapiro speaking at the University of Utah on September 27, 2017.

Girl Hit at Ben Shapiro Protest Tells Her Side of the Story

By Emily Anderson October 14, 2017

When 17-year-old Grace graduates from high school, she plans to study political science and economics. When she went to the University of Utah on Sept. 27 to protest Ben Shapiro speaking on campus, she...

Francis Brown was a distinguished professor of geology and geophysics and dean emeritus of the College of Mines and Earth Sciences at the University of Utah. He passed away on September 30, 2017, at the age of 73.

Professor of Geology, Geophysics, Dean Emeritus Francis Brown Dies at 73

By Mackenzie McDermott October 13, 2017

Francis Brown, an award-winning researcher, distinguished professor of geology and geophysics and dean emeritus of the College of Mines and Earth Sciences at the University of Utah who was affectionately...

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign sociology professor Ruby Mendenhall speaks to University of Utah faculty at a forum on micro-aggressions on college campuses.

U Faculty Attend Inclusivity Forum

By Mckenzie Alder October 13, 2017

Many members of the University of Utah's faculty and staff gathered on Oct. 2 for an Inclusivity Forum presented by sociology professor Ruby Mendenhall and urban and regional planning professor Stacy Harwood...

Body camera footage shows Salt Lake City Police Department Detective Jeff Payne arresting University of Utah Health nurse Alex Wubbles after she refused to draw blood from an unconscious patient.

Detective Involved in Arrest of U Nurse Alex Wubbels Fired, Superior Demoted

By Elise Vandersteen Bailey, Investigative Coordinator October 10, 2017

According to documents obtained by the Deseret News and The Salt Lake Tribune, Salt Lake City Police Department (SLCPD) Detective Jeff Payne has been fired by Chief Mike Brown after internal investigations...

University of Utah Board of Trustees Chair H. David Burton and President David Pershing at an October 5, 2017 meeting, discussing a new memorandum of understanding with Huntsman Cancer Foundation over the operation of the Huntsman Cancer Institute.

U Board of Trustees Agrees to Proposed HCI Memorandum of Understanding

By Elise Vandersteen Bailey, Investigative Coordinator October 5, 2017

The University of Utah's Board of Trustees approved a supplemental memorandum of understanding between the U and Huntsman Cancer Foundation in regards to the operation of Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI)...

Sophomore Rise Initiative Aims to Retain Students

Sophomore Rise Initiative Aims to Retain Students

By Mckenzie Alder October 4, 2017

College student retention rates have been a growing problem across the country, with only about 70 percent of students returning for their sophomore year, and an even lower percentage, 59 percent, of students...

University of Utah graduate and apostle for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Robert D. Hales passed away on October 1, 2017.

U Alum, LDS Apostle Robert D. Hales Passes Away

By Elise Vandersteen Bailey, Investigative Coordinator October 4, 2017

Elder Robert D. Hales, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and a University of Utah graduate, passed away Sunday in the hospital from issues related...

Homecoming Week Features Movie Night on the Football Field

Homecoming Week Features Movie Night on the Football Field

By Elise Vandersteen Bailey, Investigative Coordinator October 3, 2017

As part of this year’s Homecoming Week festivities, Associated Students of the University of Utah (ASUU) and The Mighty Utah Student Section (MUSS) are holding a Crimson Rally and Movie Night on Thursday,...

Consequences of Drinking on a Dry Campus

Consequences of Drinking on a Dry Campus

By Steven Morgan October 3, 2017

The University of Utah is a dry campus, which means that any alcohol consumed on university property gives the school grounds to administer disciplinary action. This policy leaves students with a lot of...