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U to conduct a medical ethics panel on alleged sperm switch

February 3, 2014

The U is conducting a review panel to investigate the alleged misconduct of Thomas Lippert at a Utah fertility clinic. Lippert, who died in 1999 of cirrhosis of the liver, purportedly switched his own...

Pershing: U best Pac-12 value

Pershing: U best Pac-12 value

February 2, 2014

President David Pershing delivered the U’s annual report to the state legislature on Friday. Presidents from state-funded colleges and universities across the state presented to the Higher Education...

Grace Hanley, a senior in psychology, anthropology and sociology presents about the effects of yoga on anger at the UROP Science Fair at the Capitol on Friday afternoon. Photo by Brent Uberty.

Science fair at Capitol shows poverty cycle

February 2, 2014

Science fairs are not just for kids in elementary school. Students from the U and Utah State lined the rotunda at the State Capitol on Thursday to explain research projects they have been working on all...

Students dress up for fancy ball

February 2, 2014

Top hats, feather boas and masked faces twirled around Rice Eccles tower to the sounds of a live instrumental trio doing Prince covers on Friday night. Students dressed in gowns and masks waltzed the night...

UNews – 31 Jan. 2014

January 31, 2014

  This week on UNews, ASUU President Sam Ortiz spoke about the masquerade ball on Friday, January 31. The proceeds from the dance will go to the Huntsman Cancer Institute. Chronicle writer Ian Smith...

A participant tries a sample of Chapul’s granola bars made with crickets. Photo by Chris Samuels.

Chapul presents bugs as food

January 30, 2014

Instead of pizza and Panda Express, U students dined on bugs Wednesday in the Marriott Library. Pat Crowley, founder of the program “Chapul,” taught audience members about the benefits and nutrients...

Graphic by Grey Leman.

State of Union speech doesn’t move students

January 29, 2014

President Barack Obama gave his annual State of the Union address on Tuesday, unveiling his plans for the upcoming year in sixty-five minutes. President Obama addressed federal government policies on foreign...

UTA buses like these take students to and from local ski resorts. Photo by Brent Uberty.

New bus takes students straight to slopes

January 29, 2014

U students can now hit the slopes on the weekend without getting behind the wheel. Utah Transit Authority provides a direct bus route from Fort Douglas to both Brighton and Solitude ski resorts for $4.50...

Supporters of the Stand for Marriage Movement gather at the state Capitol Tuesday night to demonstrate their
support for Amendment 3, which defines marriage in Utah as between one man and one woman. Photo by Chris Ayers.

U students ‘glitter bomb’ rally

January 28, 2014

Tanner Crawford, a U student in theater performance, was escorted out of the Capitol building by police after disturbing a gathering in support of traditional marriage Tuesday. Supporters of the Stand...

The Utah State Capitol is lit up on the second
day of the legislative session. Photo by Brent Uberty.

State Leg. focuses on tuition

January 28, 2014

Curbing tuition costs is at the top of the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee agenda this session in the State Legislature. The committee met for the first time Tuesday to run over performance...