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Laura Jacobs, a sophomore in communication and Spanish, talks with a study abroad informer at the Union Ballroom on Tuesday. Photo by Calvin Chhour.

Study abroad fair: world of possibilities

January 28, 2014

Students traveled all around the world on Tuesday without even stepping foot outside the Union Ballroom. A study abroad fair was held this Tuesday, and representatives from the U’s multiple study abroad...

Students participate in “speed faithing” at the Union on Tuesday Photo by Calvin Chhour.

‘Speed faithing’ replaces taboo with understanding

January 28, 2014

Like dating, talking about religion with strangers can be awkward. ASUU hopes to put a stop to that stigma. Organized by advisors Scott Varner and Michael Chen, Speed Faithing created a space for students...

The Pie’s sign is the first
thing seen walking into the
restaurant’s underground
location. Photo by Brent Uberty.

The Pie: serving students a slice of college

January 28, 2014

U students often frequent the underground scene in search of pizza. The Pie Pizzeria is known for serving pizzas across the Salt Lake Valley, but it began in 1980 in front of President’s Circle, hidden...

Students gather at Pi Beta Phi chapter house Monday night to commerate the life of sister Asha Davenport, who died in 2012. Photo by Brent Uberty.

Remembering Asha

January 28, 2014

Two years ago this week, Asha Davenport, a U student and member of the Pi Beta Phi sorority at the U, died after falling from a chairlift at Canyons Resort. Today, Davenport’s sorority sisters are determined...

ASUU chief of staff Scott Thatcher poses for a photo
in his office. Photo by Calvin  Chhour.

ASUU chief of staff keeps the show running

January 28, 2014

Unlike students in most other ASUU elected positions, chief of staff Scott Thatcher does very little legislative work. Vice president Sara Seastrand, a senior in political science, is the chair of the...

Paul Cassell, a law professor at the U, poses
for a photo. Photo courtesy of S.J. Quinney College of Law.

Prof. argues for victims in child porn case

January 28, 2014

U law professor Paul Cassell presented a brief last Wednesday before the U.S. Supreme Court arguing in support of victims’ rights in child pornography cases. He addressed the case of Doyle Randall Paroline...

Model draft for one of the two proposed parking
structures on campus. Photo courtesy of Facilities Management.

New parking announced for 2015

January 28, 2014

Two new parking structures on the U campus are scheduled to begin construction summer 2014. The Northwest Parking Terrace is estimated to be complete by March 2015. It will have three to four floors of...

The Office of Sustainability has chosen to rename themselves as the
Sustainability Resource Center. Photo by Cole Tan.

Sustainability office gets new moniker

January 27, 2014

The Sustainability Resource Center is the newest program on the U’s campus — at least, the name is the newest. Six years ago, the Office of Sustainability was formed on the U’s campus to promote...

Michael Kutz, student body president at the
University of Washington, talks to peers from
across the nation at the Pac-12 Student
Leadership Summit on Thursday at the Spencer Fox Eccles Business Building. Photo by Calvin Chhour.

Leaders convene at Pac-12 summit

January 26, 2014

ASUU hosted the first ever Pac-12 leaders summit last Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Student leaders from 10 of the 12 schools attended the summit at the U, which was meant to create a more unified student...

Marc Lamont Hill, a professor at Columbia University, addressed attendees about Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream at Kingsbury Hall on Thursday. Photo by Calvin Chhour.

Hill discusses social change, racial equality

January 26, 2014

Marc Lamont Hill’s call to action rang through the Kingsbury Hall auditorium as he said “We must act bravely.” As the keynote speaker for the U’s celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Week, Hill’s...