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EAE students (from left to right) Jake Muehle, Vaibhav Bhalerao, and Miao “Max” Xu pose with winning game ‘Cyber Heist.’ Photo by John Peterson.

‘Cyber Heist’ gains EAE recognition

January 26, 2014

Members of the U’s Entertainment Arts and Engineering program won the Oscar equivalent of amateur video game design with their game “Cyber Heist.” The game, created by a collaboration of students...

Students participate in formal fraternity recruitment last August. Tuesday was the first day of formal spring recruitment. Photo by Brent Uberty.

Frats begin spring recruitment week

January 23, 2014

U fraternities have been on the prowl for new members during recruitment this week. Stuart Johnson, a senior in economics and finance, said being a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity has taught him...

State Rep. Greg Hughes (R-Draper), lawyer Max Miller and director of the Institute for Justice - Washington Chapter Bill Maurer debate free speech within campaign finance. Photo by Erin Burns.

Politicos debate free speech rights

January 23, 2014

If money could talk, the Hinckley Institute of Politics knows what it would say. In a forum yesterday, commentators at the Hinckley Institute discussed the regulations of free speech within campaign finance....

Gov. Gary Herbert speaks at a Hinckley Institute of Politics forum. Daily Utah Chronicle file photo.

Gov. talks legislative priorities

January 22, 2014

Gov. Gary Herbert announced yesterday that funding education will be his top priority during the upcoming legislative session. Herbert pinpointed his top five priorities in front of legislators, policymakers...

U students work on various assignments in the Union Computer Lab. Photo by Dane Goodwin.

U to launch online MBA program in fall

January 22, 2014

The U’s professional and full-time Master of Business Administration programs have added another option for potential graduate business students to gain their degree through a computer instead of a classroom,...

Joaquin Zihuatanejo recites his poetry in front of U students at a “Beneath the Hoodie” event. Photo by Dane Goodwin.

Zihuatanejo demonstrates poetry’s power

January 22, 2014

Joaquin Zihuatanejo believes a poem can change the world. In a talk on Wednesday in the Union Ballroom, Zihuatanejo, an award-winning poet, artist and teacher, shared personal poems about his life and...

Board Game Club founder and director Dietrich Geisler sets up one of his many board games at the club meeting on Tuesday night. Photo by Cole Tan.

Club caters to on-campus board gamers

January 22, 2014

Mario and Link might have to start looking for new players. In the age of social media and digital entertainment, students are choosing to ditch their screens and have some old-fashioned fun playing board...

Sophomore Luke Mughal shows the cash he used to pay for his tuition Tuesday. Photo by Calvin Chhour.

Student pays tuition in single bills

January 21, 2014

Luke Mughal paid his tuition in one-dollar bills yesterday. After four semesters of paying thousands of dollars in tuition with a card, the sophomore in electrical engineering thought it was time for a...

Optimism encouraged in same-sex activism

Optimism encouraged in same-sex activism

January 21, 2014

Kate Kendell’s mother is proud of her. “She takes care of all the gays and lesbians in the world,” she said of her daughter. Kendell, executive director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights,...

Skiers pose on the slopes of the Alta Ski Area. Alta’s current policy of no-snowboarding is being challenged in court this week. Photo courtesy of Alta Ski Area.

Snowboarders sue to protest Alta’s ‘skiing only’ standard

January 21, 2014

Alta ski resort’s no-snowboarding policy is being challenged in court this week for allegedly violating snowboarders’ constitutional right to lawfully use public land. Jonathan Schofield is the litigator...