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Rev. France A. Davis speaks to a crowd of over 8,000 people at the Huntsman Center. Photo courtesy of the Office for Equity and Diversity.

MLK, Jr. Week focuses on racial profiling

January 14, 2014

Each year, the U’s Office for Equity and Diversity hosts a celebration to honor the accomplishments of Martin Luther King, Jr. During this year’s week-long event, beginning Jan. 16 and ending Jan....

The Utah State Legislature has many bills coming up
in its spring session that will affect U students. Photo by Conor Barry.

Utah legislature introduces new bills that could affect U students

January 14, 2014

House Bill 45: In-State Tuition for Military Service Members Introduced by Rep. Curtis Oda (R-Clearfield) Protects resident status for veterans seeking to apply for in-state tuition by removing the 12-month...

Students get an early start on studying now that reading day is no longer part of Spring Semester finals week. Photo by Brent Uberty.

Finals to come a day sooner with removal of reading day

January 13, 2014

Finals will be one day sooner than anticipated this semester after the previously scheduled reading day on Thursday, Apr. 24 was cut. “President Pershing asked [for the move] because of graduation....

Students walk by a room in the Marriott Library that was previously full of womb chairs. Photo by Cole Tan.

Womb chairs forced to retire

January 13, 2014

The much-loved womb chairs of the Marriott Library’s third floor are missing in action. Upon returning to campus for Spring Semester, students were alarmed to discover that all of the womb chairs surrounding...

Thomas Lippert.  Photo courtesy of yourgeneticgenealogist.com

Sperm swap snafu linked to Ut. clinic, Tex. family

January 12, 2014

Pamela Branum has always told her daughter that God has a plan for their lives, but her family maxim was set to collide with another: “Honesty is the best policy.” It took just one phone call for...

Feds honor same-sex unions

January 12, 2014

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, Jr. confirmed Friday, Jan. 10 that the federal government will honor same-sex marriages that were performed in Utah before the Supreme Court issued a stay on District...

Workshop illuminates trafficking issue

January 12, 2014

Students and faculty gathered to analyze the significance of international and local human sex trafficking and forced labor at a workshop hosted by the S.J. Quinney College of Law on Friday, Jan. 10. The...

Gov. Gary Herbert’s office said Wednesday that the state would not recognize same-sex marriages, pending another court ruling. Daily Utah Chronicle file photo.

‘A sad day’ for same-sex families

January 8, 2014

The same-sex couples who were married before the Supreme Court’s Jan. 6th stay on on a federal judge’s strike down of ammendment 3 will not be able to file taxes together or change their surnames. The...

Ultimate U Wedding final couples Jordan and Alexandria (left) and Ashley and Colton (right) flash the U. Photo courtesy of Dezember Photography.

Public to vote for winning U fan couple

January 8, 2014

For one couple, the words “I now pronounce you man and wife” will ring out in Rice-Eccles Stadium on March 8, but only after a little friendly competition. The Ultimate Utah Wedding competition, hosted...

Max Gallant, a junior in material science and engineering, tutors Clayton Sweeten, a sophmore in physics in the Peterson Heritage Center Tuesday night. Photo by Chris Ayers.

PHC offers tutors for struggling students

January 8, 2014

Hitting the books does not need to mean isolation. This semester the Peterson Heritage Center is offering free tutoring sessions for various subjects Sunday through Thursday from 7 to 10 p.m. Biology,...