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Arts Bash captivates students

September 4, 2013

Students strolling through Library Plaza yesterday heard the U marching band Pride of Utah playing “A Utah Man Am I” along with other fan favorites, while others enjoyed free ice cream dished out...

Fraternities vie for new recruits

September 3, 2013

“Go Greek” is a common phrase on college campuses across the country, and the U is no exception. Nearly 300 students interested in joining one of the eight fraternities at the U started the recruitment...

Strike ends study abroad in Ghana

September 2, 2013

Amid a prolonged teachers’ strike in Ghana, a U student who is studying abroad in the western African country is on her way home. Sarah Duensing, a junior in political science and environmental studies,...

Game-day ticket woes fixed with ticket plan

August 28, 2013

Finding a spot to park on campus can be a tricky business, even when there is not a football game going on. During and before games, it can be almost impossible. Commuter Services and UTA proposed several...

Religious text to be read as lit

August 27, 2013

A new class at the U will examine the Book of Mormon as a piece of literature. The new class is taught by David Bokovoy, a Ph.D in Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East from Brandeis University. The goal...

Team wins title with fanny pack invention

August 1, 2013

A group of junior high students from Park City invented a device that will fix a common problem for senior citizens: falling. Composed of seven pre-teens and dubbed RoboThunder, the First LEGO League team...

Alcohol policy tightens for frats

August 1, 2013

Beginning Fall Semester, the U’s fraternities are implementing a new alcohol policy requiring houses to petition the privilege to have alcohol on fraternity property. The fraternities that do not meet...

New dinosaur species discovered

August 1, 2013

The discovery of a new species of horned dinosaur with an unusually large nose was announced at the Natural History Museum of Utah on July 17. The 15 foot 2.5 ton dinosaur was discovered in the Grand...

ASUU lays out plan for upcoming year

August 1, 2013

Student government leaders are planning to move ahead with the HOUSE party platform of diversity, inclusivity, sustainability and transparency, as well as increase student participation in ASUU as the...

Dark energy project explores galaxy’s fate

August 1, 2013

U astronomers will participate in a project to predict the fate of the universe through understanding the “dark energy” that expands the universe. Adam Bolton and Kyle Dawson,  both professors of...