The rainy, and at times snowy, weather early Wednesday morning caused the Union Programming Council organizers to alter events a bit. The event celebrating German culture was forced inside from the Union Patio to the Union Ballroom.

The Union's fire alarm went off shortly after 3 p.m. Students and staff filed out of the building but had to stand outside in the brisk fall afternoon for only a few minutes before being let back inside.

The KUTE Radio staff has been silenced again8212;not for their behavior on the airwaves, but in the Union.

"The Bakkhai" is the U's rock 'n' roll adaptation of a Greek tragedy about a conflict between a boy and Dionysus, the god of wine, music, dance and ecstasy.

Despite being put on probation, meaning the house cannot have alcohol in it, only one of the 16 incidents at the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity house was related to alcohol.

Mario Capecchi, the Nobel Prize-winning geneticist whose name graces the street that divides the U's upper and lower campuses, imparted words of wisdom to high school students Tuesday evening.

Doug Reid, a senior in pre-med, said he doesn't usually skateboard in the fall because it's too crowded, but decided to take advantage of the sunshine Monday and commute to class on his board.

The council voted unanimously last week to place harsher restrictions on parties and social gatherings in Salt Lake City that are too noisy or create problems for neighbors.

Letters that were stolen from the U's front marquee on University Street are one step closer to being replaced.

The National Institutes of Health have awarded a U scientist for researching a potentially new effective treatment for heart disease.