U alumnus Zach Howell has been chosen as the chairman of the College Republican National Committee.

U transplant physician Terry Box will be participating in one of the most rigorous bicycle races in the world: the 2009 Race Across America. He and seven fellow friends and physicians plan to bike the more than 3,000-mile route from Oceanside, Calif., to Annapolis, Md., in less than 12 days with the goal of promoting organ donation and transplantation.

The U was one of 23 schools that redacted athletes' names from every document requested by The Columbus Dispatch, which sought airplane flight manifests for football team travel to road games, lists of people designated to receive athletes' complimentary admission to football games, football players' summer-employment documents and reports of NCAA violations.

Two Housing and Residential Education employees have been confirmed to have the H1N1 virus, otherwise known as the swine flu.

Many Muslim students at the U had the opportunity to listen, watch or read President Barack Obama's address the Muslim world at Cairo University on June 4. And the overall reaction is positive.

Board chairman Randy Dryer said he thinks it's too early to approve the budget, which has been revised many times because of the council's financial problems.

David Rudd, a professor in psychology and psychiatry at Texas Tech University, will become the deanon July 1.

As of Monday morning, Entwistle has been transferred from the intensive care unit to the rehabilitation center and is listed in good condition.

The choir won first prize in the competition's Mixed Choir Category and also won third prize in the Youth Choir Category.

As of last week, the Utah Museum of Fine Art's staff is three members smaller and the remaining employees are losing hours.