A natural gas leak forced police to evacuate all buildings on lower campus for several hours and shut down power Tuesday afternoon for fear of explosions caused by cars or power sources.

Although administrators ordered students to evacuate campus at about 3 p.m. Tuesday after a major gas line was broken along 500 South, many were still trying to leave campus about three hours later, when the U sent out the all-clear notice.

When KUED announced in 2006 that PBS was planning a five-part television series about American Indian history called "We Shall Remain: a Native History of America and Utah," Forrest Cuch protested the fact that the Great Basin tribes would not be included.

The Utah Higher Education Assistance Authority has created a program that guides users through the Free Application for Free Student Aid, a process that has frustrated many students seeking financial aid throughout the years.

Philosophy professors and scholars from around the world will gather at the U this summer for a four-week crash course in a new method of philosophy.

With the belief that community support reaches across neighborhoods, towns, states or countries, the Bennion Community Service Center is sending 20 students to Mexico after Finals Week to do humanitarian work.

The Utah Press Association honored The Daily Utah Chronicle with four awards during the weekend, including best editorial. The Chronicle competed against professional publications such as the Deseret News and The Salt Lake Tribune in the Group IV category.

Most of the University of Utah campus was closed and evacuated on Tuesday after the rupture of a nearby natural gas line.

The building, which was constructed in 1961 as the University Hospital, meets the 1959 seismic code but is now outdated.

A collection of ancient Arabic papyri at the Marriott Library has been named among eight world-class archival treasures.