A night of vandalism in the dorms left residents picking up the pieces8212;and the bill.

ASUU representatives will meet tonight to finalize a resolution supporting a proposed student fee increase for the Campus Sustainability Initiative.

The Utah State Board of Regents, which governs public colleges and universities in Utah, and the U's Board of Trustees will vote on a proposal to increase tuition between 9.2 and 9.7 percent or about $200 for the average full-time undergraduate student. The change would begin in summer 2009.

As the snow melts and the salt clears off walkways, U students break out their longboards and transfer their carving skills from ski slopes to the sidewalks and streets of campus.

Members of the Black Student Union asked for donations from businesses in the area. The Pacific Islander Students Association, the BSU and Asian-American Student Association students wrote bills to request funding for their conferences from the Associated Students of the University of Utah Assembly.

As part of Black History month, Betty Sawyer, program coordinator for the Black Student Union, performed a ceremony before a panel discussion on black masculinity in the Union ballroom Friday.

In order to inform their decisions, the U's Center for Public Policy and Administration surveyed 1,002 Utahns last week and discovered that remaining healthy and educated is the No. 1 priority for the residents.

Starting in March, Utahns will have to dial 10 digits to call locally.

The ASUU Senate passed a joint resolution on Thursday night supporting the Campus Sustainability Initiative and the increase in student fees associated with it.

The Umbilical Cord Blood Program, which was organized in May 2007 with government funding, has collected about 1,000 units of blood so far and joined forces with St. Mark's Hospital in Salt Lake City last year to accumulate more.