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.

Someone had completely emptied a fire extinguisher into the lounge that connects the dorm's two wings. Firefighters said they couldn't find any indication that the extinguisher was actually used to put out a fire.

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.

The three parties competing to run the next Associated Students of the University of Utah administration pulled no punches as they argued student fees and sustainability during the first ASUU debate Wednesday night.

Castañeda was one of many U students who celebrated the defeat of House Bill 208 on Feb. 25. The bill failed in the Utah House of Representatives with a 34-40 vote and one abstention.

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Children's Dance Theatre, which became part of the Tanner program in 1949. In honor of Tanner, the theater is putting on a performance called "Coming Home" Friday and Saturday at Capitol Theatre.

State lawmakers passed a bill approving $10 million for a science and technology program that hires "star" faculty at the U and Utah State University to start new businesses and stimulate the economy.