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.

At least 85 students and community members flocked into the Union Ballroom for the Ash Wednesday service, hosted primarily by the St. Catherine of Sienna Newman Center and the Interfaith Council

Founder's Day celebrates "what makes this university great," said U President Michael Young to hundreds of alumni and U donors assembled to honor the legacy of some of the university's most influential graduates from its nearly 160 years of history.

Jared Walking Eagle said he is disappointed with the lack of regard on campus for American Indian students and their cultures.

Administrators say low American Indian enrollment at the U is the result of cultural differences, stereotypes, lack of time and money and not enough preparation to go to college.

A Senate committee compromised today on House Bill 122, which attempts to restrict the public's access to government records. Utah lawmakers made a concession that helped cool opposition, but failed to completely remove it.

Utah will see more jobs and less carbon dioxide pollution in less than a year as a local Utah company unites with U researchers to bury harmful emissions from coal power plants underground.

Students facing the economic recession and a grim job outlook are often searching for jobs that don't exist. Dave Warner, a senior in Spanish, is among a range of students who can't find jobs in their field of study and have decided to stay in school until the job market straightens out.

Rep. Carol Spackman Moss, D-Holladay, sponsor of House Bill 248, is looking to make it illegal to talk on a cellular phone while driving, unless a hands-free device is being used.

The ASUU General Assembly passed the Campus Sustainability Initiative on Tuesday night, bringing with it a proposal to raise student fees.