The man charged with killing a former U student and raping another is back in Utah to face charges.

Economic recession and the growth of non-allied countries have given Americans the perception of "declinism," a former Clinton administration foreign policy adviser said at the U on Monday.

An overhead power line for the University TRAX line that runs along 400 South broke and delayed commuters on Monday afternoon.

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.

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.