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.

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

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.