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Pixar Pres Speaks at the U

By By Michael Olson and By Michael Olson December 9, 2008

Catmull, president of Disney and Pixar Animation Studios, spoke on campus Monday night at this year's Organick Lecture.

Hartman pleads guilty

Shadd Dean Hartman pled guilty Monday for stealing and possessing billing records from more than 1.5 million U Hospital patients, for which he might face up to two years in prison.

Pixar president to lecture at the U

By By Michael Olson December 8, 2008

U alumnus Edwin Catmull, president of Pixar and Disney Animation Studios, will talk about his experiences making animated films such as "Toy Story," "WALL-E" and "Monsters, Inc." at the U today.

Familes laud NICU program

By By Jeremy Thompson, Staff Writer December 8, 2008

Susie and Shane McMullin have only one thing on their Christmas list this year: their son Ryker to be alive and home for the holidays.

International enrollment up almost 6 percent

By By Rita Totten, Staff Writer December 8, 2008

Prabhu is one of the 1,809 international students studying at the U this year, a number that is up by 5.7 percent from last year and about 103 more students than 2007.

LGBT community hosts toy drive

By By Jamie Bowen, Staff Writer December 8, 2008

To give those children a taste of Christmas cheer, the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community is conducting a toy drive to help benefit children who have to stay in the hospital over the holidays.

Gov: Insurance mandate possible

By By David Servatius, Staff Writer December 5, 2008

There is a growing chance that every U student will be required to have health insurance within the next couple of years.

American Indians protest unfair treatment

By By Dustin Gardiner, Editor in Chief December 5, 2008

The group gathered to call attention to what they call a pattern of unfriendly actions the U has taken toward American Indian students.

Researchers losing funding

By By Lana Groves, Asst. News Editor December 5, 2008

Lupton, a physics professor, said that procuring research grants has become increasingly difficult, and it could have negative consequences on life-saving research and the economy.

UMNH, students discover firebugs

By By Isabella Bravo, Staff Writer December 5, 2008

When U entomologist Christy Bills visited a class of seventh and eighth graders in early November, she mentioned that an alien bug species was sighted in Sugar House and that the students should keep an eye out for the bugs, which could be anywhere. The students did.