An anxious crowd gathered at the end of the plastic tarp-clad HPER Highway at Monday's Rivalry Week pep rally, awaiting the deluge of numbered tennis balls that would come down the runway and result in one lucky winner of a half-tuition scholarship.

The ASUU Student Senate Executive Committee voted down the proposed corequisite that would require students to participate in community engagement before graduation.

A chill was in the air as men, women and children geared up in stiff ski boots and approached the starting line in preparation for a ski boot race at the third annual Fat Flake Festival at the Gallivan Center on Saturday.

University Health Care announced plans Monday to build a new health care facility in the southwest valley.

The University of Utah and Brigham Young University both push sustainability measures on their campuses, but BYU steers away from adopting official green policies.

The Alaskan arctic plays a crucial role in the global ecosystem but is on the verge of total collapse, said Subhankar Banerjee, a wildlife photographer.

Power outages, such as the one that shut down classes in multiple buildings Nov. 6, are increasing every year and the U is unlikely to secure state funds to fix the problem.

To give female students at the U a glimpse into the career choices of professional women in Utah and why they chose to focus on their careers, the Bennion Community Service Center organized a forum bringing together women of all ages Saturday morning.

Beginning this week, the U Police Department will begin posting a list of the previous day's crimes every morning on its Web site. The new feature was created as a service to the students, Capt. Lynn Mitchell said.

The U and BYU were ranked in the Top 10 most "family-friendly" schools, according to the 2009 edition of The Princeton Review's Best 296 Business Schools, released in early October.