Students and teachers began experimenting with iTunes U last year, a part of iTunes used by universities and colleges for Web-based classes, downloadable files and more.

n a surprising series of developments, the U.S. House of Representatives struck down a $700 billion bailout of the banking industry in a vote of 228 to 205 Monday afternoon.

Nearly 400 students packed the Hinckley Institute caucus room, filled the neighboring office and spilled into the hallway and the OSH foyer to hear U professors and financial experts assess the current economic crisis.

U students overwhelmingly support Democratic presidential contender Sen. Barack Obama, but they like incumbent Republican Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. even more.

The ongoing thefts of catalytic converters across the Salt Lake valley has hit the U campus again.

The Chicano Scholarship Fund recently awarded Torres for his work with a one-year tuition scholarship.

Professors from 13 colleges became activists last week and set aside part of their syllabi to teach about environmental crisis and sustainability.

State lawmakers approved sweeping cuts to Utah's budget Friday in a special legislative session called by Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. to plug a $350 million budget shortfall.

The campus received an overall B in sustainability, an improvement from last year's C, but is still not quite excellent, according to a report card that measures university sustainability efforts.

Dancing clowns, male strippers and singing cowgirls all took the stage Thursday night in the Union Ballroom for a lighthearted Homecoming Week event.