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Fund to award scholarships to Chicano/a students at banquet

By By Rita Totten, Staff Writer September 25, 2008

The Chicano Scholarship Fund board of trustees is handing out 15 scholarships tonight at the 33rd annual Scholarship Banquet.

U employees enjoy annual appreciation day

By By H. Rachelle Graham, Staff Writer September 25, 2008

Campus employees kicked off their working boots Thursday afternoon at an Employee Appreciation Day.

University Kids Center reopens

By By Allison Johnson, Staff Writer September 25, 2008

The newly refurbished University Kids Center, now owned and operated by the Children's Creative Learning Centers Inc., celebrated its grand opening on Sept. 25.

Higher ed budget to face hefty cuts

By By Ryan Shelton, Asst. News Editoe September 25, 2008

State lawmakers could ask U administrators to cut the school's budget by up to $8 million in an attempt to plug the state's $350 million budget deficit.

Hinckley Institute delays poll results

September 25, 2008

The Hinckley Institute of Politics will not release the results of the straw poll until Monday. The results were originally scheduled to come out Thursday.

VoteProject registers 2,500

By By David Servatius, Staff Writer! September 25, 2008

The U's VoteProject has registered almost 2,500 new voters on campus since Fall Semester began.

U sees rise in medical students interested in primary care

By By Michael Olson, Staff Writer September 24, 2008

The number of medical students graduating in primary care, which includes family medicine, internal medicine and pediatrics, has dropped over the past 10 years. However, the U saw a rise in the number of medical students interested in primary care from 2007 to 2008.

Police Briefs – 9/25

By By Michael McFall September 24, 2008

By Michael McFallSuspicious smellCampus police suspect a freshman of possessing marijuana. A Resident Adviser in the Gateway Heights Residence Halls called the police Friday when students were complaining...

Youth vote could turn some political races blue, panel says

By By Ryan Shelton, Asst. News Editor September 24, 2008

In a time of economic upheaval, high energy costs and an unpopular war, Utah remains as conservative as ever, panelists said Wednesday at the Hinckley Institute of Politics.

U professor recieves $500,000 award

By By Lana Groves, Asst. News Editor September 24, 2008

Susan Mango uses expensive equipment for her research at the Huntsman Cancer Institute, but with the drop in the economy she said it can be difficult to find funding for research.