If one were to ask the employees of Layton Construction what kind of a person the founder, U alumnus Alan W. Layton, was, they'd all likely answer the same way.

Venkatraman "Venki" Ramakrishnan honored the work that started at the U and might one day turn the tide in the war against infections as part of the Benning Society Lecture Series on Wednesday night.

With a sweeping health care reform bill awaiting debate and a vote in the Senate, members of Utah's medical and nonprofit communities gathered at the Hinckley Institute of Politics on Wednesday to discuss the system's flaws and debate the pending reform bill.

Amid the confusion and worry sparked by the federal government's new suggestion that women shouldn't start getting checked for breast cancer until 10 years later than originally proposed, the Huntsman Cancer Institute is holding steady to the traditional standard.

Just to have a chance to interact with strange birds, students endured the shrill squawking of a falcon's song competing with a recording of John Denver's "Eagle and the Hawk."

I can understand why our state legislators are so sensitive when it comes to the initiative for ethics reform from the Utahns for Ethical Government. No one wants to be the guy (or gal) who stands up and says unequivocally, "I oppose the proposed ethics reform." It just sounds bad, doesn't it?

There have been two sexual assault reports in the Residence Hall area since Thursday, apparently committed by two different men.

Although the offense looked solid against Chadron State for the Utes' season-opening exhibition game Saturday, Utah's defense highlighted an area with an opportunity for improvement.

Sure, the women's basketball team is only returning two starters. Yes, it lost its two biggest stars, last year's Mountain West Conference Player of the Year Morgan Warburton and second-team All-MWC Katie King, who together averaged 29.5 points and 13.3 rebounds per game.

I could probably make a valid argument why the women's team could have a successful season, but when it comes to who will have the better season, I have to go with the men.