Although the war in Iraq is failing, Americans need to have confidence that the United States will achieve some sort of victory, said Philip Gordon, a senior fellow for U.S. foreign policy at the Brookings Institution. At the U's Middle East lecture series last Thursday, Gordon presented a lecture based on his new book, Winning the Right War: The Path to Security for American and the World.
A group of electrical engineering students at the U were recently chosen as finalists in the Smart Radio Challenge, an international competition in which teams of students develop and test high-tech radios. The teams began working on their Smart Radio designs in January.
College dining halls across the country, including the Heritage Center dining room in the Residence Halls, are set up as buffets with unlimited access to pizza, hamburgers, french fries, ice cream and many other fatty foods which might hinder a student's chance of maintaining their weight.
Drool, embarrassment, ridicule and possible cramps -- that's what U students will have to go through to win an iPod. The rules are simple. Teams of two will be required to hold an iPod case between each other, using only their mouths. The last team standing wins.
Every student must take general education classes to graduate from college and by sitting in on a supplemental instruction, students are likely to receive a higher grade in those courses than their peers. Supplemental classes are free group study sessions held three times a week for general education courses such as biology, math and psychology.
Because more than two-thirds of the Residence Halls on campus aren't equipped with kitchens, many students are required to buy meal plans. And some students are questioning if they are being overcharged for campus cafeteria food. Deborah Johnson, a sophomore biology and music major, thinks so.
Senior mechanical engineering students have been waiting all year for a chance to show off their design projects, and that chance finally came yesterday at Mechanical Engineering Design Day. Sixteen teams of senior students presented their varying projects.
Ancient human ancestors often needed to climb trees to gather food and other necessary supplies, and up until recently, tree climbing was the only explanation for their extremely short legs. However, David Carrier, a biology professor at the U, believes there is another explanation for short legs-they make better fighters.
The NBA: a showcase of some of the world's best athletes, the best teams playing the best games ever and, yes, the world's biggest ball hogs. Isn't basketball supposed to be a "team" sport? Enter Steve Nash. There's a reason this assist-leader is in the running for his third consecutive MVP award.
Every Wednesday afternoon from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., 20 to 30 high school students from around the Salt Lake Valley can be found in the LeRoy Cowles Building working vigorously on challenging math problems. With the help of several faculty members and graduate students, high school students are able to study math concepts that students would not normally see at the high school level.
