With speakers shouting above constant cheers and jeers from the audience, Friday night's debate between Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson and Fox News personality Sean Hannity often seemed more like a sporting event than a serious discussion of the conflict in Iraq.
Mos Def fans left the Union Free Speech Area disappointed last night after hearing that the headlining act would not perform at The Grand Kerfuffle until Thursday night. Due to a family emergency, Mos Def missed his flight to Salt Lake City and had to fly back to New York.
U history professor Nadja Durbach inspired Matthew Smith. Smith, a senior in history, nominated Durbach for the ASUU Student Choice Teaching Awards. "She was one of the better teachers I have had," Smith said. "This is some way I could give back to her." Smith said Durbach motivated her students to take the initiative to learn more on their own.
Dozens of sixth graders tried to squeeze through the Huntsman Center entrance gates when U student volunteer Dheerajvalkya Gadicherla stopped them. "I'll let you go by if you say 'Go Utes,'" Gadicherla yelled. Amid the prepubescent giggles and squeals, the group shouted the phrase and ran inside, eager to attend the culminating "Power Rally" to end the day at Project Youth.
While Mayor Rocky Anderson may not be on the ballot for re-election, he continues to have a strong presence as each candidate is forced to define what kind of role he would play as Salt Lake City's next mayor. Candidates Dave Buhler and Ralph Becker took sides on the issue yesterday at the Hinckley Institute of Politics, also addressing bipartisanship, the revitalization of Salt Lake City's downtown area, public transit and education.
U greeks were seen yesterday in a different kind of "Animal House" as they visited Hogle Zoo to see the great apes and ride the Zoofari Express with preschoolers, kicking off a service-oriented Greek Week. Along with the usual games and parties associated with the annual spring Greek Week, U sororities and fraternities will focus more on giving back to the community by participating in projects with youth from lower-income families.
Utah children are ranked fourth to last in national immunizations, according to a recent U policy brief. In the 2006 National Immunization Survey, the state of Utah came in 47th in the nation for the number of 2-year-old children who have received all immunizations on schedule, as set forth by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
Students can witness a political pummeling between Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson and conservative commentator Sean Hannity at an on-campus debate May 4. Although the date presented conflicts with U commencement ceremonies, the Associated Students of the University of Utah was able to secure a location for the event, proposing that it be held at Kingsbury Hall at 8:30 p.
