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Macy’s gives $25k to Rock the U

By By Rochelle McConkie | November 27, 2007

A $25,000 donation from the Macy's Foundation recently jump-started Rock the U dance marathon fundraising efforts to fight cancer. The donation will directly support research through the Huntsman Cancer Foundation. Rock the U Director Chelsea Baugh said the sum will push the group closer to its goal of raising $200,000 by the dance marathon on March 28.

Candidate made to resign early

By By Rochelle McConkie | November 26, 2007

A number of election-bound ASUU executive cabinet members will resign their posts within the next month, but one director says he was unfairly asked to leave weeks before others planning to run for office. Associated Students of the University of Utah President Spencer Pearson and Vice President Basim Motiwala asked Campus Relations Director John Bowers to step down in mid-November, although Pearson said that other directors positioning themselves to run for office wouldn't have to leave until the end of the semester.

ASUU address draws small crowd

By By Rochelle McConkie | November 20, 2007

Student government leaders expressed their dedication to U students last night during the annual State of the ASUU address in the Union, but the Saltair room was mostly empty except for a small group of ASUU leaders and Daily Utah Chronicle reporters. "The people in this room have a sincere desire to benefit the students and the university as a whole," said Spencer Pearson, president of the Associated Students of the University of Utah.

Foregoing freedom?

By By Rochelle McConkie | November 20, 2007

Choosing to attend Brigham Young University might mean surrendering some constitutional rights, college free-speech advocates say, but the University of Utah is not without flaws either when it comes to academic and student freedoms. "If you sign up to go to BYU, you kind of sign over some of your rights," said Emily Guidry, spokeswoman for the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education.

Campus emergency response updated for U

By By Rochelle McConkie | November 19, 2007

The U needs to maintain and update the level of security it has had since the 2002 Winter Olympics, administrators said-and part of these efforts include centralizing emergency response on campus. The Campus Security Task Force recently released a report of recommendations to U President Michael Young advising students and faculty about what to do in the presence of weapons, how to deal with troubling behavioral issues and feasible ways to notify the entire campus of a crisis.

Students advocate for textbook tax cut

By By Rochelle McConkie | November 15, 2007

Students gathered at the Utah State Legislature yesterday to advocate a bill that would eliminate the state sales tax on college textbooks. The Associated Students of the University of Utah sponsored a press conference to gain student and legislative support of the tax-cut bill they will introduce to the Legislature this spring.

Capecchi to deliver commencement speech

By By Rochelle McConkie | November 13, 2007

U President Michael Young announced yesterday that recent Nobel Prize winner Mario Capecchi will give the commencement address for May 2008 graduates. Administrators usually reveal the speaker in early spring, but Young's assistant Laura Snow said they decided to make the announcement early because of the excitement surrounding the award.

Martini to serve as elections registrar

By By Rochelle McConkie | November 12, 2007

ASUU leaders recently appointed student government veteran Dave Martini to serve as the elections registrar for the 2007-2008 school year, marking the start of the election process. The elections registrar is charged with overseeing and regulating all student government elections.

Dixie must drop name to join U

By By Rochelle McConkie | November 8, 2007

Dixie State College in Southern Utah might become the University of Utah, St. George, but some local residents and trustees are unhappy about losing the "Dixie" name and turning over the school's autonomy to the U. Dixie State trustees asked the U to join the schools in early September.

Greek Row: The power of Sigma Chi

By By Rochelle McConkie | November 7, 2007

Mayor Rocky Anderson, businessman Willard Marriott and Russell M. Nelson, a top leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, all have one thing in common -- during their college years, they were members of the Sigma Chi fraternity at the U. Traditionally, participation in Sigma Chi has been a track to leadership and community service for many "Sigs.