The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning effective until Tuesday afternoon, and many students experienced the effects of the storm on their way to campus that morning.
During the past decade, there has been a trend of new coaches, new programs, new buildings and, overall, a new sense of diversity.
As the semester comes to a close, the Office of Sustainability hosted its last open forum of the year—with only a handful of people.
The State Building Board approved plans for an expansion to the University Guest House on Wednesday.
A controversial U construction project will not be eliminating parking spaces in the Rice-Eccles Stadium parking lot—for now.
The University Guest House, located on upper campus near the Residence Halls, wants to expand its facility with about $9 million, none of which comes at the cost of students.
Discussions aim to bring in and evaluate ideas
With four open houses, three departmental presentations and two campus forums finished, director Myron Willson said the ideas and questions that have come out of discussions with the members of the U community have “exceeded our expectations.”
Commuter Services, police look for cause of malfunction
Commuter Services came under scrutiny after a former professor fell out of one of its shuttles and died Thursday.
2010 adds another year to the calendar and another increase in the price of tuition.
The already limited parking availability on campus has been temporarily obstructed because of construction behind the Tanner Humanities Building.
Following an eight-month undercover investigation, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has filed complaints with the National Institutes of Health and the U.S. Department of Agriculture against U research labs for violating federal law in its mistreatment of research animals.
A change of venue seemed to do the trick for the U Office of Sustainability’s Climate Action Plan forum.
Discussion and planning is under way to renovate the college’s building for $15 million and bring the facility to a state of net-zero energy consumption, said Brad Baird, development officer for the College of Architecture and Planning.
True to its name, the Office of Sustainability held an open forum Wednesday afternoon in a room lit only by sunlight—but disagreements quickly darkened the forum’s tone.
The U Neuropsychiatric Institute is set to expand in order to accommodate up to 80 additional patients, as described by Facilities Planning.
Adviser, committee to help direct sustainability models
The Office of Sustainability is one step closer to selecting a coordinator and committee for the unused sustainability fee.
Straight from the farm to the plate—that’s the goal of the Wasatch Cooperative Market, set to open its doors in April 2011, potentially in the U’s neighborhood.
Just in time for Halloween, the theme for this year’s Wellness Fair was Sickness Killer Wellness Thriller.
DeChristopher presents memo, DVD to court
Tim DeChristopher’s freedom rests on a memo and a DVD.
Those who remember former U student and employee Mark Hacking don’t want to talk about his time here.
Students, faculty and staff interested in contributing to the U’s Climate Action Plan are being encouraged to join task teams created by the Office of Sustainability.
Traffic has been delayed and completely stopped at some points along the westbound route of 100 South because of road repair projects.
Greenpeace volunteer Sara Murray partnered with the U Office of Sustainability to show the film “The Age of Stupid," Wednesday to educate students about ways to stop climate change.
Campus cyclists choose to go bare-headed
With an increase in bikes on campus comes an increase in a more dangerous trend: riders without helmets.
Cao, a junior in behavioral science and health, who has known Judge since high school, was told Saturday by a friend that 20-year-old Judge, a junior in mechanical engineering, had taken his life Friday morning. He is survived by his parents, his sister Bonnie Judge and older brother Jeremy Judge.
Last week’s tsunami destroyed hundreds of families in the Pacific Islands, but students as far away as the U are reeling from its impact.
The KUTE Radio staff has been silenced again—not for their behavior on the airwaves, but in the Union.
Doug Reid, a senior in pre-med, said he doesn’t usually skateboard in the fall because it’s too crowded, but decided to take advantage of the sunshine Monday and commute to class on his board.
You can’t spell Pi Kappa Alpha’s acronym without the P—and the K and A on the front of the fraternity house are looking a little lonely.
Despite being put on probation, meaning the house cannot have alcohol in it, only one of the 16 incidents at the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity house was related to alcohol.
International students studying at the U cite weather as the biggest difference they have experienced.
Because of noise, trash and alcohol violations, the Office of the Dean of Students placed the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity on probation for one year, prohibiting the use of alcohol at the fraternity house.
A hearing to determine the validity of Tim DeChristopher’s “necessity defense” regarding his bogus bids on land leases last December concluded with U.S. District Judge Dee Benson postponing his decision on the matter.
Students are getting frustrated because Internet accessibility has been less than reliable for residents at the new housing complex downtown.
The biggest problem with the older buildings is that many operate on an “all on” or “all off” system, making it difficult to turn isolated parts of the building off, said Cory Higgins, director of the department of Facilities Management.
In a complaint reminiscent of Goldilocks, students are annoyed that some of their classrooms are either too hot or too cold for them to focus their complete attention.
Because of increased interest in fraternities at the U, greeks added another day of membership recruitment.
The U Hospital and Clinics, in partnership with Kennecott Land, is expected to break ground this fall for a new health care facility in South Jordan’s Daybreak community, said Rob Lloyd, executive director for U Hospitals and Clinics. The project will cost $80 million, with $55 million allotted for the actual building and $25 million for hospital equipment, said Gordon Crabtree, U Hospital and Clinic’s chief financial officer.
First it was traffic, parking and TRAX—and now even shuttles are becoming irksome. Passengers aboard a midafternoon campus shuttle found themselves stuck straddling a TRAX crossing Tuesday because of an electrical issue on the shuttle. “The shuttle died en route and wouldn’t restart,” said Kevin Coggins, supervisor of Commuter Services.
U parking critics haven’t seen anything yet. This Thursday the U will play host to Utah Valley State in the first football game of the 2009 season, and a whole new kind of parking problem.Parking lots located to the east and west of Rice Eccles Stadium will be closed to University parking permits after 3:00 p.
Career Services hosted a Student Job Fair on Wednesday in the Union for part-time work and volunteer positions, a 15-year tradition.
Students in need of a car to run errands have a new option.
First-day traffic, lack of spaces creates jam
Justin Cotton, a senior in business, said no matter where he went, traffic was terrible—and parking wasn’t any better.
Students returning to the U this fall can expect to choose from approximately 70 fewer class sections. Budget cuts, coupled with an increase in undergraduates, will also create larger class sizes.
A construction worker digging a sprinkler system with a backhoe struck a natural gas line at the intersection of 100 South and Wolcott Street on Aug. 17.
A construction worker digging a sprinkler system with a backhoe struck a natural gas line at the intersection of 100 South and Wolcott Street on Monday morning.
To have a membership or not to have a membership—that is the question. Or at least that was the question students from the U and BYU argued at Thursday’s public debate at the S.J. Quinney College of Law, which addressed the pros and cons surrounding the proposed elimination of required private membership at Utah bars.
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