In the wake of being disqualified from student government elections on Wednesday, the former presidential candidate of the Fresh Party Alex Knight said his group plans to appeal the ASUU Supreme Court ruling. He plans to bring the appeal to the committee on student affairs, which is composed of students, faculty and administrators. “Obviously it [...]
Alumni David Toledo and Paul Slusser returned to campus using the campaign “Help beat BYU” in order to gather support for their new invention, the Power Pot. Toledo, who graduated in 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in material science, and Slusser, who graduated in 2009 with a master’s degree in material science, are entered in [...]
The Environmental Protection Agency announced the U as the third most green-powered resource school in the nation Jan. 5, for the second year in a row. The EPA Top-20 ranking highlights the efforts of higher education institutions to develop renewable energy sources and recognizes those that have made purchases toward green power. Green power purchases [...]
Greg Warnock, a notable Utah entrepreneur and investor, gave advice to MBA students about creating businesses at the Fox Eccles Auditorium on Thursday. Warnock is passionate about entrepreneurship, and he spoke candidly about the perks of being in business. “Having a job sucks,” he said. “Entrepreneurship enriches life and speaks to us personally.” Warnock founded [...]
The eighth annual Conference on Social Awareness will feature a reflection and discussion about last year’s controversy over racial comments made during the ASUU elections. The event will be held this Saturday in the Union Ballroom from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. and features workshops, a keynote speaker and the theme of “Unity in Diversity.” [...]
A law professor spoke on religious extremism and targeted killing through the lens of his experience in the Israeli military. “I had five minutes to decide whether to go ahead with the mission — whether to kill this person or not,” said Amos Guiora, as he spoke of a judgment he had to make during [...]
For the first time in six years, the Supreme Court of ASUU, the student body government, was summoned on Wednesday night to hear allegations of wrongdoing against the Fresh Party. The Fresh Party was subsequently disqualified from running candidates on the 2012 ballot, and its presidential candidate, Alex Knight, its vice-presidential candidate, AJ Ardovino, its [...]
Speaking to an overflowing house about the math problems of the 21st century, mathematician John Morgan said math’s value permeates all fields of science. About 300 people attended the lecture, which was based around issues of topology or space and time in math. “Math is intricately wound up in all the science that we learn,” [...]
The Honors College held its annual talent show Wednesday with 18 students and faculty performers of the Honors program showcasing talents ranging from an a cappella group to electric violins. “We should have had more people out,” said Isabelle Ghabash, a sophomore in architecture, referring to the 30 audience members. There was also a malfunction [...]
For the past two days, a small trickle of students have flowed in and out of the Union Ballroom leaving bandaged as ARUP collected blood. Drives at the U are different because there are a lot of younger students, many of whom have never donated before, said Lance Bandley, spokesman for ARUP. “Sometimes it’s the [...]
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