Sunday, October 12, 2008

University of Utah

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Utah Policy Would Restrict Profs' Royalties From Books

Critics say the policy could "[sow] the seeds of mistrust" between students and professors. more >>

Trail Mix: Protest Edition

Students protest at the University of Michigan, SUNY-Geneseo, Penn State, and the University of Utah. more >>

Utah Woman Talks About Getting Punched in Face

A woman walks into a frat at the University of Utah and gets punched. more >>

Trail Mix

University of Minnesota suffers from frequent bomb threats; Ball State celebrates Prohibition Repeal Day; University of Utah holds a Samba Drum and Dance class; Notre Dame clubs/bars are selling well; University of Texas expands its Hungry for Justice program; a musket causes panic at Colorado State more >>

Americans Shouldn't Fear Immigration

Trail Mix

Red flags representing rape victims were vandalized at the University of Utah; A nuclear reactor at Penn State continues to leak "slightly radioactive water" more >>

Mental Health Campaign Depresses Environmentalists

The counseling center at the University of Utah has inundated the campus with thousands of handwritten notes in an effort to raise awareness about mental health problems. more >>

Trail Mix

Daily updates from campuses nationwide. more >>

Why Does Utah's Radio Station Manager Support Losing $15,000?

For a group with annual operating costs of $20,400, that's a big cut. But the money had tied the University of Utah's KUTE to the whims of the group that doled it out: the student government (ASUU). more >>

Time Capsule Finally Uncovered at U. of Utah

It took seven months, one density-measuring machine, and two radar technicians, but the University of Utah has finally recovered a time capsule buried inside a student union building almost 50 years ago. Technicians measured the density of red bricks around the union's fireplace until they found a spot with a large air hole--and then, a rusty box, the Daily Utah Chronicle reports. more >>

Laptop Morality Tale from the University of Utah

A University of Utah professor emeritus lost 40 years worth of research last week when his laptop was stolen, the Daily Utah Chronicle reports. After working 12 hour days five days a week, James Mayfield had finished about 80 percent of a book on Egyptian villages, which he expected to publish this year. more >>

Trail Mix

At the University of Washington, sorority members are not allowed to cook or clean for themselves--so they pay "houseboys" to do it for them, the Daily Evergreen reports. A U. more >>

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