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Students rally for affirmative action practices

As lawmakers hashed out bills on the final day of the legislative session, students from Utah schools gathered on the front steps of the Capitol to make their voices heard. Full story

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Protestors want to keep CO2 as pollutant

As new Utah legislation passed to tell the federal government that Utah does not want to comply with carbon emission capping, protesters rallied to voice their concern for the environment.

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House approves U projects

House Bill 5 allows Utah universities and agencies to spend at least $210 million on building projects across the state, mostly on university campuses.

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Entire family genome mapped for first time

There is a successful sequence of a family’s entire genome for the first time, thanks to U researchers and the Institute for Systems Biology.

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Genome mapping available, but at a steep cost

A human blueprint could be the next line of defense for the medical world.

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Parties discuss campus unity in debates

Candidates from the NOW and ICE parties took center stage Tuesday for the first debate of the Associated Students of the University of Utah elections. Full story

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Speaker details U.S. problems in Middle East

The ongoing complications in the Middle East have bothered Aaron Miller, a man well-acquainted with its troubles.

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Dept to create mine safety position

The department of mining engineering is fundraising to create a new faculty position that would oversee mining safety.

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Legislators discuss 2010 session at U

Four members of the Utah Legislature met at the Hinckley Institute of Politics on Friday to discuss the end of the 45-day 2010 Legislative session. Members of the Legislature present included Senate President Michael Waddoups; Sen. Patricia Jones, D-Salt Lake City; Rep. Craig Frank, R-Cedar Hills; and Rep. David Litvack, D-Salt Lake City.

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Sorority looks to empower women with soup event

For more than 10 years, Kappa Kappa Gamma has annually hosted “Kappa Soup” to raise money for the local YWCA and the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation. The sorority gets families and local restaurants, such as Marie Callendar’s and Great Harvest, to donate soup.

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Hispanic Business Student Association hosting a dance party

The Hispanic Business Student Association is hosting a dance party, Bailamos, to raise money for Chile and Haiti relief.

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One signature stands in the way of New Century bill

Gov. Gary Herbert’s signature is all that stands in the way of a more selective New Century scholarship.

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NOW and ICE grievances

A summary of the grievances the student government, ICE and NOW parties have filed against each other during the first week of active campaigning.

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Cougars seen on U campus - actual ones

A pack of cougars invaded the U campus Monday—but these ones weren’t wearing blue.

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Check out the sustainability symposium

Money and clean air are set to take center stage during the 15th annual Wallace Stegner Center Symposium, hosted by the U’s S.J. Quinney College of Law.

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Candidates hope to follow mayors’ steps for transition

The Associated Students of the University of Utah elections are in full swing, and this year’s two presidential candidates are both thinking about the hopeful transition from campaigning to governing—a topic discussed Tuesday at a Hinkley Institute of Politics forum by several newly elected Utah mayors.

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Board of Trustees OK tuition hike

 The Board of Trustees voted unanimously Tuesday to increase tuition by 7.5 percent to 9.5 percent for the 2010-2011 academic year.

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Women’s Week to begin among mixed reactions

Event will focus on health, but some are skeptical of impacts

Women’s Week—which is focusing this year on women’s health—kicks off today, but some students doubt the event will have an impact.

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Motorized armrest could improve precision for doctors and artists

In the middle of a crowded laboratory filled wall-to-wall with gizmos and gadgets, William Provancher’s latest invention—almost a year in the making—could become a tool for artists to more easily create photorealistic drawings or doctors to more easily perform eye surgery.

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