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A campus without old buildings…

floor — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:34:12 +0000

Razing the Mines Building

Earlier this year, the Mines Building, constructed in 1928 and located on First South just east of the traffic light at Wolcott Ave., came down to make way for a parking lot for the new Frederick Albert…

Campus Mystery Photo for August

floor — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:18:20 +0000

How well do you know the U of U campus? What’s this and where is it? Check back the end of the month to find out!

: Where is this?

U of U Mystery Photo

floor — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:54:15 +0000

How well do you know the U campus? Find out here! Check out the photo and see if you can identify where it is on campus–be specific! And check back in a week or two to see if you were…

SHEDDING LIGHT ON BLISS

floor — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:21:22 +0000

I was working on a writing project recently that took me to 1400 East and Presidents Circle so I decided to check out the permanent art installation called Extended Vision by noted artist Anna Campbell Bliss located inside the Cowles Math…

Tribute to trees: the ancient ginko, the giant sequoia, the Japanese zelkova…

floor — Thu, 07 May 2009 23:04:38 +0000

U students among the fall trees. Photo courtesy of Lawrence Boye.

I’ve always loved the fact that the campus serves as the arboretum for the state of Utah—more than 200 different species from what I’ve heard. And early May is…

Park Building Construction is FINALLY over

floor — Thu, 07 May 2009 23:01:17 +0000

Finally! The Park Building’s transformation is complete. The chain-link fence with it’s dark green curtain (with no peep holes) that kept us all feeling left out is down, the teams of workers in their bright neon vests climbing up and…