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Red Sky in Morning, Sailor Take Warning; Dark Sky at Night, Everyone’s Delight.

happygolucky — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:27:33 +0000

Old school illumination.

Ever notice the skinny lampposts across campus with the bulbous glass bowls on top? Ever wonder how well they do their job (let alone who picked out such an ordinary-looking piece of hardware that fits with exactly…

Part 2: Memories of Campus Critters (or, All You Chicks Say, Happy Father’s Day!)

ualumn96 — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:38:42 +0000

I love late spring at the U. All the trees in the state arboretum are in full bloom; people come out of hiding and eat lunch al fresco; outside the Union Building, students throw a Frisbee back and forth on the…

Utah Pride 2009: A Gay Old Time

Pray4Pow — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:03:25 +0000

SLC was abuzz this weekend as the city celebrated Utah Pride 2009 — one of the most colorful parades and entertaining weekends all summer.

Pride kicked off Friday night with a reception and after party for Grand Marshal Cleve Jones, a social…

Part 1 of 2: Memories of Campus Critters (or, “A Room with a Mew” *)

ualumn96 — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:45:01 +0000

My time at the U now consists of conversations about Twitter, tweets, feeds, the Facebook “ecosystem,” and all sorts of things that sound natural enough…but it wasn’t that long ago that I was actually experiencing campus in its natural, and newborn, glory.

Lede of the Week: Streetcars to the U?

Pray4Pow — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:10:47 +0000

In what will most likely not be a weekly feature, here’s my favorite first pitch from the pages of this week’s SLC dailies:

A slow-sliding streetcar connecting Sugar House with TRAX could be ferrying passengers in three years, and the line…

The Inconstant Gardner

Wasatch Girl — Thu, 28 May 2009 22:40:19 +0000

“What’s that tree?”

“That? Oh, it’s a Leopard Tree. Well, that’s not its name in Italian, but it translates that way,” I lied. I worked as a tour guide in Italy for five years and in all that time I never could understand my…

What’s in Your ‘Hood? The Red Edge of Wilderness

happygolucky — Thu, 28 May 2009 22:36:09 +0000

The Red Butte.

Today I walked east across campus to explore the uphill neighborhood. But actually, by the time you leave campus to the east, there is no neighborhood, unless you want to count the animals’. This ‘hood is populated by quail, butterflies,…

Ultimate Stress Reliever Knits Campus Together

happygolucky — Mon, 11 May 2009 19:12:17 +0000

OMG. Knitting? That’s like when the retired, grey haired grandmas get together to make garish-colored afghans from acrylic yarn. Blah.

Well, it can be. But more often than not these days, it means young, hip, busy professionals taking a break…

Red or Green?

Utefan — Mon, 11 May 2009 18:50:52 +0000

New Sutton Building goes green

I realize this is the new RedThread, but I had to post something about how green the campus is becoming these days. Slowly but surely the grounds crews are making progress on environmentally friendly…

Student Activism is alive at the University of Utah

ehrbar — Fri, 08 May 2009 19:01:47 +0000

Social activists took to the streets during the arraignment of U student Tim De Christopher. Despite not having authorization, De Christopher - bidder No. 70 - won land near southern Utah's national parks during an oil and natural gas lease…