Amid complaints and worries that its fight song might just be a bit too sexist for 2014 standards, the University of Utah has altered the best known line in its fight song. Now, fans can choose between two versions: the classical one and the contemporary updated one. The update did not change the line “I’m a Utah man” to “I’m a Utah fan”. Now, the lyrics of the fight song simply exist in both … [Read more...]
July Utah Climate and Water Report Confirms Drier South
Early July saw the publication of the latest edition of the Utah Climate and Water Report, from the Natural Resources Conservation Service. The study, which analyzes the quantity of precipitation the state saw in June, confirms what anyone living in the southern regions of the state could tell you. The Southwestern Utah Basin, an area of high deserts and redrock, is very hot and very dry. In fact, … [Read more...]
Utah Hails Supreme Court’s Favorable Ruling for Hobby Lobby
Since yesterday, the American life seems to have gotten divided into two separate factions: A. the ones who appraise the Supreme Court's favorable ruling for closely - held corporations to decide on their female employee's healthcare plan based on the employer's religious views and B. the one condemning the very idea that from now on, for - profit organizations can make use of religious beliefs … [Read more...]
Utah One Voice Children’s Choir Ace America’s Got Talent Auditions
Utah’s own One Voice Children’s Choir, who famously performed Let It Go, together with Alex Boye, in the past, made it through the NBC auditions for hit TV show “America’s Got Talent”, this past Sunday. The auditions were held in order to select participants for the show’s upcoming season. The Utah children’s choir signed on for and took part in the show’s fifth week of auditions, in the run-up … [Read more...]
The Utah Jazz to Target Cavs’ Top Pick in Upcoming NBA Draft
The Utah Jazz have been making headlines around the area, with reports coming in on bids they’re making to the Cavaliers, for their number 1 pick. Rumors on this topic have been afloat for a while now, according to a report by Spencer Checketts, from 1280 The Zone, in Utah’s Salt Lake City. On June 20, Checketts tweeted that the Utah Jazz had offered #5 and Favors to the Cleveland Cavs, for their … [Read more...]
Utah Online College Tops In Nation For Teacher Education
A new report ranks the Utah teaching college’s program as No. 1 in the nation but laments the lack of more high quality options in the state. The National Council on Teacher Quality named Western Governors University, an online college based in Utah as having the top undergraduate preparation program in the country for those going into middle and high school education. The online guide is … [Read more...]
Utah Supreme Court Approves Subdividing Property
The Utah Supreme Court issued a major ruling on Tuesday allowing officials to subdivide property in a polygamous town on the Utah-Arizona border cities of Hildale and Colorado City. In the year 2005, the courts took control of the FLDS Church’s land-holdings arm, the United Effort Plan (UEP) Trust, amid allegations that polygamist leader Warren Jeffs and other sect leaders mismanaged it, leaving … [Read more...]
High Risk Oil And Gas Wells Unchecked in Utah
A majority of the new oil and gas wells drilled on federal land in Utah are unchecked, according to review obtained by The Associated Press. Four in ten of the new oil and gas wells the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) identified as high priority in view of their locations like national forests and fragile watershed, as they pose greater risks have not been examined. Utah posseses one of … [Read more...]
Same-sex Couples Marriage Case Put on Hold by Wisconsin Judge
A federal judge in Madison issued an order on Friday postponing her decision pending on the outcome of an expected appeal just a week after striking down Wisconsin’s ban on same-sex marriage as unconstitutional in Washington. On the other hand, only after more than 550 same-sex couples in the state cited her June 6 decision in order to get married over the past seven days, US District Judge … [Read more...]
Utah’s ‘mountain man’ Troy James Knapp gets over 10 yrs jail term on Burglary charges
A Utah man, who evaded possible arrest for over six years, was awarded 10 years and six months imprisonment by a court. Troy James Knapp, popularly known as Mountain man, was arrested by the Utah police last year for ransacking cabins across a wide swath of Utah. He has also confessed before the court about his crimes related to burglary and a firearms offence. He was given the name … [Read more...]