February 14, 2025 at 8:46 PM
The University of Utah has more than 80 buildings on its main campus. Spread over 1,000 acres, that includes spots for engineering or chemistry. But a whopping 45% of its assignable square footage is devoted to offices, not classrooms, a study found.
What Utah’s colleges and universities dedicate much of their campuses to may surprise you. Hint: It’s not classrooms.
The University of Utah has more than 80 buildings on its main campus. Spread over 1,000 acres, that includes spots for engineering or chemistry. But a whopping 45% of its assignable square footage is devoted to offices, not classrooms, a study found.
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February 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Iranian and African journalists denied necessary World Cup visas, sports press association says:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/733...
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Iranian and African journalists denied necessary World Cup visas, sports press association says
AIPS president Gianni Merlo said in a letter to FIFA that the cases are "countless and unacceptable" and part of a "long-standing" problem.
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June 8, 2026 at 8:21 PM
The Trump administration says it will withhold $350 million in grants to hundreds of colleges that serve large populations of minority students, calling the decades-old programs discriminatory.
Education Department ends grants for some minority college students
The Education Department is withholding millions of dollars in grant funding appropriated by Congress for colleges that serve large populations of minority students.
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September 11, 2025 at 9:34 PM
The Marine Corps is rolling back waivers that allowed members to skip shaving if they got razor bumps.
Critics say it targets Black men as the condition affects up to 60% of them, according to the American Osteopathic College of Dermatology, a far higher rate than for any other group.
Critics say it targets Black men as the condition affects up to 60% of them, according to the American Osteopathic College of Dermatology, a far higher rate than for any other group.
Dermatologists say Marines' tightened shaving waiver could hurt Black members' careers
Marines and airmen with pseudofolliculitis barbae, the skin condition more commonly known as razor bumps, could be expelled from the service if the condition persists.
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May 26, 2025 at 2:12 AM
NEWS: The Supreme Court said Venezuelan detainees should get notice before being deported under the Alien Enemies Act. Today, we learned what counts as notice to ICE: an English-language form and “no less than 12 hours” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/u...
Texas Judge Unseals ICE Document Detailing Deportation Notices: an English Form and at Least 12 Hours
A declaration by an ICE official says an English-language form was “read and explained” to the detainees and that they had “no less than 12 hours” to express the intent to challenge their deportations...
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April 25, 2025 at 12:18 AM
As the destruction continues by a depraved, demented and delusional liar.
June 23, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Senator Mike Lee’s personal/political account is just a firehose of insanity and misinformation.
April 13, 2026 at 5:15 AM
Was thinking a similar thing! Yes, this got Gov. Ronald Reagan to back restrictions on the Second Amendment!
#Sigh2
#Sigh2
I'm going to go out on a limb and bet that policy would not apply in this situation.
August 20, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Was thinking a similar thing! Yes, this got Gov. Ronald Reagan to back restrictions on the Second Amendment!
#Sigh2
#Sigh2
The legislation is projected by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office to add $3.3 trillion to the 10-year deficit. These tweets from a United States senator were posted 10 days apart.
July 1, 2025 at 3:23 AM
US Attorney Jeanine Pirro: "I'm not going to bore you with the facts."
August 12, 2025 at 6:49 PM
More detail here: www.ms.now/news/justice...
March 4, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Trump to troops at Ft Bragg: "We're the ones that won the war. Without us, you'd all be speaking German right now. Maybe a little Japanese thrown in. But we won the war. We're gonna celebrate on Saturday."
June 10, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Classic sexism. As if a white man never used transition words or sounds while speaking out loud.
Have you ever once seen the New York Times quote Trump like this?
February 16, 2026 at 10:00 PM
ICE has been arresting immigrants with no criminal record for removal. What surprised the man’s attorney was to see it happen to someone on the path to a green card.
ICE arrests a man at his Salt Lake City green card interview
The man’s attorney expects him to wind up back where he started, in an interview room trying to get his green card, but with him and his family “having suffered needlessly” in the meantime.
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December 8, 2025 at 4:26 PM
School of Liam Ramos, 5-year-old detained by ICE, closes due to bomb threat
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School of Minneapolis 5-year-old detained by ICE closes due to bomb threat
The bomb threat was emailed to several schools in the Columbia Heights Public School district after Liam Conejo Ramos returned home from Texas on Sunday night.
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February 2, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Justice Diana Hagen — under intense pressure from Republican leaders, including Gov. Spencer Cox — has resigned from the Utah Supreme Court, the governor said.
Supreme Court Justice Diana Hagen resigns amid Utah Legislature’s investigation
Justice Diana Hagen — under intense pressure from Republican leaders, including Gov. Spencer Cox — has resigned from the Utah Supreme Court, the governor said.
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May 8, 2026 at 6:46 PM
October 13, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Iranian residents have reported headaches, difficulty breathing, and oil-contaminated rain settling on buildings and cars. Iran's Red Crescent Society warned rainfall following the strikes could be "highly dangerous and acidic."(From @us.theconversation.com) https://to.pbs.org/4lnS361
Why did U.S. bombings cause 'acid rain' to fall in Iran? An atmospheric scientist explains
This article originally appeared on The Conversation. Reports are emerging of black rain falling over parts of Iran in the hours after U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on oil depots on the weekend, with some o...
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March 12, 2026 at 1:39 AM
The correlation between being insecure and ostentatiously trying to present yourself as tough remains incredibly strong.
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Hegseth Orders Navy to Strip Name of Gay Rights Icon Harvey Milk from Ship
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Navy to take the rare step of renaming a ship, one that bears the name of a gay rights icon, documents and sources show.
www.military.com
June 3, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Those in the tourism know say higher international fees aren't likely to squelch the magnetism of Utah's Mighty 5 parks — at first. But if the fees get too high... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
What Trump’s higher national park fees for foreign tourists could mean for Utah
An executive order from President Donald Trump calls on the National Park Service to increase entry fees for visitors from abroad. In Utah, international tourism is big business, but local officials…
buff.ly
July 18, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Troops are not wanted or needed in Portland.
Let's be clear: Trump’s sole goal is to stoke violence to justify tightening his authoritarian grip.
This fight continues to protect our community.
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
Let's be clear: Trump’s sole goal is to stoke violence to justify tightening his authoritarian grip.
This fight continues to protect our community.
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
www.reuters.com
October 20, 2025 at 9:16 PM
his brain is leaking out of his ears on live national television
June 11, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Trump opens with a threat to the generals:
"I've never walked into a room so silent … Have a good time. And if you want to applaud, you applaud ... If you don't like what I'm saying, you can leave the room. Of course, there goes your rank, there goes your future. but you just feel nice and loose."
"I've never walked into a room so silent … Have a good time. And if you want to applaud, you applaud ... If you don't like what I'm saying, you can leave the room. Of course, there goes your rank, there goes your future. but you just feel nice and loose."
September 30, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The CDC doesn't understand disease control.
The EPA doesn't understand environmental protection.
Now it's clear the Dept of Energy doesn't understand energy.
This administration is populated by imbeciles.
The EPA doesn't understand environmental protection.
Now it's clear the Dept of Energy doesn't understand energy.
This administration is populated by imbeciles.
September 7, 2025 at 5:58 PM