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University Neighborhood Partners Initiates Friday Youth Book Exchanges

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An ongoing book exchange for elementary school-age children will be launched this Friday, Jan. 23, from 1 until 4 p.m., by University Neighborhood Partners (UNP), a University of Utah office that brings together University and Westside resources for reciprocal learning, action and benefit. (A short program will be held this Friday at 2 p.m.) The Youth Book Exchange allows students in kindergarten through sixth grade to select a book in English or in Spanish from the UNP program, either to keep or to exchange at a later date for another volume. If the student chooses to keep the book, a different text may be exchanged. All elementary school-age children are welcome to participate, although the project will most likely serve students from surrounding Park View, Mountain View and Riley Elementary Schools. Exchanges will be held Fridays, from 1 until 4 p.m., at the UNP office, located at 1060 South 900 West. There is no cost to participate.

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March 25, 2011

Expert at U to Provide Insight Into “California Circus”

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There are 135 candidates, including Lt. Gov. Cruz M. Bustamante and actor Arnold Schwarzenegger, plus Gov. Gray Davis, the subject of the recall. Who will win? The media has had a heyday asking this question while following the campaigns of each during the California gubernatorial recall election. This week’s decision by the Appeals Court panel to postpone the elections-and the full Appeals Court panel likely to review this decision-adds even more confusion to the much-publicized race.

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March 25, 2011

Single-Family Homebuilding in Utah at Highest Level in 25 Years

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Not since the first quarter of 1978 have there been so many permits issued for new single-family homes in Utah. For the months of January, February and March 2003, 3,458 new single-family homes have received building permits. The value of these new homes exceeded $500 million and, along with new apartments and condominiums, pushed residential valuation to a record $605.0 million for the period.

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March 25, 2011

Groundswell of Support for U Green Plan

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Hundreds of students, faculty and staff turned out for the unveiling of the University of Utah’s plan to make its operations more environmentally sustainable and to become carbon neutral by 2050. The university today released its Energy and Environmental Stewardship Initiative: 2010 Climate Action Plan (EESI-CAP) with a kick-off event in the ballroom of the Olpin Student Union.

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March 25, 2011

U of U Commencement on May 7 to Graduate More than 7,000

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Commencement ceremonies at the University of Utah will be held on Friday, May 7, at 9 a.m. in the Jon M. Huntsman Center. The class of 2010, comprised of 7,034 graduates, will receive degrees that morning. The procession of diverse students, who come from 76 countries, 50 U.S. states and 27 of Utah’s 29 counties, will begin at 8:20 a.m. Guests should plan to be in their seats prior to 8:20 a.m. Tickets are not required.

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March 25, 2011

Exploring Salt Lake’s “City Narrows”

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Students are applying their talents to revitalize the alleyways of downtown Salt Lake City. Using a collaborative studio class at the University of Utah College of Architecture + Planning, fifteen students are developing a plan to present to Salt Lake City planning officials.

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March 25, 2011

Preparing for Utah’s Changing Demographics

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You can ask a few basic questions, but the locals answer quickly and use strange words. Street signs combine numbers and letters, but do not help you navigate your way through a new city, or find the correct bus route. Your clothing looks very different, and staring eyes make you self-conscious as you struggle to come up with the correct combination of coins to pay for lunch.

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March 25, 2011

100 Years of Richard Wright

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The University of Utah is honored to present “100 Years of Richard Wright: The Man, His Work and His Legacy” a three-day conference devoted to the examination of the work of the acclaimed writer who has been identified as “the most influential African American novelist that ever lived.” Wright’s daughter, Julia Wright, writer and civil rights advocate, will give the opening keynote address titled, “A Hurricane Called Bigger.”

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March 25, 2011