News and College Life

Students play Ga Ga Ball at an overnight trip to a nearby campground for sophomores during Fall Break.

Civil engineering major Sophia Reyes walks through the edible garden during the end of the year garden event at the Nuh Eevaat Garden on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City on Monday, October 21, 2024.

Parks and recreation and tourism major Grace Howe makes a bouquet during the end of the year garden event at the Nuh Eevaat Garden on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City on Monday, October 21, 2024.

Country singer Dustin Lynch performs at the 101st Gator Growl at the Stephen C O'Connell Center on Friday, October 18, 2024.

Image made during a fire safety family night. Fire science cadets invite family and community members to a live demonstration of firefighting.

Cynthia Gardiner, '19, participates in a storytelling project during the Revolutionary Love Tour with civil rights leader Valarie Kaur. The October 10 event was presented in coordination with the Kaufman Interfaith Institute at the Eberhard Center. Gardiner shared a personal story in the story booth with the message that "kindness carries hope."

Devin Mishler helps put away Hula Hoops after outside play at the campus Children's Enrichment Center October 16. In her 2023 State of the State address, Michigan's Governor Whitmer announced a bold goal—by 2027, all Michigan four-year-olds can attend a free, high-quality preK program—regardless of where they live, their race/ethnicity, or how much their family earns.

The Hill Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship held their GVL Starts Demo Day at the Greenville ONE Center on Thursday, October 17, 2024. 

Frances O’Shea ’25, left, throws whipped cream in the face of Eleanor Wilson ’25 during the Pie a Pi event on patio of the Trone Student Center on Wednesday, October 23, 2024. The event helped raise money for the Ronald McDonald House. 

Something Borrowed Something Blue, Duke University’s co-ed Christian a cappella group, performs during Democracy Day, a day-long series of events to promote the importance of voting. The event featured student singing and dance groups performing at “Votechella”.