Talk:University of Utah
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[edit] Genetics
I'd like to see a source that claims genetic uniformity due to polygamy. Polygamy got a lot of attention, but in practice it wasn't that commonplace. A stronger effect would simply be due to Utah's isolation - not that many people moving in or out, compared to other areas. Stan 07:25, 21 Oct 2004 (UTC)
I Concur. Around 1% of Mormons were polygamous at any time. We need to get the stats bar here.
The genetic value of the population is not because of polygomy but rather that the population shares a similiar origin, northern Europe. The population also had a large number of founders but stayed rather isolated for a number of years. All of this combines with large families with large pedigrees that are well-documented to make the population an ideal study group for genetics.
- I've added a cite for the genetics claim. --Fjarlq 02:44, 10 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] "The U"
I'm not familiar with Utah University tradition, but I always thought that Miami University (of Florida) was nicknamed "The U". I suppose they both could be nicknamed "The U", but should The U redirect to Utah's page? 06:54, 11 September 2005 (UTC)
- Yes, because the University of Utah is cooler. ;-) Aranhamo 23:47, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
Plus - the UofU has been "the U" for 75 years longer than Miami. JefeDeJefes 13:18, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] ARPANET
Somebody edited the blurb on ARPANET to change a verb from 'were' to 'was'. This was incorrect, as the subject of the sentence was 'UCSB and the University of Utah', however the way the sentence was written did not make that clear. I changed it so hopefully it is clear now. Aranhamo 15:09, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Chuck E Cheese
If I'm not mistaken, Chuck E Cheese's was also founded by Nolan Bushnell (who founded Atari); should it not be listed among the companies founded by alumni? Aranhamo 22:18, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Campus History
The campus history section previously stated that the campus is located on the former grounds of Fort Douglas. It then goes on to say that Fort Douglas was only closed in 1991. This gives the impression that the university is only 15 years old. As stated in the first paragraph of the article, this is obviously not true. The school moved to its current campus in 1900 -- were the older parts of campus, like President's Circle, really part of Fort Douglas? That doesn't sound right. Schmobag
[edit] Possible creation of new pages
This article is getting lengthy. I propose creating separate articles, especially for the University of Utah Marching Band. There are many collegiate marching bands throughout Wikipedia. As a U. Band alumnus, I'll try to start a page soon.
--AdjustablePliers 06:58, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
