The University of Utah’s storied Jon M. Huntsman Center — host to hundreds of Ute basketball and gymnastic victories and one historic Magic-Bird moment — is searching for a new home.
On Tuesday, the school’s board of trustees voted unanimously to approve a motion presented by University of Utah President Taylor Randall allowing campus leaders to explore alternative sites for the 56-year-old Huntsman Center.
Randall’s discussion of the Huntsman Center future was part of a larger discussion of what Utah’s flagship university will look like in the future as it transitions from a traditionally commuter campus to more of a residential “destination” campus, while enhancing its “college town magic.”…