‘Block U’ stands as second-oldest collegiate hillside letter in the country

SALT LAKE CITY — While the rivalry between BYU and the University of Utah has a lot of people claiming one school’s dominance over the other, there’s just no topping the “Block U.”

I spoke with U of U officials to learn more about the storied landmark.

If there’s one thing that you see a lot around campus at the University of Utah, it’s the letter U. A “U” here, a “U” there, “U”s on golf carts, benches and buildings. Little “U”s and big “U”s dominate the campus, but there’s one “U” that rules them all…

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