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The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

Writing Center Continues to Help Students

April 27, 2015

As the end of the semester approaches, appointments at the U Writing Center in the Marriott Library are filling up fast, and walk-ins are frequent. However, just up the road, the Spencer Fox Eccles business...

(Graphic by Mark Klekas)

The U Stumbles on Path to Sustainability

By Taylor Almond April 16, 2015

The U has committed itself to be more sustainable, but so far, it’s not meeting its own green goals. The U signed the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC), an...

(Photo by Chris Ayers)

Global Health Conference Promotes Sense of Community in Medical Field

By Taylor Almond April 12, 2015

As seats in Rice-Eccles Stadium filled with football fans, research posters and doctors flooded the stadium’s fifth floor for the 2015 Global Health Conference on Extreme Affordability. The conference...

(Photo Courtesy of David dos Dantos - WIki Commons)

Shh! Secrecy Week Comes to the U

By Taylor Almond April 5, 2015

Tom Beckman, a retired lieutenant colonel taking courses at the U, was privy to lots of secret information. “I had the absolute highest clearance you could get,” he said. “[But] it doesn’t make...

(Photo by Kiffer Creveling)

Students “Take Back the Night” in Sexual Assault March

By Taylor Almond April 1, 2015

Students in matching purple T-shirts reading “Take Back The Night,” marched Wednesday from the U to Westminster College. The two-mile march, including about 50 participants, was planned by Students...

(Photo by Cole Tan)

Utah Residents and U Students Air Transportation Concerns

By Taylor Almond March 29, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Last Thursday’s Wasatch Front Regional Council heard a total of five public comments in one day, more than they’ve ever heard in the span of 24 hours. OTHER...

(Kiffer Creveling)

U Chemistry Festival Makes Science a Hands-On Experience

March 29, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Last Saturday, there was only one place to see mini explosions and nitrogen ice cream: the U’s second annual Chemistry Festival, hosted by the student chapter of...

(Photo by Kiffer Creveling)

University Cuts Off Financial Aid with Too High Credit Hours

March 25, 2015

Students with more than 183 credit hours may not be eligible for further federal financial aid. Grants, loans and work study funds provided by Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 requires “satisfactory...

(Photo by Dane Goodwin)

Marriott Library Sees the Sun with New Solar Project

March 24, 2015

The Marriott Library unveiled its rooftop solar panels on Monday. The project, monitored by the “solar dashboard,” has an online widget that displays how much energy the panels generate and the...

(Daily Utah Chronicle file photo)

U Health Care Celebrates March Madness with More Vasectomy Appointments

By Taylor Almond March 22, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] When the players hit the court for March Madness, many men head to the doctor’s office — but not for the reasons you’d think. TOP STORY: CHILDREN'S BOOKS BUST...