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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

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U’s Relation to Fossil Fuels Complicated

By Taylor Almond February 2, 2015

  The U’s climate plan takes its own carbon footprint into consideration, but not its partners’. Jeff Wrigley, energy manager for the U’s Facilities Management, said the U used 1.8 mmBtus...

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13th Market Street Waters the “Food Desert” on Campus

By Taylor Almond January 27, 2015

  The 13th Street Market, which sits just one block below President’s Circle, offers U students a 10 percent discount on groceries to encourage sustainable, local shopping near campus. RELATED:...

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U Offers DIY Majors

January 21, 2015

  If you don’t like your major, you can create a new one. The U has offered this interdisciplinary program, called a Bachelor of University Studies (BUS), since 1971 for students who can’t...

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Hinckley Forum Explores Topic of Prison Reform

January 15, 2015

  The Hinckley Institute of Politics hosted a forum on prison reform Thursday that focused on how to decrease incarceration rates. The four guests were State Rep. Brad Wilson (R-Kaysville), State...

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ASUU Attracts Motivated Students from Greek System

January 11, 2015

  The proportion of Greek students in ASUU is higher than in the general student body. Members of fraternities and sororities make up 48 percent of the U’s student government but only nine percent...