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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

U’s Department of Physics & Astronomy Encourages Going Dark to See the Night Sky

By Christine Kannapel April 9, 2015

Next week the U’s Department of Physics & Astronomy will go dark. They’re not shutting down or going anywhere — rather, the department is celebrating “International Dark Skies Week” for...

(Daily Utah Chronicle archive photo)

Sexism Survives the Decades

April 7, 2015

It’s no weird joke — during the 1940s and ‘50s the U didn’t always boast equality between men and women. Articles and product advertisements found in archives of The Daily Utah Chronicle printed...

(Photo by Kiffer Creveling)

U Hosts Events for Sexual Assault Awareness Month

By Christine Kannapel April 6, 2015

April may be known for spring showers, but it’s also for more serious things as well, including Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The awareness month started with a group of women in England in the...

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U Physicists Add to ‘God Particle’ Research

April 2, 2015

Physics professors have a newfound excitement for the “God particle.” Since the discovery of the particle — also known as the Higgs boson — in July 2012, research has been nonstop. The next...

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U Ranked Number One in Video Game Design

March 30, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The U’s Entertainment Arts and Engineering (EAE) program was ranked as the number one graduate and number two undergraduate video game school by The Princeton Review. FEATURE...

(Courtesy of Kelsey McNeal/ABC. Caleb Light (left) and David Toledo present their product in an episode of Shark Tank which aired April 11th, 2014 on ABC.)

U Entrepreneurs Hope to Get in the “Shark Tank”

March 23, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Aspiring entrepreneurs are preparing their best ideas because ABC’s “Shark Tank” is coming to the U. FEATURE STORY: U HEALTH CARE CELEBRATES MARCH MADNESS WITH...

Students of Asian Descent Don’t Fit Science Stereotype

March 10, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The stereotype that all students of Asian descent go into the sciences is not as true as one may think. ALSO IN NEWS: U PROPOSES 3.8 PERCENT TUITION HIKE Vatsana Nikki...

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House Committee Shuts Down Healthy Utah Bill

By Christine Kannapel March 9, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] On Wednesday, SB 164, legislation for Healthy Utah, was shot down in the House Business and Labor Committee, meaning it won’t go the full Utah House for vote. TOP...

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U Professor Promotes Sustainability Awareness

March 5, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Nalini Nadkarni is a professor in biology and the director of the U’s Center for Science and Mathematics, but most of all, she’s an earth conservationist. POPULAR...

U Students Find Coverage Through Obamacare

By Christine Kannapel March 1, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Obamacare is expanding in Utah and so are its political and health benefits among U students. FEATURE STORY: U VOLUNTEER WORK LEAVES KIDS SMILING President Barack Obama...