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The Daily Utah Chronicle

The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

Refugee camps should give people opportunities, not take them away

January 30, 2015

After a Thanksgiving spent reveling in gratitude, a Christmas season surrounded by loved ones and a New Year’s celebration filled with confetti and vows to improve ourselves, many of us, myself included,...

Genetic engineering could change our future for the better

January 30, 2015

The phrase “genetic engineering” is enough to conjure up a mental image of twisted sci-fi and immediately make an audience uncomfortable. Genetic engineering is not something the media normally...

No. 11 Runnin’ Utes fall 69-59 in battle with the Bruins

By Griffin Adams and Griffin Adams January 30, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The last few games, two things that Utah has hung its hat on is not committing turnovers and playing solid defense. At UCLA on Thursday night, however, both of those...

Miller: Runnin’ Utes suffer performance issues in front of apathetic UCLA crowd

January 30, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In hindsight, Utah’s performance in its 69-59 loss to UCLA on Thursday night shouldn’t have been surprising. There have been glimpses and signs of it before. We...

((Photo Courtesy of Rachel Bissegger) Pictured is Bissegger and her children)

Student-Parents Face a Balancing Act

By Christine Kannapel January 29, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]   Rachelle Peterson, a double major in international studies and history, and Rachel Bissegger, a history major, are both mothers taking classes at the U. Both...

(Photo Courtesy of Bryan Tran)

Undergraduates Present Research to Legislators

January 29, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]   Students from the U are presenting their research to the Utah Legislature this week. Cindy Greaves, project coordinator for the Office of Undergraduate Research,...

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ASUU Trains Members on Ending Sexual Assaults Campus-Wide

By Spencer Eastwood January 29, 2015

  “It’s On Us” — a campaign with the goal to end sexual assault on college campuses — has started at the U. It encourages each university to use tools in order to address sexual assault...

(Photo by Chris Samuels)

Justice Sotomayor Engages Crowd at Huntsman Center

By Mary Royal January 29, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]   Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor was introduced as “a testament to human possibility” when she took the stage at the Huntsman Center. Welcomed with...

Loveridge gets 1,000th career point with the Runnin Utes

Loveridge gets 1,000th career point with the Runnin’ Utes

By Griffin Adams and Griffin Adams January 29, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] When Utah forward Jordan Loveridge was playing at West Jordan High School, the Runnin’ Utes weren’t even looking at him. Despite being one of the best players...

Utes lose to Georgia following record-breaking start

January 29, 2015

Getting out of the first round of any tournament is terrific, but when your program has never advanced out of the first round of a season-opening tournament, it makes it that much better. Then-No. 60 Utah...