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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

Utah freshmen Kuzma and Chapman stick together on and off the court

Utah freshmen Kuzma and Chapman stick together on and off the court

December 12, 2014

When the No. 13 Runnin’ Utes brought in six freshmen this season, there was a lot to be said about two of those freshmen in Kyle Kuzma and Brekkott Chapman. Both were ranked as four-star recruits by...

Utes amp up practice in preparation for Saturdays rivalry game

Utes amp up practice in preparation for Saturday’s rivalry game

December 12, 2014

Utah is on a three-game winning streak as it heads into Saturday’s game against archrival BYU, but what has been the key to success during this streak? Practice. As elementary as that sounds, both...

Miller: Bowl season is one of the most boring times of the year

December 12, 2014

The holiday season has come.Get ready for light-strung trees, Temple Square dates and presents. Oh, and bowl season.For the span of about three weeks, televisions across America will be bombarded with...

Utes celebrate early Christmas with bowl amenities

Utes celebrate early Christmas with bowl amenities

December 12, 2014

Christmas came early for the Utes this year as players, coaches and staff filed up the stairs from the weight room at the Eccles Football Facility to the Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl gift suite held in...

Best-selling novel The Martian skyrockets author Andy Weir to fame

Best-selling novel “The Martian” skyrockets author Andy Weir to fame

December 12, 2014

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] If pop culture has taught us anything, it’s that America loves success stories. The idea that fame and fortune can happen to an everyday person is something that every...

Ballet Ensemble subtly, beautifully takes audience from classical to modern styles

December 12, 2014

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] In the United States, ballet companies typically spend December performing “The Nutcracker,” a story of a little girl’s dream of a toy soldier coming to life....

Students, alumni remember former Actor Training Program head Kenneth Washington

Students, alumni remember former Actor Training Program head Kenneth Washington

December 12, 2014

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] On Monday, Dec. 8, theatre department faculty, staff, alumni and students gathered to remember former head of the Actor Training Program, Kenneth Washington, who passed...

(Photo by Kiffer Creveling)

Cross-Country Skiing Is a Different Way to Experience Snow

December 11, 2014

  Most skiers head down the slopes, but some head up. Cross-country skiing does not involve riding chairlifts, resting your legs, and then going down the mountain. It’s quite the opposite. Cross-country...

(Photo by Brent Uberty)

Go Crazy for GoPro

December 11, 2014

  Have you ever been skiing or snowboarding, enjoying the beautiful scenery, only to have the moment destroyed by that dude shredding down the mountain screaming with his GoPro on a pole? You know...

(Photo Courtesy of Tommy Barker)

My First Time Mountaineering

December 11, 2014

  The wind burned my lips. Snow blurred out the peak, and the guides waiting at the end of the trail weren’t all that visible either. For a moment, it was easy to imagine myself alone — just...