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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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Tuition Increases: “Something’s Wrong with that Picture”

February 17, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]   Waiting in long lines at the Student Services Building to pay for tuition is just the beginning of the worst things about paying for classes. MOST READ:...

(Photo Courtesy of Jordy Black)

Students Pay it Forward with UPC Kindness Challenge

February 12, 2015

The Union Programming Council (UPC), under the direction of Jordy Black, has challenged students at the U to spread the love this February with the “Kindness Challenge.” The challenge is simple:...

(Photo by Chris Ayers)

Career Fair Connects Students and Employers

February 11, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Students dressed to the nines, business cards in hand, attended the Career Services career fair last Tuesday looking to impress future employers. OTHER TOP NEWS:...

New Research at the U Could Improve Pancreatic Cancer Treatment

By Mary Royal February 5, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Researchers at the Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) stumbled across a breakthrough that may lead to more aggressive ways of treating pancreatic cancer. WHAT YOU MISSED:...

(Photo by Cole Tan)

Freedom Rider Speaks at Hinckley on Importance of Social Activism

February 4, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Joan Trumpauer Mulholland, a civil rights activist, Freedom Rider and lunch counter sit-ins participant, spoke at the Hinckley forum on Tuesday. Raised in Virginia,...

(Photo by Cole Tan)

Hinckley Institute Chooses Chaffetz as Politician of the Year

February 2, 2015

  The Hinckley Institute of Politics chose Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) as their “Politician of the Year” on Friday. This marks the first year that the award was given at the U. Kirk Jowers,...

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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...

(Photo by Erin Burns)

Rare Books at the U Make History Come Alive

January 27, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]   There is only one place at the U where students have access to a $500,000 copy of Isaac Newton’s first discussion of gravitational theory — the U’s...

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U Student Shares Her Story at the White House

By Mary Royal January 25, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]   The last day of Fall Semester was an exciting time for students at the U, but especially for graduate student Arielle Spanvill. A project manager for Utah...

(Photo by Chris Samuels)

ASUU Fills Holes in Student Assembly

January 22, 2015

  Recently there were some missing pieces in the ASUU assembly. Four students representing the College of Humanities left ASUU, citing they had too much on their plates, such as extra courses...