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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

Students walking to and from class on campus at the University of Utah on Wednesday, November 16, 2016

U Officials Respond to DACA Rescission

By Emily Anderson September 7, 2017

In the wake of President Trump's announcement Tuesday that he aims to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy, officials at the University of Utah have voiced their support for an...

Proposed Bachelor Degree a Game Changer

Proposed Bachelor Degree a Game Changer

By Emily Anderson and Mackenzie McDermott September 5, 2017

The University of Utah is hoping to take advantage of the growing gaming industry by offering a Bachelor of Science in games. The program proposal says would attract more high quality students to the school....

How Our Schools Now Would Affect U Students

How Our Schools Now Would Affect U Students

By Emily Anderson August 19, 2017

A proposed ballot initiative could bring $23,625,723 to the University of Utah at the cost of an increase in state taxes. The Our Schools Now campaign would give a total of $700 million to Utah schools,...

The crowd shouts during the Solidarity Rally against racism at Washington Square Park in Salt Lake City, Utah on Monday, Aug. 14, 2017. (Rishi Deka | Daily Utah Chronicle)

U Students Attend, Speak at Rally in Response to Racist Posters, Charlottesville Violence

By Emily Anderson August 15, 2017

Upwards of 1,000 people gathered at the Salt Lake City and County Building on Monday to oppose a white nationalist rally that resulted in violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, and racist flyers posted...

This flyer from Vanguard America was posted in multiple places on the University of Utah campus. James Fields, accused of driving into a crowd of people, marched wearing Vanguard America apparel on August 12. The group denies Fieldss membership and says shirts were handed out to all those in attendance.

Racist Posters Found on U Campus

By Emily Anderson August 12, 2017

Racist posters were found taped around the University of Utah last week. The flyers were reportedly found in and around the George S. Eccles Student Life Center, as well as outside the J. Willard Marriott...

U Students and Faculty Voice Concerns Over $10 Million Koch Foundation Donation

U Students and Faculty Voice Concerns Over $10 Million Koch Foundation Donation

By Emily Anderson August 7, 2017

The University of Utah will debut the Marriner S. Eccles Institute for Economics and Quantitative Analysis this fall, but some students and faculty are concerned that one of the donations funding the endeavor...

U Moving Forward with Recommendations to Address Sexual Assault

U Moving Forward with Recommendations to Address Sexual Assault

By Emily Anderson July 11, 2017

The majority of University of Utah students don’t know where to report a sexual assault, what happens once they make that complaint or where victims can get support and help on campus, according to the...

A woman holds a Utah Stands with Bears Ears sign on South Temple near the Governors Mansion in Salt Lake City, Utah on Saturday, Apr. 29, 2017. (Rishi Deka, Daily Utah Chronicle)

U Professors Sign Letter To Sec. Zinke Challenging President Trump’s Authority to Rescind National Monuments

By Emily Anderson June 9, 2017

As the deadline approaches for United States Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke to make his recommendation to President Donald Trump regarding national monuments designated over the last 20 years, Americans...

Carroll Named to National Academy of Sciences

Carroll Named to National Academy of Sciences

By Emily Anderson May 16, 2017

When Dana Carroll received a phone call on May 2 notifying him that he had been elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), he couldn’t remember exactly what he said, “but it was somewhere along...

President David Pershing at the Racial Awareness March at the U in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Friday, Nov. 20th, 2015. (Rishi Deka, Daily Utah Chronicle)

U President David Pershing to Step Down

By Emily Anderson May 1, 2017

University of Utah President David Pershing said at a meeting for Associated Students of the University of Utah's Academic Senate on Monday that he would step down. He will remain president until the Board...