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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

The U’s SDS Rallies Utahns to Resist Trump

By Emily Anderson January 21, 2017

Around 1,000 people marched behind a banner reading, “Salt Lake to Stop Trump, End White Supremacy” Friday night, hours after President Donald Trump’s inauguration. Headed by the University...

U Professor Weighs in on Bears Ears National Monument

U Professor Weighs in on Bears Ears National Monument

By Emily Anderson January 17, 2017

Utah was recently thrust into the national spotlight following President Barack Obama’s decision to use executive powers granted in the 1906 Antiquities Act to designate Bears Ears National Monument....

U Researchers Find That Poachers Continue to Fuel the Illegal Ivory Market

U Researchers Find That Poachers Continue to Fuel the Illegal Ivory Market

November 21, 2016

The United States and China have the largest markets for ivory in the world. Despite their cooperative efforts to regulate the illegal trade of ivory, sales on the black market have been booming. Researchers...

Organization Visits the U to Encourage Meningitis Vaccination

Organization Visits the U to Encourage Meningitis Vaccination

September 28, 2016

Ryan Milley, an 18-year-old from Texas, was preparing to enter his freshman year of college, had just reached pro-golf status and had fallen in love. On Father’s Day in 1998, he was hospitalized from...

Students Protest Honorary Degree for Woman Involved with Hate Groups

Students Protest Honorary Degree for Woman Involved with Hate Groups

May 5, 2016

  On Thursday, students and community members gathered outside of the U’s commencement ceremony to protest the presentation of an honorary degree to Lynette Nielsen Gay. The U recognized Gay for...

Award-Winning Writer and Activist Alice Walker Speaks at the U

Award-Winning Writer and Activist Alice Walker Speaks at the U

April 25, 2016

World-renowned writer and activist Alice Walker took the stage at the U this past weekend to read her work and speak on social justice and politics. The first African-American woman to win the Pulitzer...

U Students Win National Policy Solutions Challenge With Ways To Increase Graduation Rates

U Students Win National Policy Solutions Challenge With Ways To Increase Graduation Rates

April 18, 2016

Only 58 percent of students in the United States graduate from college, a number that falls behind other wealthy democracies. Policy makers turned to students for a way to increase graduation rates in...

U Landscape Maintenance Works To Replace Dehydrated Grass On Campus

April 14, 2016

The grass outside the Union building looks like an unfinished game of Tetris, with strips of turf lifted from the corners of the lawn and patches of soil showing. Lisa Susan McCarrel, the supervisor of...

U Student And Graduate Design A More Convenient Diaper Bag

U Student And Graduate Design A More Convenient Diaper Bag

By Emily Anderson April 8, 2016

Sariah Tate, a graduate in communication, a mother of three and a woman who has changed thousands of diapers, was tired of lugging around a heavy baby bag that doubled as a personal bag. Tate wanted a...

Graduating Seniors Experience Whirlwind Of Emotion At Campus Store Grad Fair

Graduating Seniors Experience Whirlwind Of Emotion At Campus Store Grad Fair

April 7, 2016

The Campus Store took on an unusual air of excitement this weekend, as seniors gathered on the second floor to collect what they need for commencement. Vreni Romang, graduating in communication, summed...