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The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

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Alexis Ault was verbally assaulted while parking her car at the U.

Suspect Identified in Multiple Subaru Thefts on Campus

By Katie Buda November 29, 2016

Police are investigating several auto thefts and burglary cases involving Subarus made in the late 90s. Suspect Erick Bryan Curtis has been identified to be involved in the auto thefts, which occurred...

Anti-Trump protesters march past Eagle Gate during the Say No to Trumps Agenda rally and protest in Salt Lake City, Utah on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016. (Rishi Deka, Daily Utah Chronicle)

Students, Citizens Protest Trump in March to Capitol

By Katie Buda November 11, 2016

Anti-Trump protesters peacefully marched to the Capitol Thursday night holding signs that read, ‘Climate change is real’ and ‘Not my president.’ On the steps of the capitol, Weber State...

The Battle for Bears Ears National Monument

The Battle for Bears Ears National Monument

November 7, 2016

The Bears Ears National Monument proposal is a plea to President Barack Obama to federally protect 1.1 million acres of sacred Native American land in the southeastern corner of Utah. Twenty-six tribal...

BREAKING: Female Student Raped at Gunpoint by Suspect in Halloween-Mask, Suspect at Large

BREAKING: Female Student Raped at Gunpoint by Suspect in Halloween-Mask, Suspect at Large

By Katie Buda October 31, 2016

An unknown suspect in a Halloween mask held a female student at gunpoint around 12:15 p.m. He then raped her in the parking lot of the Merrill Engineering Building, the student told police. The suspect...

Photo courtesy of Theresa Thompson

Election 2016: What Voters Should Know

By Katie Buda October 18, 2016

[row cols_nr="2"] [col size="8"] Lyndon Johnson called the secret vote “The most powerful instrument ever devised by man.” Franklin Delano Roosevelt said that the only way to deprive the American...

The Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute was founded in 2001

A Glance into Lassonde Studios

October 2, 2016

In August, the first batch of U students moved into the Lassonde Studios, a living and learning space at the forefront of creativity and innovation. The Lassonde Institute invited students, donors, alumni...

School of Medicine Hosts Annual 5k

School of Medicine Hosts Annual 5k

By Katie Buda September 22, 2016

About 700 people convened at Sugar House Park on Saturday, Sept. 10 to celebrate the lives of those who have suffered from ovarian cancer. The Susan Sandoval Memorial 5k race, which is held every September...

Former Wells Fargo CEO Speaks on Fraud, Realities of Business Mistakes

Former Wells Fargo CEO Speaks on Fraud, Realities of Business Mistakes

By Katie Buda September 16, 2016

Former CEO of Wells Fargo, Richard Kovacevich, touched on leadership success as well as topics of national discussion—including Wells Fargo’s recent fraud scandal – in his Spencer Fox Eccles convocation...

Presidents circle at the University of Utah Monday September 14, 2015. (Chronicle Archives)

Fifth-Year Math Professor Awarded LDS Institute’s Excellence in Education

April 20, 2016

Math professor Maggie Cummings’ ultimate goal is to foster student intuition in learning, earning her this year’s Excellence in Education award on April 15. Cummings, whose classroom catchphrase is...

Cars parked in the union on Tuesday, September 1, 2015. (Photo Courtesy of Chronicle Archives)

U Students Lead Idle-Free Project To Prevent Air Pollution

April 14, 2016

The Urban Ecology and Sustainability Scholars group is making progress in the fight against air pollution with its Idle-Free Campus Ordinance. The initiative encourages U community members to not idle...