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The Daily Utah Chronicle

The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

Red Rocks face beam challenges

Red Rocks face beam challenges

January 21, 2014

After two weeks of competition, the Red Rocks are off to an incredibly impressive start, and they have the numbers to prove it. Utah is first in the nation on vault, second on floor and tied for eighth...

Sophomore Luke Mughal shows the cash he used to pay for his tuition Tuesday. Photo by Calvin Chhour.

Student pays tuition in single bills

January 21, 2014

Luke Mughal paid his tuition in one-dollar bills yesterday. After four semesters of paying thousands of dollars in tuition with a card, the sophomore in electrical engineering thought it was time for a...

Optimism encouraged in same-sex activism

Optimism encouraged in same-sex activism

January 21, 2014

Kate Kendell’s mother is proud of her. “She takes care of all the gays and lesbians in the world,” she said of her daughter. Kendell, executive director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights,...

Rice-Eccles tower to host Ultimate U Wedding

Rice-Eccles tower to host Ultimate U Wedding

January 21, 2014

On March 8th, Rice-Eccles Stadium will host something a little more romantic than a football game — its tower will be the venue of the Ultimate Utah Wedding. The 2014 wedding winners are Alexandria...

Sally Yoo

Students should value joy, not cash

January 21, 2014

It is a well-known fact that college is expensive, oftentimes unreasonably so. Because of this, most students feel a high demand to graduate with a major that will lead to a profitable career, because...

Rosalie Waller competes in the hurdles event during the Utah Spring Classic last season. Photo by Erin Burns.

Freshmen shine at first meet

January 21, 2014

After upperclassmen led the charge in the season opener at BYU two weekends ago, it was the newcomers’ turn to shine at the Snake River Open in Pocatello, Idaho. Freshman Alissa Atisme had two second-place...

Men's basketball: Utah defeats No. 25 UCLA

Men’s basketball: Utah defeats No. 25 UCLA

January 21, 2014

On an afternoon when Ute fans packed the Huntsman Center to celebrate the past, the current team gave them a big reason to cheer. Utah survived a furious UCLA rally to upset the No. 25 Bruins 74-69 Saturday....

Forghan Ghodrati

Court aims to deport stabber of U student

January 20, 2014

All Shahram (Shawn) Ghodrati wants to do is buy his father, Forghan Ghodrati, a one-way ticket back to his home country of Iran. The recommendation, presented in Forghan’s sentence hearing on Friday,...

Women's basketball: Utes conquer Cougars with last-second lay-up

Women’s basketball: Utes conquer Cougars with last-second lay-up

January 20, 2014

With its previous two games coming down to the wire, Utah found itself in a similar situation over the weekend. Senior forward Michelle Plouffe put in a layup with 2.4 seconds left on the clock to give...

Tennis: Utah dominates in doubles, crushes WSU

Tennis: Utah dominates in doubles, crushes WSU

January 20, 2014

The men’s tennis team started its spring season strong as it beat Weber State 6-1 Saturday at the Eccles Tennis Center. Utah’s doubles teams had no difficulty, as they swept the Wildcats in all three...