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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

Games4Health inspires healthy living

November 19, 2013

The U is preparing for a competition to combine gaming and health. The competition, titled Games4Health gives students a chance to form groups and generate prototype games for gaming systems or smartphones...

U.S. can no longer ignore atrocities in Saudi Arabia

November 19, 2013

Imagine you’re a 14-year-old girl who wakes up one morning and is told you are leaving to meet your future husband. He is 50 years old and has other wives. But because you have reached puberty, it is...

Social Soup panel talks food and culture

November 19, 2013

  Students noshed on pretzel rolls and cups of leek and kale soup while panelists spoke about food as a form of communication. They gathered for the final installment of the Social Soup lecture series...

‘Bitcoins’ worthless as currency

November 19, 2013

The satirical newspaper The Onion recently poked fun at the concept of currency in an article entitled “U.S. Economy Grinds To Halt As Nation Realizes Money Just A Symbolic, Mutually Shared Illusion.”...

Women’s Basketball: Crozon out for the year as Utes prep for USU game

November 19, 2013

The Utes (1-1) are looking to bounce back from a shootout with No. 15 Nebraska in their first road game of the season at Utah State (2-0). Head coach Anthony Levrets is anxious to see how his young players...

Manning: ‘They deserved it’

November 18, 2013

Following last Friday’s 1-0 loss to Texas A&M in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, the Utes remained in their locker room for some time. In a scene that players and coaches described as emotional,...

Ballet Dep’t commemorates Balanchine

November 18, 2013

To dance connoisseurs, the work of choreographer George Balanchine deserves more than a quick mention or a hasty toast at a dinner party — it merits a showcase of art, skill and performance. The Utah...

Travis Wilson out for season, possibly career

November 18, 2013

The atmosphere at the Utes’ weekly press conference Monday was somber, not because of Utah’s loss at Oregon over the weekend, but because head coach Kyle Whittingham announced that starting quarterback...

Babysitting robots take technology too far

November 18, 2013

Imagine sleepily descending the stairs in your home as a child, ready to join the family for breakfast before their various commitments. Your mother calls a hasty goodbye as she dashes out the door for...

Texting should be used with caution

November 18, 2013

We’ve all seen it, and many of us have even experienced it firsthand. The heated pounding away at the cell phone keyboard that has become indicative of a “texting war.” But what effect does texting...