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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

Surgeons aid Nevada center

By By Lana Groves, Asst. News Editor December 12, 2008

With the help of four surgeons from the U Transplant Center, the University Medical Center in Las Vegas will be able to maintain its transplant program until it is reviewed again by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in June 2009.

Crimes decreasing as temperatures fall

By By Michael McFall, Staff Writer December 12, 2008

Every year since 2003, reported crime at the U drops from Labor Day to Christmas as reliably as the temperature outside.

Practicing with guns is necessary

December 12, 2008

If the legitimate purpose of a gun is to be able to defend yourself, when you are assaulted you are going to need to tap into some major aggression in order to kill the other guy before they kill you.

Rodriguez-Vargas needs better research

December 12, 2008

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U paleontologists discover new herbivores

By By Dan Treasure, Staff Writer December 12, 2008

With help from students and community volunteers, the Utah Museum of Natural History is going through the long and arduous process of publishing results of newly discovered species of herbivore dinosaurs found in Utah.

Profs create book series

By By Maureen Klewicki, Staff Writer December 12, 2008

For nearly a year, Hiram Chodosh, Dean of the S.J. Quinney School of Law, has been working with scholars across the nation, law school professors and Aspen Publishers, Inc. to create a book series that will reform international legal education.

Students study with karaoke

By By Rosemary Campbell, Staff Writer December 12, 2008

Although many students prepare for finals by coming up with quirky sayings to memorize information, reading through chapters and frantically taking notes, Stapley, an undecided freshman, and her fellow students in Math 1010 studied for their upcoming exam by singing.

U, BYU students debate alcohol memberships

By By Rita Totten, Staff Writer December 12, 2008

To have a membership or not to have a membership8212;that is the question. Or at least that was the question students from the U and BYU argued at Thursday's public debate at the S.J. Quinney College of Law, which addressed the pros and cons surrounding the proposed elimination of required private membership at Utah bars.

Texting a poor tool for communication

By By James Sewell December 12, 2008

What's happened with texting seems like a pyrrhic victory: To avoid the hard work of one-on-one relationships, we've harnessed a technology, supposed to make communicating easier, that itself entails even harder work.

Tap on/off system to start January 1st

UTA will ring in the new year by tracking commuters with the recently installed tap pads on buses and at TRAX and FrontRunner stations.