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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

A student puts the exercise bike desk to good use in the Mariott Library on Tuesday afternoon. Photo by Dane Goodwin.

Students struggle to the April 23 finish line

April 17, 2014

With just two weeks left before graduation and the beginning of summer, U students are feeling more frenzied than ever to finish their final projects and exams and get off of campus — whether it be only...

A U student was approached by a man wearing a ski mask as she got into her car in the west Marriott Library parking lot on Tuesday, April 15 around 11 p.m. (Emily Andrews/The Daily Utah Chronicle).

Student approached in parking lot by man in ski mask

April 16, 2014

A U student was approached just before 11 p.m. Tuesday night by a man wearing a ski mask as she got into her car near the Marriott Library. According to a campus alert released at 4:21 p.m. Wednesday,...

Freefall worth the fear

Freefall worth the fear

April 16, 2014

My hip hurts. It’s tight. Tense. Stiff. I cannot move my right leg. Jeff, my instructor, tells me to sit back, pull the straps around my leg more securely. My hands are shaking, and I can’t manage...

OUR_Ep.63_Steve Soelberg

April 16, 2014

On Episode 63 of OUR, Rebecca and Sascha are joined by comedian and voice of Ragnar, Steve Soelberg. The three discuss some of his experiences while traveling with the Ragnar races. They also touch on...

Firefighters extinguish a car fire in the pay lot next to the Business Building last Thursday morning. Photo by Brent Uberty.

U student’s car goes up in flames

April 16, 2014

At the U, where there is smoke, there may be a car fire. Brittany Eastman, a pre-business student, learned this lesson Thursday when her car, a Ford Taurus, spontaneously went up in flames near 11 a.m....

Letter to the editor: Fight song should emulate U diversity

April 15, 2014

Editor,  Just a “crazy” idea: Who am I, sir, a Utah ____ am I! Is there any reason I can’t fill in that blank with any term that I am feeling at the time? This song is unique among universities...

Cars pay at the Library Parking lot pay stations Monday afternoon. Photo by Brent Uberty.

‘Atrocious’ on-campus parking to shift strategy

April 15, 2014

Parking is not the best part of the U experience. “It’s atrocious,” said Hayden Wright, a junior in psychology. Wright, along with many other students, has strong opinions about the price and availability...

Admin trouble leads to double resignation

Admin trouble leads to double resignation

April 15, 2014

The chief diversity officer for the Office for Equity and Diversity and the assistant vice president for student diversity and equity resigned from their positions within the Center for Ethnic Student...

Community members drop off electronic waste at the University Facilites building Friday afternoon. Photo by Brent Uberty.

Sustainability Resource Center teams up with IT department, Samsung and Metech to collect campus e-waste.

April 15, 2014

If you are looking to recycle an old laptop, do not think about using the blue recycling bin next to your garbage can. Simply throwing away electronics can be hazardous to the environment, as they end...

The Utes sing “Utah Man” to the MUSS after defeating Colorado last season at Rice Eccles. Photo by Conor Barry.

Athletes support tradition of fight song

April 15, 2014

Of the roughly 30,000 students who attend the U, about 400 of them have a different connection to the “Utah Man” fight song than the rest. That small group is the athletes themselves, for whom the...