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Jehovahs Witnesses inside the food court. (Photo by Natalie Colby | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Jehovah’s Witnesses Proselytize at the Union

By Natalie Colby, Editor-in-Chief November 23, 2019

For almost a month, local Jehovah’s Witnesses have spent nearly every morning on campus. They are set up either outside the A. Ray Olpin Union or on the first floor or the Union near the food court....

University of Utah Neuropsychiatric Institute (Courtesy of the U of U UNI)

U Students Optimistic About Recent Huntsman Family Donation

By Angelyn Ramos, News Writer November 22, 2019

On Nov. 4, 2019, the Huntsman family, University of Utah President Ruth Watkins and Associated Students of the University of Utah President Anna Barnes held a press conference to announce the Huntsman...

Officers Circle at the University of Utah

Cameras, Commuter Services and More: Updates in Officer’s Circle

By Marshall Foster, News Writer November 21, 2019

It has been a little under a month since the Housing and Residential Education Office at the University of Utah held a town hall to discuss issues at the houses in Officers Circle. Cameras inside of the...

money graduation cap

Understanding Student Loans and How to Pay for School

By Barbara Pace, News Writer November 20, 2019

  Dave Ramsey and Democratic presidential candidates have increasingly commented on the student loan crisis recently. The national student loan debt has skyrocketed to about $1.5 trillion. Higher...

Career & Internship Development Center at the University of Utah Asia Campus. (Photo by Mitch Shin | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Career and Internship Development Center on Asia Campus Surviving Without Director

By Mitch Shin and Nina Yu November 15, 2019

  The University of Utah Asia Campus opened in September 2014, but the decision to open up the Career and Internship Development Center was made in March 2018. According to Randall McCriilis, UAC...

The crowd cheers during the Solidarity Rally against racism at Washington Square Park in Salt Lake City, Utah on Monday, Aug. 14, 2017 | Chronicle archives.

Racist Posters Flood U’s Campus Again

By Joseph A. Moss November 8, 2019

Over the weekend of Oct. 31 through Nov. 4, the University of Utah had multiple posters posted around campus with rhetoric that included: “it’s okay to be white” and “Reclaim America.” Although...

U students at spring 2018 graduation | Courtesy of Courtney McBeth.

The U Does Not Comply with Law Designed to Provide Students with Degree Information

By Victoria Hills, News Writer November 8, 2019

A law intended to help students decide which institution of higher education to attend for their program of study was never fully implemented at the University of Utah. In 2017, the Utah legislature...

The Rostrum Rock in Presidents Circle (Courtesy Wikimedia Commons)

Rediscovering Campus Traditions, One Rock at a Time

By Marshall Foster, News Writer November 5, 2019

What traditions does the University of Utah have? This is the question that ASUU campus events director Matthew Irwin has been struggling with during his tenure. Many colleges across the nation are...

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Huntsman Family Pledges $150 Million to Diagnose, Study, and Treat Mental Illness

By Barbara Pace, News Writer November 4, 2019

Today, Nov. 4, 2019, president Ruth Watkins announced a $150 million commitment from the Jon M. and Karen Huntsman family to establish the Huntsman Mental Health Institute at the University of Utah. “This...

Student winners of Hack-a-House. (Courtesy Abby Ivory)

In the Innovations in Housing Affordability Lab, Students Tackle the Housing Crisis

By Natalie Colby, Editor-in-Chief October 31, 2019

In Finance 6715, the Innovations in Housing Affordability Lab, students address issues much larger than improving their GPA. In its second year, the lab seeks to address the rising housing affordability...