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Getting to Know Ruth Watkins

Getting to Know Ruth Watkins

By Emily Anderson February 15, 2018

When University of Utah President Ruth Watkins accepted her position, it didn’t cross her mind she had become the first woman president of the 168-year-old institution. Jerilyn McIntyre, now a professor...

Jesse Williams Speaks at CODE on Racial Injustice

Jesse Williams Speaks at CODE on Racial Injustice

By Christina Giardinelli February 10, 2018

Students at the University of Utah and students from local high schools and other universities across the state packed into the A. Ray Olpin Union ballroom on Friday, Feb. 2, to hear Jesse Williams discuss...

Pay lot kiosk in the Union Parking Lot. (Chronicle archives)

New Kiosk System: Convenient or Chaotic

By Jacqueline Mumford, Managing Editor February 8, 2018

The University of Utah has converted visitor parking lots across campus to pre-pay only lots, replacing the gates, booths and lot attendants. Pay lots, which now include automated kiosk systems that allow...

Representation in Literature Inspires Hope, Change

Representation in Literature Inspires Hope, Change

By Linda Derhak February 6, 2018

People of all ages and backgrounds flooded into the Gould Auditorium on Tuesday. Jan. 23, to hear Jacqueline Woodson speak. She is the author of over 30 children’s books and the 2018-19 National Ambassador...

Tampon Allies Petition the U to Provide More Free Menstrual Products on Campus

Tampon Allies Petition the U to Provide More Free Menstrual Products on Campus

By Abrielle Fulwider February 2, 2018

Tampon Allies at the University of Utah is petitioning the school to make menstrual products free and accessible to all students, staff and faculty on campus. The petition aims to expand the number...

U Students Repurpose Food Waste on Campus to Feed Homeless

U Students Repurpose Food Waste on Campus to Feed Homeless

By Cara MacDonald February 1, 2018

On a Friday afternoon in January, Ivan Cardenas awaited his team inside the kitchens at the University of Utah Student Union Building. Upon their arrival, they would spend the next hour collecting and...

The new Meditation Space in the Student Union at The University of Utah in Salt Lake City, UT on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018

(Photo by Adam Fondren | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Union Opens Space for Meditation and Prayer

By Mackenzie McDermott January 31, 2018

After five years of efforts, the A. Ray Olpin Student Union Buildling at the University of Utah cut the ribbon Thursday for its Meditation Space. Located on the third floor of the Union, the area is...

Feed U Food Pantry Launches New Initiatives to Support Students

Feed U Food Pantry Launches New Initiatives to Support Students

By Emily Anderson January 31, 2018

As an international student and instructor for undergraduate students, Eduardo Soares oftentimes struggles to stretch his budget to cover his needs. “All of the money I make comes from the U,” Soares...

Students working out at the George S. Eccles Student Life Center in Salt Lake City, UT on Wed, Jan. 10, 2018.

(Photo by Curtis Lin/ Daily Utah Chronicle)

Student Life Center Dress Code Enforcement Concerns U Students

By Emily Anderson January 26, 2018

After transferring to the University of Utah from Brigham Young University, theater student Kailey Ganevsky anticipated more freedom — she would no longer have to adhere to the private school’s Honor...

Christina Bargelt

SPEAK Encourages Healthy Relationships with Ourselves and Food

By Mackenzie McDermott January 26, 2018

The National Eating Disorders Association estimates 30 million Americans, 20 million women and 10 million men, will suffer from an eating disorder at some point in their lives. Of those individuals,...