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President Pershing Speaks at LDS Institute Alongside Elder M. Russell Ballard

President Pershing Speaks at LDS Institute Alongside Elder M. Russell Ballard

January 26, 2016

Church and university leaders spoke to U students Sunday night at the Latter-day Saint Institute of Religion about graduation and personal goals. About 2,500 individuals attended the meeting to hear from...

The Step In Speak Up shoe inside the Union at the U on Thursday, Jan. 17th, 2016. Rishi Deka, Daily Utah Chronicle.

“Step In, Speak Up” Trains Students How to Take Action Instead of Standing By

January 26, 2016

You see a couple engaged in an intense fight in the parking lot or a person being sexually harassed. You feel you should step up and help, but you don't know how. Should you say something, call the police...

Hinckley Institute Allows Students to Host Forums, "Develop Poise and Confidence"

Hinckley Institute Allows Students to Host Forums, “Develop Poise and Confidence”

January 26, 2016

Before you hear from CeCe McDonald or Rep. Chris Stewart (R-Utah), the Hinckley Institute of Politics gives the stage to its student forum hosts. The students, who introduce the variety of speakers drawn...

Facilities Management Employees Knit Hats For Charity

Facilities Management Employees Knit Hats For Charity

January 25, 2016

From plumbers to project managers, facilities management employees work to run the U campus. This winter they came together to knit hats for the Road Home and local hospitals. Shireen Ghorbani, spokesperson...

The new Hinckley Institute of Politics director Jason Perry, Wednesday, Jan. 20th, 2016. Photo credit: Peter Creveling

Jason Perry Selected as New Director of Hinckley Institute of Politics

January 21, 2016

Jason Perry is the new director of the U’s Hinckley Institute of Politics. Perry has served as the U’s Vice President of Government Relations since 2011 and has a long history in politics. A selection...

U Books Author and Professor Anne-Marie Slaughter as Commencement Speaker

U Books Author and Professor Anne-Marie Slaughter as Commencement Speaker

January 19, 2016

Anne-Marie Slaughter, author of the popular article "Why Women Still Can't Have It All," will speak at the commencement ceremony this May. Slaughter is a professor emerita of politics and international...

students work the various weight and cardio machines at the Student Life Center, Wednesday January 13, 2016.

Dress Up to Work Out: Student Life Center Enforces Dress Code

By Matt Bateman January 19, 2016

The Student Life Center is open to all U students — if they can dress the part. “One of my friends got kicked out because he cut the sleeves off his shirt,” said Josh Cisar, a senior in health promotion...

U Student Creates Innovative, Lightweight Backpacking Tool

U Student Creates Innovative, Lightweight Backpacking Tool

January 16, 2016

When faced with a problem and no solution, Stewart Yeoh, a graduate student in the college of engineering, did what he knew best — created his own. Last February, Yeoh, a hiking and camping enthusiast,...

The James L. Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology Building, an engineering building at the University of Utah | Chronicle archives.

U Student Energy Ambassadors Provide Free Energy Audits to Students

January 15, 2016

Questar Gas and Rocky Mountain Power are partnering with the U Office of Sustainability to help students save energy, water and money through the Energy Ambassadors program. Through this program, student...

Housing and Residential Education Ban Hoverboards in Dorms on Basis of Fire Hazard

Housing and Residential Education Ban Hoverboards in Dorms on Basis of Fire Hazard

January 14, 2016

The U updated its policy concerning hoverboards last month, banning the motorized two-wheel boards from the dorms. Citing concerns over "several instances of fire and injury," Housing and Residential...