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Students Battle in Robotics Competition

Students Battle in Robotics Competition

By Ashley Baker March 24, 2017

Students competed March 10 and 11 in a robotics competition held by FIRST, a program named "For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology." High school students worked in teams to build robots...

Photo: Adam Fondren

U Tuition Expected to Increase 3.9 Percent Next Year

By Connor Richards March 22, 2017

Another year, another tuition hike. At a meeting on March 14, the Board of Trustees voted on a 3.9 percent raise in the cost of tuition and student fees for undergraduate students at the University...

Pakistani Students Association at the U Rings in Spring with Basant Kite Festival

Pakistani Students Association at the U Rings in Spring with Basant Kite Festival

By Mackenzie McDermott March 19, 2017

Basant, a traditional festival celebrating the coming of spring, is celebrated across Pakistan and India. It is filled with dancing and food, but the most important part: kites. On May 6, the Pakistani...

Immersive Video Shows the Impact of Poor Air Quality

Immersive Video Shows the Impact of Poor Air Quality

By Elise Vandersteen Bailey, Investigative Coordinator March 8, 2017

This winter, the Salt Lake Valley spent several days with the worst air quality in the nation. Several groups and individuals at the University of Utah are working to educate citizens about it. Among them...

The Red Line TRAX train heading up to the hospital passing underneath Rice-Eccles Stadium on Aug. 30, 2016 | Adam Fondren, The Daily Utah Chronicle

Trax Service on Campus Halted Friday

By Elise Vandersteen Bailey, Investigative Coordinator March 3, 2017

According to statements made on Twitter by the University of Utah, Commuter Services and UTA, red line Trax services between 900 E. and University Medical Center have been halted, cutting off Trax access...

Rising Waters: Students and Faculty Join the Fight Against Diverting the Great Salt Lake

Rising Waters: Students and Faculty Join the Fight Against Diverting the Great Salt Lake

By Cara MacDonald March 2, 2017

Many scientists believe the United States will experience a serious dilemma in the near future — a severe lack of water.  As the number of people in the U.S. rises, increasingly more water is going...

'Academics United' at University of Utah Voice Opposition to Immigration Ban

‘Academics United’ at University of Utah Voice Opposition to Immigration Ban

By Claudia Robles February 10, 2017

Feb. 9, 2017, Salt Lake City—Academics United gathered with students and administration at the University of Utah in the East Courtyard of the Marriott library at 12 p.m. in protest of the recent travel...

Displaced persons wait in line outside the St. Vincent de Paul Soup Kitchen on Jan. 8, 2017.

Sugar House Residents Clash With City Leadership Over Shelter Relocation

By Connor Richards January 26, 2017

Over 150 Sugar House and Salt Lake City residents voiced concern and outrage in a meeting held earlier this month over a recent decision by the mayor and City Council to build four new homeless shelters...

U Professor Weighs in on Bears Ears National Monument

U Professor Weighs in on Bears Ears National Monument

By Emily Anderson January 17, 2017

Utah was recently thrust into the national spotlight following President Barack Obama’s decision to use executive powers granted in the 1906 Antiquities Act to designate Bears Ears National Monument....

Madeline MacDonald, BYU Sexual Assault Survivor, Shares Her Story

Madeline MacDonald, BYU Sexual Assault Survivor, Shares Her Story

By Zoe Kozlowski November 17, 2016

Madeline MacDonald took on an institution. MacDonald, now a University of Utah student, began her collegiate career at BYU where she was sexually assaulted leading to the uncovering of the gross mishandling...