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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

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(Dane Goodwin)

Students Get Fresh at the U’s Farmers Market

August 28, 2014

  Students grabbed freshly-picked, home-grown produce and local eats at the U’s farmers market on Thursday. Vendors sat in shaded tents with tables and food carts displaying homemade jewelry and...

(Chris Ayers)

Student Jonesin’ for Jobs

August 27, 2014

  The Union Ballroom was filled with bustling freshman looking for jobs on Wednesday. This year the U hosted more than 100 organizations to table at the Student Job & Volunteer Fair to talk with...

(Brent Uberty)

Riding the Rail of Public Transportation

August 27, 2014

  With over 30,000 undergraduates enrolled at the U, it’s no surprise many take public transportation to school every day. Trevor Fedderson, a senior in Spanish and Latin American studies, took...

(Brent Uberty)

Downtown City Library is a “Home Away from Home”

August 27, 2014

  Jennifer Grady had her wedding in an “uncommon” location where there were more books than bouquets. Grady said “I do” in the Salt Lake City Public Library downtown. She was married on the...

(Brent Uberty)

Salt Lake Politics are “at the Forefront” this Year

August 27, 2014

If you’ve been in Salt Lake for a while, you’ve witnessed the transformation of a once-small, quiet capital city into a bustling, growing metropolis taking on issues that play a role on the national...

(Photo Courtesy of Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States, Steve Petteway)

All Rise for Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor

August 25, 2014

A current justice on the United States Supreme Court is coming to the U in January. Sonia Sotomayor was asked to come to the U by Patrick McShane, the program manager for the My U Signature Experience,...

Photo Courtesy of Phi Delta Theta

Chill Out: Campus takes the challenge

August 25, 2014

Since the end of July, the ice bucket challenge has taken social media by storm. And, as a result of the icy water being dumped on people’s heads, awareness of ALS has heated up. According to The Boston...

B.o.B. Brings the Beat

August 24, 2014

[vc_row][vc_column width="1/1"][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/1"][vc_column_text] Expanding the general itinerary beyond an outdoor concert on the Union...

(Photo Courtesy of ASUU) Former ASUU President Sam Ortiz.

A Utah Sam am I

August 1, 2014

He had one month left until graduation when the threats began. And it didn’t start slow either. No, this was an onslaught. Around three in the afternoon on Tuesday, April 8, against a backdrop of missed...

(Brent Uberty)

Bridge lives up to its legacy

August 1, 2014

Located on upper campus as a pedestrian and bicyclist bridge over Mario Capecchi Drive, the significance of the George S. Eccles Legacy Bridge is often overlooked. Hundreds of students cross the bridge...