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Local Utah Election Season Run-Down 2018

Local Utah Election Season Run-Down 2018

By Jacqueline Mumford, Managing Editor May 23, 2018

The 2018 election cycle is in full swing, and in Utah, Election Day is coming quickly. In November, certain districts’ seats in the Utah State Senate and House are up for election, as well as seats in...

(Photo by: Justin Prather / The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Save Hundreds with the UCard

By Jacqueline Mumford, Managing Editor May 23, 2018

When a student begins school at the University of Utah, they receive a university student ID or UCard. This ID stores students’ meal plans, allows them access to many of the key-card dorms and is used...

Johnny Le is the 2018 recipient of the Ivory Prize at the University of Utah. Photo courtesy of Johnny Le.

Ideas Are Only Worth What You Make of Them: U Student Starts Utah’s Largest Hackathon

By Mackenzie McDermott May 21, 2018

When Johnny Le founded the largest hackathon in Utah, he never expected any recognition. Today, he is the proud recipient of the 2018 Ivory Prize in Student Leadership. The prize consists of a $2,000 award...

Daniel Reed testifies before Congress.

Meet the New Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs, Daniel Reed

By Mackenzie McDermott May 16, 2018

The search for the University of Utah’s new Sr. Vice President of Academic Affairs is over. Daniel Reed will say goodbye to the University of Iowa and hello to the Utes as he starts his position on July...

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Ben Nemtin Brings Life to Commencement

By Christina Giardinelli May 1, 2018

With this year’s commencement ceremony quickly approaching, posters bearing the question “What’s on your bucket list?” have been placed across the University of Utah’s campus. The idea behind...

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Announcing the U’s Honorary Degree Recipients

By Cara MacDonald April 30, 2018

The University of Utah Board of Trustees announced in March that Barbara Tanner and Raymond Uno will receive honorary doctorate degrees, the highest honor given by the university. They will receive the...

Womens Resource Center Distributes Free Clothes

Women’s Resource Center Distributes Free Clothes

By Grace Mason April 28, 2018

Outside the Women’s Resource Center (WRC) at the University of Utah on April 18, over 1,400 items of clothing were placed on racks, tables and hangers ready to be claimed — for free. The clothes were...

Women talk at the annual University of Utah Pow Wow on April 6 and 7, 2018. (Photo by Christina Giardinelli / The Daily Utah Chronicle)

U Pow Wow Honors Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

By Christina Giardinelli April 26, 2018

Among representatives of multiple tribal nations attending the University of Utah’s 46th annual Pow Wow on April 6 and 7 were silent guests who drew the attention of everyone around them. Surrounding...

University of Utah graduate Scott Neville received the prestigious Churchill Scholarship for 2018. Photo courtesy of the University of Utah.

U Graduate Receives Prestigious Churchill Scholarship

By Claudia Robles April 25, 2018

University of Utah graduate Scott Neville was recently awarded the Churchill Scholarship at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. The Churchill Scholarship is a prestigious scholarship given...

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No One Dies Alone on U Hospital’s Watch

By Abrielle Fulwider April 24, 2018

A group of volunteers at the University of Utah Hospital is working to make sure no patient has to die without someone by their side. No One Dies Alone (NODA) connects volunteers with patients who...