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Chris Hill speaks during his retirement press conference at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, UT on Monday, March 26, 2018

Hill Retires as Utah Athletic Director

By Kim Brenneisen March 26, 2018

With his wife by his side, University of Utah athletic director Chris Hill announced his retirement Monday after serving at the helm of the athletics department for 31 years. Inside the Huntsman Center...

Students walking to and from class on campus at the University of Utah on Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Raising the Voices of Graduate Students

By Jacqueline Mumford, Managing Editor March 26, 2018

A group of graduate students is working to create a graduate assembly that would incorporate and involve more graduate students' voices in the University of Utah's governance process. Graduate students...

Vice President of Student Relations Xandra Pryor, President Connor Morgan and Vice President of University Relations Maggie Gardner took office on April 25, 2018.

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RISE Party Claims ASUU Executive Branch Uncontested

By Jacqueline Mumford, Managing Editor March 21, 2018

Between March 12 and March 15, students elected the RISE Party to be the new administration of the Associated Students of the University of Utah (ASUU). Approximately 1,626 students cast their ballots...

Consortium for Dark Skies Studies Reaches New Heights

Consortium for Dark Skies Studies Reaches New Heights

By Jacqueline Mumford, Managing Editor March 19, 2018

Many Salt Lake City residents can’t remember the last time they saw the Milky Way or even the stars. The Consortium for Dark Skies Studies (CDSS) at the University of Utah is the first academic center...

Flying Cheap Out of SLC

Flying Cheap Out of SLC

By Cara MacDonald March 17, 2018

Many students have planned elaborate spring break trips that require expensive airline tickets. Jaron Smith, a graduate student at the University of Utah, and his friend Paul Peterson, have made it their...

Stephanie Lechert (left), historic archeologist, and lead principal investigator Kelly Beck (right), SWCA, show samples from the archeological site under Presidents Circle at The University of Utah where human remains were previously discovered in Salt Lake City, Utah on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018.

Redeeming the Forgotten Cadavers of Presidents Circle

By Mackenzie McDermott March 14, 2018

Charles Shepherd, a historical architect for the University of Utah, was scouting a construction site in April, 2016, when what he thought was a stone peeking out of the dirt turned out to be a human skull. Nearly...

Ephraim Kum in front of the Marriott Library on the University of Utah Campus in Salt Lake City, UT on Friday, Feb. 23, 2018

U Freshman Bridging the Gap Between Minorities and the Police Force

By Christina Giardinelli March 13, 2018

Ephraim Kum’s coming of age took place during a time when the United States was in the midst of a tense racial climate — one which still exists. The FBI reported a 5 percent increase in hate crimes...

U Students Fall One Step Short of Red Bulls Can You Make It? Competition

U Students Fall One Step Short of Red Bull’s “Can You Make It?” Competition

By Claudia Robles March 8, 2018

A group of University of Utah students was selected as finalists in Red Bull’s “Can You Make It?” competition, a challenge that gives college students from around the world the opportunity to travel...

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U Pledges Not to Penalize Applicants Disciplined for Gun Control Protests

By Linda Derhak March 7, 2018

High school students across the U.S. have begun to organize peaceful protests to demand gun control reform in the wake of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, on Feb....

U Esports Helps Launch Larger Organization

U Esports Helps Launch Larger Organization

By Linda Derhak March 7, 2018

More than 60 million people watched the League of Legends 2017 Championship, streamed online from China, in November 2017. Easy access across the globe to millions of fans has led to explosive interest...

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