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U Students Repurpose Food Waste on Campus to Feed Homeless

U Students Repurpose Food Waste on Campus to Feed Homeless

By Cara MacDonald February 1, 2018

On a Friday afternoon in January, Ivan Cardenas awaited his team inside the kitchens at the University of Utah Student Union Building. Upon their arrival, they would spend the next hour collecting and...

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U Community Members Scammed by Callers Posing as UPD

By Claudia Robles February 1, 2018

The University of Utah sent out an alert last week informing the public of spam calls from someone posing as a campus police officer. Calls were reported to come from the university police department’s...

The new Meditation Space in the Student Union at The University of Utah in Salt Lake City, UT on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018

(Photo by Adam Fondren | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Union Opens Space for Meditation and Prayer

By Mackenzie McDermott January 31, 2018

After five years of efforts, the A. Ray Olpin Student Union Buildling at the University of Utah cut the ribbon Thursday for its Meditation Space. Located on the third floor of the Union, the area is...

Feed U Food Pantry Launches New Initiatives to Support Students

Feed U Food Pantry Launches New Initiatives to Support Students

By Emily Anderson January 31, 2018

As an international student and instructor for undergraduate students, Eduardo Soares oftentimes struggles to stretch his budget to cover his needs. “All of the money I make comes from the U,” Soares...

Students working out at the George S. Eccles Student Life Center in Salt Lake City, UT on Wed, Jan. 10, 2018.

(Photo by Curtis Lin/ Daily Utah Chronicle)

Student Life Center Dress Code Enforcement Concerns U Students

By Emily Anderson January 26, 2018

After transferring to the University of Utah from Brigham Young University, theater student Kailey Ganevsky anticipated more freedom — she would no longer have to adhere to the private school’s Honor...

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SPEAK Encourages Healthy Relationships with Ourselves and Food

By Mackenzie McDermott January 26, 2018

The National Eating Disorders Association estimates 30 million Americans, 20 million women and 10 million men, will suffer from an eating disorder at some point in their lives. Of those individuals,...

Former College of Social Work Dean Hank Liese was made the namesake of a new scholarship for students of the college.

New Scholarship Created In Honor of Former Dean of Social Work

By Abrielle Fulwider January 24, 2018

A new scholarship has been established at the University of Utah in honor of Hank Liese, a former Dean of the College of Social Work. The scholarship is funded by an endowment from Colin Brown — Liese’s...

The University of Utahs chapter of Students for a Democratic Society rallied on Saturday, Jan. 20, to recognize one year of resistance against President Donald Trumps administration.

SDS Holds Rally in Recognition of One Year of Resistance Against Trump

By Christina Giardinelli January 24, 2018

The University of Utah’s chapter of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) held a rally on Saturday Jan. 20 — one year after President Donald Trump's inauguration — outside the Wallace Bennett Federal...

Dining Services Makes Changes to Food Court

Dining Services Makes Changes to Food Court

By Claudia Robles January 24, 2018

The University of Utah's dining services has made changes to the food court in the A. Ray Olpin Union Building over the last five weeks. Since before the semester began, areas of the cafeteria have...

U Alumni Use Research-Based Nonprofit to Redefine Beauty

U Alumni Use Research-Based Nonprofit to ‘Redefine Beauty’

By Cara MacDonald January 22, 2018

University of Utah alumni Lexie and Lindsay Kite have established a nonprofit to foster a positive body image for women called Beauty Redefined — which aligned with their respective masters and doctoral...