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Big Eds restaurant, the former location of which is now up for lease, was a popular hangout spot for University of Utah students until it closed in September 2017.

Family of Original ‘Big Ed’ Hopes to Reopen Popular Restaurant

By Claudia Robles October 26, 2017

Big Ed's was a staple of the University of Utah community from 1968 until it closed last month. Students and locals woke up one morning in September to find a sign reading “Sorry restaurant closed”...

The University of Utahs S.J. Quinney College of Law unveiled Edgar Arceneauxs The Crystal Paradox on September 30, 2017.

Artist Unveils MLK-Inspired Sculpture at U Law School

By Cara MacDonald October 25, 2017

The University of Utah’s S.J. Quinney College of Law officially unveiled a new sculpture by Los Angeles-based artist Edgar Arceneaux on Sept. 28. The sculpture is an original work made specifically...

Solar panels sit above the Marriott Library at the University of Utah.

U to Decrease Carbon Emissions by One-Fourth

By Cara MacDonald October 23, 2017

The University of Utah announced an agreement to decrease its carbon emissions by 25 percent, making a stride toward its goal of zero carbon emissions by the year 2050. The reduction comes through a...

Breast Reconstruction at the U Helps Cancer Patients Complete Recovery

Breast Reconstruction at the U Helps Cancer Patients Complete Recovery

By Mackenzie McDermott October 23, 2017

The American Cancer Society estimates a total of 252,710 women in the United States alone will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in 2017. Women with life-threatening cancer and large tumors often...

U Makes Progress in Breast Cancer Research

U Makes Progress in Breast Cancer Research

By Elise Vandersteen Bailey, Investigative Coordinator October 23, 2017

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an event promoted by both national and international breast cancer charities, like the American Cancer Society, to help raise awareness and money for...

Vandana Shiva speaks to an audience regarding interconnectedness and the nature of humanity in her talk titled Earth democracy:  Cultivating Hope and Freedom at Libby Gardner Concert Hall in Salt Lake City, Utah on Friday, Oct. 20, 2017

(Photo by Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Environmental Activist Vandana Shiva Speaks at the U

By Abrielle Fulwider October 22, 2017

Environmental activist Vandana Shiva spoke at Libby Gardner Hall at the University of Utah on Friday night, addressing topics including sustainable farming practices, her opinion on genetically modified...

The construction site of the new Carolyn and Kem Gardner Building at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 5/14/17.

Photo by Adam Fondren/Daily Utah Chronicle

Gardner Building Construction Site Vandalized With Racial Slurs

By Claudia Robles and Emily Anderson October 17, 2017

Vandals wrote anti-Black slurs at the construction site for the new Carolyn and Kem Gardner building at the University of Utah over the weekend. Construction crews found the damage Monday morning,...

University of Utah metropolitan planning Professor Ivis Garcias family farm in Puerto Rico was among those destroyed by Hurricane Maria.

Hurricane Devastation in Puerto Rico Personally Impacts U Professor

By Cara MacDonald October 16, 2017

Even prior to the multiple hurricanes that wreaked havoc in Puerto Rico a few weeks ago, the U.S. commonwealth was already facing numerous economic problems. Now Puerto Rico must overcome the worst natural...

Computer labs in the Marriott Library. Chronicle archives.

(Photo by Ben Mccleery/ Daily Utah Chronicle)

Student Life Center Website Redirects to Porn

By Emily Anderson October 15, 2017

Anyone trying to view the University of Utah's Student Life Center website through Google on Sunday night may have seen a little more than they bargained for. Beginning Sunday evening, students attempting...

Grace, a 17-year-old high school student, was rendered unconscious when she got in a fight with an older man during a protest opposing Ben Shapiro speaking at the University of Utah on September 27, 2017.

Girl Hit at Ben Shapiro Protest Tells Her Side of the Story

By Emily Anderson October 14, 2017

When 17-year-old Grace graduates from high school, she plans to study political science and economics. When she went to the University of Utah on Sept. 27 to protest Ben Shapiro speaking on campus, she...