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The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

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Students sign up to dance for cancer research

By By Kassidy Mather, Staff Writer February 12, 2009

Priscilla Hansen is ready to dust off her dancing shoes as the third annual Rock the U dance marathon is coming up in March.

Prof shares research on human evolution

By By Sarah Cutler, Staff Writer February 12, 2009

Evolution has provided humans with the unique ability to run and exercise eight hours a day, yet most humans are only receiving an average of 30 minutes worth of exercise a day, said Dennis Bramble, a biology professor at the U who studies evolution and the ability to run.

Senate tables eviction bill for treating U too favorably

Last week the Utah House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill that would allow the U to evict students quicker. On Friday, however, a Senate committee opposed the bill, preventing it from moving to the Senate floor for a vote.

Most projects to continue despite state budget cuts

The U is continuing to plan, construct and renovate university buildings, despite budget cuts being implemented by the Utah Legislature.

Bill would tighten tuition rules for undocumented

If a bill proposed at the Utah Legislature passes, undocumented students receiving in-state tuition would be required to sign a legal declaration each semester promising they haven't worked in the past year.

ASUU candidates differ over sustainability fee

Parties running in the ASUU elections have different ideas about whether to support the proposed Campus Sustainability Initiative.

Utes lauded on the hill

The Utah Legislature hailed the Ute football team for bringing pride and glory to the state with its perfect season and BCS-busting Sugar Bowl victory and called for a national playoff system to replace the controversial Bowl Championship Series.

Records thief sentenced to one year in jail

Shadd Dean Hartman, the man who stole the University Hospital's billing records last summer, will spend a year in prison.

Fire alarm forces Union evacuation

A fire alarm went off in the Union on Monday morning, forcing students and staff to evacuate the building.

Student musician will be missed

Korin Owens no longer hears her son's piano music filling the house. She used to stop and listen to the music. She would wander the house until she found her son, Christopher Warren Owens, playing from memory. Korin Owens' family will remember Thursday, in the words of Don McLean, as the day the music died.