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The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

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Service proposal shut down by ASUU senate

The ASUU Student Senate Executive Committee voted down the proposed corequisite Nov. 17 that would require students to participate in community engagement before graduation.

Colleges prep for cuts

Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. proposed a $1 billion statewide budget cut Dec. 4 that could mean up to a 14 percent cut in state funds for the U in the next fiscal year.

Hospital expansion begins

To handle the increasing number of cancer patients, the Huntsman Cancer Foundation and the U broke ground Oct. 31 on an extension to the hospital that will double the number of beds and open updated centers and technology for cancer care.

Number of young voters broke election records

More than 52 percent of eligible young voters went to the polls, tying the 1992 election for the second-highest young voter turnout. 1972 had the highest percentage with 55.4 percent.

Campus car break-ins on the rise

The U Police Department has tightened security after 22 cars were broken into on campus in late November.

U, BYU students debate alcohol memberships

By By Rita Totten, Staff Writer December 12, 2008

To have a membership or not to have a membership8212;that is the question. Or at least that was the question students from the U and BYU argued at Thursday's public debate at the S.J. Quinney College of Law, which addressed the pros and cons surrounding the proposed elimination of required private membership at Utah bars.

U paleontologists discover new herbivores

By By Dan Treasure, Staff Writer December 12, 2008

With help from students and community volunteers, the Utah Museum of Natural History is going through the long and arduous process of publishing results of newly discovered species of herbivore dinosaurs found in Utah.

Profs create book series

By By Maureen Klewicki, Staff Writer December 12, 2008

For nearly a year, Hiram Chodosh, Dean of the S.J. Quinney School of Law, has been working with scholars across the nation, law school professors and Aspen Publishers, Inc. to create a book series that will reform international legal education.

Crimes decreasing as temperatures fall

By By Michael McFall, Staff Writer December 12, 2008

Every year since 2003, reported crime at the U drops from Labor Day to Christmas as reliably as the temperature outside.

Tap on/off system to start January 1st

UTA will ring in the new year by tracking commuters with the recently installed tap pads on buses and at TRAX and FrontRunner stations.