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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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ROTC students learn uncommon languages

In the spring, the U received a grant for $750,000 to promote certain languages and cultures to ROTC students. These languages have been identified by the United States as important for business or military purposes.

Students fight child poverty

Students in the LEAP program are taking a stand against child poverty in their own communities by reaching out to youngsters in need of school supplies.

Rape classes cut due to infrequent enrollment

After U campus police suspended a rape awareness and self-defense class because of budget shortfalls, rape prevention advocates are saying the cancellation adds to the ignorance of Utah's most underreported crime.

Institute to study nanotechnologies

The U is opening a Nano Institute that will help researchers across campus work together to develop new insights into small-scale technologies.

Library records animal sounds

The Marriott Library aims to capture the unique sounds of animals from Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Arizona, Nevada and other nearby states.

ASUU proposes service graduation requirement

By By Rita Totten, Staff Writer October 21, 2008

In an effort to introduce students to community involvement, ASUU and the Lowell Bennion Community Service Center have drafted a proposal that would require students to complete some kind of community service prior to graduation.

U researchers theorize on Southern Utah dinosaur dance floor

By By Lana Groves, Asst. News Editor October 21, 2008

The multiple tracks, which spread across an area the size of a football field, are proof that the sand dunes of Southern Utah experienced periods of wet climates during the early Jurassic period, and that dinosaurs might have lived in a close-knit community near water.

Marriott Library reopens east doors

By By Ryan Shelton, Asst. News Editor October 21, 2008

The east entrance to the Marriott Library reopened Monday on the one-year anniversary of its closure.

Young college students lament inability to vote

Although they are disappointed they won't be able to vote, students younger than 18 are determined to have their voices heard this election season.

U student-athletes shine on academic field

By By Ryan Shelton, Asst. News Editor October 21, 2008

One year after the U's athletic department began implementing new programs to better monitor student-athletes' academic progress, the U's athletes are among the best students in the nation, according to a report from the U's Athletics Advisory Council.