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Voting poll workers help students fill out and turn in their election ballots in Marriott Library at University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022.

U Students Turn Out at the Polls for Midterms, Stress the Importance of Voting

  In order to give students the opportunity to exercise their right to vote, polling booths were offered at the J. Willard Marriott Library at the University of Utah on Election Day on Nov. 8....

A backflow prevention pipe at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Oct. 22, 2022.

News x The Globe – Utah Universities Work to Alleviate Water Crisis Through Conservation Efforts

By Jacob Freeman and McCaulee Blackburn November 9, 2022

  Writers McCaulee Blackburn from The Globe and Jacob Freeman from the Daily Utah Chronicle produced this story together as part of the Chronicle’s November print issue focused on collaboration....

Police officers assemble outside of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Oct. 7, 2020.

U Police Change Language Used With Victims, Others Reporting an Incident

By Stevie Shaughnessey, Home Stretch Producer, Host November 8, 2022

  Jason Hinojosa, interim chief of police at the University of Utah, recently announced that the U Police are working to better serve the community by changing the language used when they interact...

Stuart Moffatt and Rachel Tews show their mask and support at the 2022 LGBT Resource Center 20-year Gay-la held at the Museum of Fine Arts in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Oct. 29 2022.

How the U’s LGBT Resource Center Has Evolved Over the Last 20 Years

By Caelan Roberts, Online Managing Editor November 8, 2022

  The LGBT Resource Center at the University of Utah was founded in 2002 and has been celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, culminating at the center's annual Gay-la held on Oct. 29. ...

University of Utah pre-med student Anila Jonnavithula on campus in Salt Lake City on Sept. 21, 2022. (Photo by Jack Gambassi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Pre-meds Discuss the Future of Obstetrics and Gynecology Post-Roe

By Abhilasha Khatri, Investigative Editor November 7, 2022

  With the overturning of Roe v. Wade leading to severe limits on abortions in states across the U.S., medical doctors practicing in obstetrics and gynecology are left with new restrictions on...

(Graphic by Sydney Stam | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Mindfulness Meditation Can Help Treat Addiction, New Research at the U Finds

By Stevie Shaughnessey, Home Stretch Producer, Host November 6, 2022

  A recent study at the University of Utah found that mindfulness training and meditation provides a natural high, and can be used to treat forms of addiction. Eric Garland, a distinguished...

Sherrá Watkins, the associate vice president for student health & wellness, poses in front of Kingsbury Hall at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, on Nov. 1, 2022.

New Vice President for Student Health and Wellness Reflects on Initiatives

By Allison Stuart, News Writer November 6, 2022

  In early October, Dr. Sherrá Watkins began her role as the first associate vice president for student health and wellness. This role was created within the last few years and Watkins will be...

The Block U on the University of Utah Campus in Salt Lake City, Utah on July 12, 2017.

New Course on Sexual Violence Among College Students to be Taught Spring Semester

By Stevie Shaughnessey, Home Stretch Producer, Host November 6, 2022

  Next semester, University of Utah students will have the option to take a new class centered on eliminating sexual violence. The class, “Critical Perspectives on Sexual Violence Among U.S....

The Feed U Pantry in the A. Ray Olpin Student Union on Wednesday Nov. 3, 2022.

Union Increases Amount of Food Drives For End of Semester

By Allison Stuart, News Writer November 5, 2022

  In order to prepare for the winter rush of food insecurity, the Union Programming Council has finished the first of many food drives. The food received will go to the Feed U Pantry, which is...

Students study at the J. Willard Marriott Library at the University of Utah Campus in Salt Lake City, on Nov. 1, 2021.

U Leadership Share Tips and Resources for Student Success

By Vanessa Hudson, Editor in Chief November 3, 2022

  University of Utah midterm season is past us and next week we enter week 11 of the semester, meaning final exams and projects are right around the corner. It can be challenging to create good...