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Anita Hill Speaks at the U One Day Prior to Kavanaugh Hearing on Sexual Assault Accusations

By Christina Giardinelli September 26, 2018

Hundreds showed up to hear Anita Hill speak at the University of Utah on Wednesday night for the 2018 Tanner Lecture on Human Values. The lecture hall in the recently-opened alumni house reached its capacity...

(Courtesy of Julia Friedrichson)

Among the Etruscan Ruins

By Christina Giardinelli September 26, 2018

While many University of Utah students settling into the fall semester have found themselves complaining about Utah’s dry heat, other students are lamenting the humidity. Logan Prete has just begun his...

Courtesy of Kevin Priest

The Feather in Their Caps

By Mackenzie McDermott September 24, 2018

Each year, the U.S. State Department sponsors an award to take students all around the globe. Recipients get a chance to live in another country performing research, earning a Master’s degree or teaching...

Utah Ranks Last in Women's Rights

Utah Ranks Last in Women’s Rights

By Mackenzie McDermott September 14, 2018

In a country that already ranks only 49 out of 144 in the World Economic Forum’s gender equality report, Utah has been ranked the worst state in the nation for women’s rights by WalletHub. WalletHub’s...

Finance Students Gain Access to Second Largest Wealth Management Platform

Finance Students Gain Access to Second Largest Wealth Management Platform

By Mackenzie McDermott September 13, 2018

The University of Utah has joined nearly 30 schools across the nation in giving students access to the second-largest wealth management platform in the United States, eMoney, as part of its university...

(Photo by: Justin Prather | The Utah Chronicle).

Spreading Awareness of Microaggressions at the U

By Mackenzie McDermott September 11, 2018

Since late August, posters have lined the courtyard of the Marriot Library. Each shows a face and a phrase. “Where are you really from?” asks one. “You’re pretty for a dark-skin girl,” reads...

University Ranks Second in LGBTQ Friendly Universities

University Ranks Second in LGBTQ Friendly Universities

By Mackenzie McDermott September 4, 2018

Affordable Colleges Online (AC) has ranked the University of Utah as the second-friendliest college for LGBTQ students in the United States, coming in just behind the University of California-Riverside. One...

All-Inclusive Administration

All-Inclusive Administration

By Rachelle Fernandez August 27, 2018

Associated Students of the University of Utah’s (ASUU) freshly elected student body president, Connor Morgan, aims to break the barriers between traditional and non-traditional students and kick the...

Big Ed's Becomes Publik Ed's

Big Ed’s Becomes Publik Ed’s

By Haley Oliphant, Editor-in-Chief August 25, 2018

When Big Ed’s closed its doors last September, students, staff and alumni alike were shocked. There was no notice given, only a piece of paper tacked to the door stating, “Sorry, restaurant closed.”...

Shake Hands with Handshake

Shake Hands with Handshake

By Madge Slack August 21, 2018

When referring to the University of Utah’s shiny new job board, Preston Nielson, associate director of employer engagement, said,“It’s the Cadillac of job boards for students.” Although, it isn’t...