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Representation in Literature Inspires Hope, Change

Representation in Literature Inspires Hope, Change

By Linda Derhak February 6, 2018

People of all ages and backgrounds flooded into the Gould Auditorium on Tuesday. Jan. 23, to hear Jacqueline Woodson speak. She is the author of over 30 children’s books and the 2018-19 National Ambassador...

Tampon Allies Petition the U to Provide More Free Menstrual Products on Campus

Tampon Allies Petition the U to Provide More Free Menstrual Products on Campus

By Abrielle Fulwider February 2, 2018

Tampon Allies at the University of Utah is petitioning the school to make menstrual products free and accessible to all students, staff and faculty on campus. The petition aims to expand the number...

U Students Repurpose Food Waste on Campus to Feed Homeless

U Students Repurpose Food Waste on Campus to Feed Homeless

By Cara MacDonald February 1, 2018

On a Friday afternoon in January, Ivan Cardenas awaited his team inside the kitchens at the University of Utah Student Union Building. Upon their arrival, they would spend the next hour collecting and...

The new Meditation Space in the Student Union at The University of Utah in Salt Lake City, UT on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018

(Photo by Adam Fondren | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Union Opens Space for Meditation and Prayer

By Mackenzie McDermott January 31, 2018

After five years of efforts, the A. Ray Olpin Student Union Buildling at the University of Utah cut the ribbon Thursday for its Meditation Space. Located on the third floor of the Union, the area is...

Feed U Food Pantry Launches New Initiatives to Support Students

Feed U Food Pantry Launches New Initiatives to Support Students

By Emily Anderson January 31, 2018

As an international student and instructor for undergraduate students, Eduardo Soares oftentimes struggles to stretch his budget to cover his needs. “All of the money I make comes from the U,” Soares...

Students working out at the George S. Eccles Student Life Center in Salt Lake City, UT on Wed, Jan. 10, 2018.

(Photo by Curtis Lin/ Daily Utah Chronicle)

Student Life Center Dress Code Enforcement Concerns U Students

By Emily Anderson January 26, 2018

After transferring to the University of Utah from Brigham Young University, theater student Kailey Ganevsky anticipated more freedom — she would no longer have to adhere to the private school’s Honor...

Former College of Social Work Dean Hank Liese was made the namesake of a new scholarship for students of the college.

New Scholarship Created In Honor of Former Dean of Social Work

By Abrielle Fulwider January 24, 2018

A new scholarship has been established at the University of Utah in honor of Hank Liese, a former Dean of the College of Social Work. The scholarship is funded by an endowment from Colin Brown — Liese’s...

The University of Utah's chapter of Students for a Democratic Society rallied on Saturday, Jan. 20, to recognize one year of resistance against President Donald Trump's administration.

SDS Holds Rally in Recognition of One Year of Resistance Against Trump

By Christina Giardinelli January 24, 2018

The University of Utah’s chapter of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) held a rally on Saturday Jan. 20 — one year after President Donald Trump's inauguration — outside the Wallace Bennett Federal...

Koren Roach, fifth year grad student from the department of Bioengineering (left), and Penny Atkins, fifth year grad student from the department of Bioengineering, are are avid cyclists a part of the University of Utah Mountain Biking Team explain their current research at the Marriott Library in Salt Lake City, Utah on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017

(Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Biking to Give Back

By Abrielle Fulwider January 17, 2018

University of Utah graduate students Penny Atkins and Koren Roach are making an impact both in the lab and on their bikes. Atkins and Roach are bioengineering graduate students in the Department of...

Marchers display signs during a rally and march commemorating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day along 1300 East in Salt Lake City, Monday, Jan. 18, 2016.

MLK Week 2018 to Focus on Environmental Racism

By Jacqueline Mumford, Managing Editor January 16, 2018

This year marks the 34th annual celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. at the University of Utah. Every year, the Office of Equity and Diversity commemorates the legacy and life of King during the week...