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Vandana Shiva speaks to an audience regarding interconnectedness and the nature of humanity in her talk titled Earth democracy:  Cultivating Hope and Freedom at Libby Gardner Concert Hall in Salt Lake City, Utah on Friday, Oct. 20, 2017

(Photo by Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Environmental Activist Vandana Shiva Speaks at the U

By Abrielle Fulwider October 22, 2017

Environmental activist Vandana Shiva spoke at Libby Gardner Hall at the University of Utah on Friday night, addressing topics including sustainable farming practices, her opinion on genetically modified...

Computer labs in the Marriott Library. Chronicle archives.

(Photo by Ben Mccleery/ Daily Utah Chronicle)

Student Life Center Website Redirects to Porn

By Emily Anderson October 15, 2017

Anyone trying to view the University of Utah's Student Life Center website through Google on Sunday night may have seen a little more than they bargained for. Beginning Sunday evening, students attempting...

Grace, a 17-year-old high school student, was rendered unconscious when she got in a fight with an older man during a protest opposing Ben Shapiro speaking at the University of Utah on September 27, 2017.

Girl Hit at Ben Shapiro Protest Tells Her Side of the Story

By Emily Anderson October 14, 2017

When 17-year-old Grace graduates from high school, she plans to study political science and economics. When she went to the University of Utah on Sept. 27 to protest Ben Shapiro speaking on campus, she...

Homecoming Week Features Movie Night on the Football Field

Homecoming Week Features Movie Night on the Football Field

By Elise Vandersteen Bailey, Investigative Coordinator October 3, 2017

As part of this year’s Homecoming Week festivities, Associated Students of the University of Utah (ASUU) and The Mighty Utah Student Section (MUSS) are holding a Crimson Rally and Movie Night on Thursday,...

Consequences of Drinking on a Dry Campus

Consequences of Drinking on a Dry Campus

By Steven Morgan October 3, 2017

The University of Utah is a dry campus, which means that any alcohol consumed on university property gives the school grounds to administer disciplinary action. This policy leaves students with a lot of...

Part of the Utah State Board of Regents plans to improve mental health on campuses across the state include expanding the SafeUT app, developed at the University of Utah.

Board of Regents Expands Mental Health Programs on College Campuses

By Jacqueline Mumford, Managing Editor October 2, 2017

The Utah State Board of Regents is honing in on mental health needs on college campuses across Utah. This increased focus on mental health is due to the findings of a working group that included representatives...

Binge Drinking Plagues the Nation

Binge Drinking Plagues the Nation

By Mackenzie McDermott October 2, 2017

To binge is to cram an excessive amount of something into a short amount of time — common with Netflix, but potentially deadly with alcohol. The University of Utah is a dry campus. If students are...

The 2017 University of Utah Homecoming Court is Carly Shields, Ridge Durrant, Amanda Groneman, Eric Nhem, Liz Reiss and Keely Kringlen.

Meet This Year’s Homecoming Court

By Abrielle Fulwider September 28, 2017

One of the longest-standing traditions of the University of Utah’s Homecoming Celebration is the selection of a Homecoming Court, comprised of six students chosen to “represent the university and student...

Francisco Juarez, a Dream Ambassador at the Office of Engagement at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, UT on Wednesday, September 13, 2017.

(Photo by Curtis Lin/ Daily Utah Chronicle)

One U Student’s Fight for a Future in America

By Emily Anderson September 25, 2017

As a child, Francisco Juarez didnít know he was undocumented. All of his life, save the first six months, was spent in the United States. His outlook on life changed, however, when his college-educated...

Spice Kitchen Brings Refugee-Prepared Food to Us Farmers Market

Spice Kitchen Brings Refugee-Prepared Food to U’s Farmers Market

By Hailey Kirkwood September 19, 2017

Spice Kitchen Incubator utilizes the passion and power of food to provide refugees in Salt Lake City with the resources necessary to start their own businesses. Now, one of the project's businesses has...