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Understanding Student Loans and How to Pay for School

By Barbara Pace, News Writer November 20, 2019

  Dave Ramsey and Democratic presidential candidates have increasingly commented on the student loan crisis recently. The national student loan debt has skyrocketed to about $1.5 trillion. Higher...

U students at spring 2018 graduation | Courtesy of Courtney McBeth.

The U Does Not Comply with Law Designed to Provide Students with Degree Information

By Victoria Hills, News Writer November 8, 2019

A law intended to help students decide which institution of higher education to attend for their program of study was never fully implemented at the University of Utah. In 2017, the Utah legislature...

The Rostrum Rock in Presidents Circle (Courtesy Wikimedia Commons)

Rediscovering Campus Traditions, One Rock at a Time

By Marshall Foster, News Writer November 5, 2019

What traditions does the University of Utah have? This is the question that ASUU campus events director Matthew Irwin has been struggling with during his tenure. Many colleges across the nation are...

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Huntsman Family Pledges $150 Million to Diagnose, Study, and Treat Mental Illness

By Barbara Pace, News Writer November 4, 2019

Today, Nov. 4, 2019, president Ruth Watkins announced a $150 million commitment from the Jon M. and Karen Huntsman family to establish the Huntsman Mental Health Institute at the University of Utah. “This...

The New Brazilian Club Allows Students to Explore Language and Cultural Diversity

The New Brazilian Club Allows Students to Explore Language and Cultural Diversity

By Marshall Foster, News Writer October 30, 2019

The corridor of the A. Ray Olpin University Union is decorated with flags of different countries that symbolize the nationalities of all students and faculty at the University of Utah. One of those flags...

Ski mountaineer Caroline Gleich addresses students (Courtesy of the Hinckley Institute)

Hinckley Institute Forums: Broadened Horizons, Transformative Experiences and Free Lunch

October 25, 2019

The Hinckley Institute offers weekly forums for students, staff and community members to stay informed on current social issues and learn from interesting and successful public figures. A calendar of upcoming...

(Photo by Justin Prather | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Hungry for Change: Solving Food Insecurity and Waste at the U

By Barbara Pace, News Writer October 23, 2019

  In 2018, 11.1% of U.S. households were categorized as food insecure, according to the USDA. What is food insecurity? Simply put, food insecurity means inadequate food for healthy, active living....

Smoke-free campus advertising campaign signs at the Union when the policy was first unveiled. Chronicle archives.

The U Moves to Enforce the Now Year-Old Tobacco-Free Campus Policy

By Marshall Foster, News Writer October 2, 2019

Over a year since the University of Utah started their new tobacco-free policy, the campus is still undergoing the process of implementation. Posters across campus present variations of "No scare tactics....

(Photo by Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

What to Do When Your Professor Goes AWOL

By Haley Oliphant, Editor-in-Chief October 1, 2019

No time to read? Check out this story’s episode of the Floodlights podcast.   When University of Utah student Schyler Fox took an online History 1500 course last spring, it started like...

The Utah Pride Festival parade included a group from the University of Utah to represent the LGBT.

The Past and Future of the LGBT Resource Center

By Angelyn Ramos, News Writer October 1, 2019

  The LGBT Resource Center has been an ally and resource for the LGBTQ+ population of the University of Utah since 2002. In Feb. 2019, the resource center appointed new director, Dr. Clare Lemke. Dr....