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The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

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Kayleigh Silverstein (Photo by Natalie Colby | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Silverstein: Find Beauty in the Changes

By Kayleigh Silverstein, Special Projects Managing Editor, News Writer April 29, 2023

  I have no idea how I got here, or where I’m going — and that’s ok.  Growing up, I wanted to be a marine biologist and a pastry chef on the side. I went on one singular whale watching...

Natalie Colby (Photo courtesy of Natalie Colby)

Colby: Learn to Let Go of Your Dreams

By Natalie Colby, Editor-in-Chief April 25, 2023

  The other day, my mom forwarded me a copy of my fifth grade newspaper. The Bulldog Bulletin was a monthly club that I eagerly joined at the old age of 11. My parents were likely the only readers,...

A lab at the Crocker Science Center on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, April 11, 2023.

Accessibility in STEM: Research, Courses and Student Organizations

By Abhilasha Khatri and Margot Reynolds April 16, 2023

  Disabled students at the University of Utah experience exclusion in many ways on campus, from automatic doors being out of working order for extended periods to long, roundabout detours around...

New accessible ramp on the ground floor of the School of Architecture and Planning building at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Monday, April 10, 2023.

Universal Design Seeks to Address Core Accessibility Issues at Universities

By Natalie Colby, Editor-in-Chief April 16, 2023

  Universities were built on the idea of exclusion, according to Angela Smith, director of Disability Studies at the University of Utah.  “Universities are inherently ableist," Smith said....

The Center for Disability & Access at the University of Utah on the first floor of the A. Ray Olpin Union building on campus in Salt Lake City, Utah on July 10, 2022.

Accessibility on Campus: The CDA and Student Perspectives

By Theadora Soter, Multimedia Managing Editor April 15, 2023

  Before the University of Utah had a Center for Disability & Access, it had a Center for Handicapped Students that was lacking in resources. In 1977, some changes were made. An article...