The Daily Utah Chronicle

Redfest draws crowd of 6,000 plus

By By Rochelle McConkie and By Rochelle McConkie | September 17, 2007

An estimated 6,000 people flocked to the Union Free Speech Area on Friday night to hear the music of Jack's Mannequin, The Format, Rx Bandits and Straylight Run, exceeding organizers' attendance expectations for the Redfest music festival. "There was a constant line at the Union desk," said Amanda Mecham, director of the Associated Students of the University of Utah Presenter's Office.

$6 million given to business school

By By Rochelle McConkie and By Rochelle McConkie | September 13, 2007

The David Eccles School of Business received $6 million yesterday to fund cutting-edge ideas that could turn more U students into inventors. The Sorenson Legacy Foundation, a charitable company founded by local inventor James LeVoy Sorenson, donated the sum to finance the school's new interdisciplinary center for innovation and discovery, which is now up and running.

In Depth: U makes international push

By By Rochelle McConkie | September 12, 2007

Commencing what U President Michael Young called the year of internationalization, the U is working to make its academia transcend geography. A number of new degrees, institutes and centers, study abroad and internship programs, as well as academic programs, will be implemented during current school year to increase international awareness and opportunities for students and faculty.

Congress passes bill raising student aid, re-vamping student loans

By By Rochelle McConkie | September 11, 2007

The U.S. Congress passed a bill last week that will boost college financial aid to $20 billion, taking money from government-subsidized lenders to increase Federal Pell Grants and decrease fixed-interest rates for student loans. U administrators said this would provide more money for students who need loans.

Redfest starts Thursday

By By Rochelle McConkie | September 10, 2007

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In Depth: Utah’s youth less likely to vote

By By Rochelle McConkie | September 5, 2007

Rock the vote. Vote or die. We've all heard the call for young people to vote. Although youth voting is still significantly lower than national turnout for adults, it's currently on the rise -- an increase experts attribute to greater voter outreach toward the 18 to 24 demographic and the relevancy of current issues to young adults.

Students key in mayoral campaigns

By By Rochelle McConkie | September 5, 2007

During a typical week of campaigning, U student Ingrid Price can be seen riding through town on a Ralph Becker bicycle, emblazoned with one of the Democratic mayoral candidate's bright yellow signs, writing press releases for Becker's website or drafting his daily schedule.

Rec center in need of $15 million in private funds

By By Rochelle McConkie | September 4, 2007

U administrators and student government leaders are looking for private donors to raise the $15 million needed to move plans to build a Student Life Center into action. The donations will supplement a $42-million bond for the recreational center approved by the Utah State Legislature last spring, which will be paid back with student fees over a period of almost 30 years.

Bus redesign implemented

By By Rochelle McConkie | September 4, 2007

Despite initial outrage, UTA's new bus-route system brought little protest from most riders since its implementation. Some changes the Utah Transit Authority made included renumbering all UTA bus routes, increasing the number of "fast buses" and routes operating on 15-minute intervals, adding routes to and from the U and cutting some stops downtown to add more access to the suburbs.

ASUU backs recycling

By By Rochelle McConkie | August 31, 2007

The ASUU Senate unanimously passed a bill Thursday night granting $25,000 to the new recycling program, adding the "student portion" to the $350,000 put out by the U administration for the cause. The sum is the first of two payments adding up to $50,000 the Associated Students of the University of Utah hopes to give to recycling this year.