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The Daily Utah Chronicle

UAC first-year students on September 2019

Burton: How to Have a Successful First Year at the U

May 6, 2020

  College is an exciting and soul-expanding experience. It’s where most of us find our passions and future careers, and many of us enjoy more independence in our first year than we have ever...

Crocker Science house decorated as Crocker University. (Photo by Natalie Colby | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Officer’s Hollow Transforms Officer’s Circle Dorms in Partnership with the College of Social Work

By Natalie Colby, Editor-in-Chief October 27, 2019

Officer’s Circle was transformed into a Halloween wonderland for the kids of Salt Lake and surrounding neighborhoods on Oct. 26 from 12-3 p.m. They had trick-or-treating, Halloween-themed games, snow...

The Sigma Chi house decorated for homecoming week, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015. Tara Lincoln, Daily Utah Chronicle.

‘Sko Utes: Homecoming Week Is the Time to Show Your School Spirit

By Hannah Keating, Arts Editor September 26, 2019

Homecoming is one of the biggest college cultural events across the nation —  one week where the football team, spirit squad, massive student section and passionate alumni gather not only in support...

Lowell Bennions Legacy Continues

Lowell Bennion’s Legacy Continues

By Stephany Cortez September 17, 2019

The Bennion Center at the University of Utah is preparing for its biggest service project of the academic school year, aiding about 35 different community agencies and programs — five more projects than...

(Courtesy of Pxhere)

Sonnenberg: Service Serves You, Too

By Kristiane Sonnenberg February 24, 2019

  I have dozens of excuses for why I don’t volunteer more often. There’s always more homework to do, cover letters to write and Saturday mornings to be filled with sleep. I tell myself that...

The Bennion Center in the Olpin Student Union February 6, 2017. (Michael Adam Fondren | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Hundreds Volunteer for Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service

By Amy Loret January 30, 2019

  To honor Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and to kick-off MLK Week at the University of Utah, over 250 student volunteers spent the morning of Saturday, Jan. 19 working on 12 different service...

Dean McGovern and President Ruth Watkins cut the ribbon at the Bennion Centers ceremony. 
(Courtesy of Jennifer Jones)

Bennion Center Honors Community Engaged Faculty

By Katelyn Collett January 17, 2019

  On Jan. 16, the Bennion Center, joined by President Ruth Watkins, unveiled a new digital display honoring community-engaged faculty. The selected university faculty members are passionate about...

The Bennion Center in the Olpin Student Union. Chronicle archives.

Join U Students at the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service

By Amy Loret January 13, 2019

  “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is ‘what are you doing for others?’” These famous words by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. are being taken to heart by the University of Utah...

(Photo Courtesy of Sealants for Smiles)

U Volunteer Work Leaves Kids Smiling

By Kylee Ehmann March 1, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Volunteer organizations tend to leave people grinning, but few more literally than Sealants for Smiles. MOST READ STORY: MEXICAN AMBASSADOR TO SPEAK AT THE U Throughout...

(Photo Courtesy of the Bennion Center)

Social Justice Becomes More Than a Buzzword at the U

January 21, 2015

  Amongst the protests, petitions and demands for equality across campus and around the world, the term “social justice” has become something of a buzzword. In the broadest sense, social justice...