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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

University of Utah students purchase food in the Carolyn and Kem Gardner Commons at the University of Utah on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. (Photo by Luke Larsen | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Jang: Don’t Make Freshmen Pay for Meal Plans

By Eseudel Jang, Opinion Writer February 3, 2024

  With the start of a new semester comes another round of tuition payments. College tuition comprises not only course fees but also additional necessities such as mandatory fees, housing and meal...

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Editorial: College is Expensive, Yet We Persist

  Half a century ago, University of Utah students paid an average of $390 on tuition each year. Now, in-state students pay an average of $9,292 each year. That total doesn’t account...

Students at the University of Utah are following the COVID-19 guidelines by wearing masks while working on campus (Photo by Abu Asib | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

The True Cost to U Students During COVID-19

By Elizabeth Seitz January 27, 2021

  As a third semester of virtual learning approaches, students have voiced concerns about the rising cost of tuition amid the pandemic. 2020 wasn’t at all what people expected it to be, especially...

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Poma: The Elusive Purpose of the Student Success Fee Leaves Transparency to be Desired

By Sasha Poma, Assistant Opinion Editor April 17, 2020

  Colleges charge a lot of money, and while everyone who attends college knows that, the smaller fees that are added to tuition pile up fast. But not every student understands precisely what their...

University of Utahs Presidents Circle in Salt Lake City, UT on Saturday November 03, 2018. (Photo by Curtis Lin | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Braden: Is a College Education Just a Commodity?

By Paul Braden November 15, 2018

  For the vast majority of Americans, our estimated success in life and socially determined value is closely correlated with our entry and accomplishments in higher-education. At a young age we...