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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

Students Sign Steel Beam to Commemorate OSH

Students Sign Steel Beam to Commemorate OSH

By Connor Richards April 21, 2017

As Orson Spencer Hall goes down and construction begins for the new Carolyn and Kem Gardner Building, campus developers are asking students to leave their mark in time by signing a commemorative steel...

(Photo by Kiffer Creveling)

Parking Pains All Students

By Christine Kannapel February 17, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Ask U students what they think is the worst part of campus, and they’ll usually tell you it’s parking. And it’s not a new problem. From the construction of...

(Photo by Kiffer Creveling)

Dental Program Finds New Home in Research Park

January 26, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]   The U’s School of Dentistry now has 86,000 square feet to house its growing program. The dentistry program, previously located in the Health Sciences Education...

(Photo by Chris Ayers)

Tunnel Construction Making Campus Better

January 22, 2015

  Students were surprised to find their daily walk to the stadium disrupted by upgrades to the tunnel connecting campus to Rice-Eccles Stadium. Shireen Ghorbani, communications specialist for...

(Photo Courtesy of Facilities Management)

Construction Coming to Presidents Circle

December 7, 2014

  In the past 79 years, the George Thomas Building in Presidents Circle has served as the U’s library and the Utah Museum of Natural History. In Fall 2016, it will house research labs. The U plans...

(Photo by Chris Ayers)

Student Life Center to Open in January

December 3, 2014

  The new Student Life Center, located near the Marriott Honors Community, will open Jan. 12, 2015, with a broad array of services available to students. Case Turner, co-manager of Outdoor Adventures,...

(Photo by Chris Ayers)

U Campus a Construction Junction

November 19, 2014

  The beeping tractors, missing parking lots and blocked sidewalks that accompany construction make access to campus more difficult for many, but this year’s construction spike is necessary to...

(Photo by Kiffer Creveling)

Spots in New Parking Garages Projected to Cost More Than A Permits

November 10, 2014

  With recent parking changes and campus construction, finding parking on campus is harder than ever for both students and faculty. Construction at the U has closed off three parking lots — lots...

(Photo Courtesy of  University of Utah Facilities Management)

New Parking Garage also to Serve as Soccer Field

October 6, 2014

  The new business loop parking garage is different from most. Instead of a top level of parking, it will have a soccer field. The field will be managed by the U’s intramural program for student...

(Chris Ayers)

OSH Renovation in the Not-So-Near Future

August 27, 2014

  If you’ve ever taken a class in the dusty halls of Orson Spencer Hall, you might agree the building is in need of some renovation. The building itself was built in 1955 and has three floors containing...