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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

You Know Youre a Senior When....

You Know You’re a Senior When….

April 7, 2015

The best time of year is just around the corner (no, not baseball season).... graduation season. Raise your hand if you've had it with school and are beyond ready to graduate! We've put together a list...

(Photo by Kiffer Creveling)

Graduation Fair Fills Seniors with Excitement

March 26, 2015

Cue the “Pomp and Circumstance” music because spring graduation is right around the corner. The U Campus Store celebrated the occasion Thursday with its annual “graduation fair” for seniors...

(Photo by Brent Uberty)

U Commencement Speakers Follow Tradition of Excellence

By Mary Royal March 12, 2015

Seven women, six religious leaders, eight authors and thirteen politicians walk into graduation. Although this sounds like the beginning of a bad joke, the numbers actually represent some of those who...

(Photo by Cole Tan)

TV Trumps Homework for U Students

March 11, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Despite good intentions, “spring fever” has U students on a procrastination kick. It usually happens this time of the semester. Students convince themselves...

((Photo Courtesy of Rachel Bissegger) Pictured is Bissegger and her children)

Student-Parents Face a Balancing Act

By Christine Kannapel January 29, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]   Rachelle Peterson, a double major in international studies and history, and Rachel Bissegger, a history major, are both mothers taking classes at the U. Both...

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U Chooses Robert McDonald as Commencement Speaker for 2015

By Julianne Skrivan January 20, 2015

  Graduates will be treated to a speech by United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert McDonald at commencement on May 7. McDonald is a U alum with an army background. According to a U...

(Photo by Kiffer Creveling)

Changes to DARS Worries Some Humanities Students

January 13, 2015

  Students in the U’s College of Humanities may have some deceptive information on their DARS reports. History students, particularly in their final undergraduate semester, may have noticed...

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‘Unknowns’ Have Highest Graduation Rate

December 3, 2014

  While most college students who drop out are freshmen and sophomores, a number of juniors and seniors also leave before completing their degrees. Fifty-nine percent of college students in the...

(Photo by Preston Zubal)

A Fast Track for General Education

November 25, 2014

  There’s one thing every college student must do but often procrastinates until the very last minute: general education requirements. In order to graduate, students must complete a series of required...

(Photo by Dane Goodwin)

Drop-Outs Decrease with Discipline Action

November 5, 2014

  One out of every five high school students in Utah fails to graduate. This data, collected through research by the Public Policy Clinic at the U’s College of Law, showed drop out rates are increasing....