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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

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Students Don’t Know What ASUU Did Fall Semester

December 9, 2014

  ASUU is wrapping up Fall Semester and getting ready for spring, leaving many students curious about what has been accomplished thus far. Officials within student government refused to respond to...

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U Sees Increase in Philanthropic Donations

November 17, 2014

  During the recent recession and with recent campaigning by the university, donations to the U have exceeded expectations. And this sense of charity was mimicked by the entire state as well. An...

Joining Pac-12 Is One Factor in U’s Funding Increase

November 4, 2014

When the U joined the Pac-12 in 2011, there was anticipation that more funding and money would follow the move. The revenue has increased as expected, particularly from television. The U’s projected...

Founders Day Scholarship Awards New Beginnings

November 4, 2014

Mohamed was blinded by bandits in his hometown. Shirlee escaped a strict FLDS community. Mohamed Dirshe and Shirlee Draper are the most recent recipients of the Founders Day Scholarship, $8,000 awarded...

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Breaking the Bank with Student Tuition

September 28, 2014

  To put herself through school, Olivia Peterson, a junior in sociology, holds down two jobs in retail and another as a tutor. For this semester alone, on top of tuition, Peterson paid over $100...

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Bemoaning the Student Loans

September 17, 2014

  Many students pay for college by taking out student loans. Currently, the number for national student loan debt is estimated to be over $1.2 trillion, according to FinAid statistics. Last Tuesday,...

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Gender Wage Gap Doesn’t Make “Cents”

September 10, 2014

  For every dollar a man makes in Utah, a woman makes $0.69. This means a woman will earn $1.2 million less over her career than a man will, according to the American Association of University Women....

U Food Pantry to Provide Free Food for Students

September 8, 2014

  Once Shay Wilson, a pre-pharmacy student, moved into her dorm and paid her housing fee and tuition, the last thing she was going to spend money on was groceries. Wilson, like many students at the...