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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

Utes Soccer Strike On with Coach Manning

Utes Soccer Strike On with Coach Manning

By Carlos Padilla October 1, 2019

A sports team is structured much like a military platoon. There are the athletes ⁠— the foot soldiers ⁠— who bravely charge into war week after week. The athletes follow their skills coaches ⁠—...

A Star on the Rise: Getting to Know Makayla Christensen

A Star on the Rise: Getting to Know Makayla Christensen

By Carlos Padilla September 23, 2019

When asked if they would like to be interviewed, most athletes would jump at the opportunity to steal the limelight. However, when Makayla Christensen is in the middle of beating her friends in a pre-practice...

ERIKA BEAN (11) dribbles down the court as The University of Utah Lady Utes take on Brigham Young University at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, UT on Saturaday, Dec. 8, 2018 (Photo by Cassandra Palor | Daily Utah Chronicle)

The Humble Heart of Erika Bean

By Leilani Gastelum February 7, 2019

  This past year, senior point guard Erika Bean has stepped up on the court as a leader on the University of Utah women’s basketball team. “This year it has been really cool to see her...

University of Utah sophomore forward/center Jayce Johnson (34) takes a hook shot over Louisiana State University senior forward Aaron Epps (21) during an NCAA Basketball game at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah on Monday, March 19, 2018.

(Photo by Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Jayce Johnson Steps into New Leadership Role

By Leif Thulin November 9, 2018

  The University of Utah Runnin’ Utes team features a unique blend of youthful talent and veteran leadership that should allow for a successful season battling with the likes of the Pac-12 conference....

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Williams: Preventing False Narratives About Eating Disorders

By Brook Williams January 29, 2018

There are several widely spread misconceptions about eating disorders. Many of these misunderstandings can cause harm to people with and without eating disorders due to the way media portrays them, so...

(Photo Courtesy of Nalini M. Nadkarni)

U Professor Promotes Sustainability Awareness

March 5, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Nalini Nadkarni is a professor in biology and the director of the U’s Center for Science and Mathematics, but most of all, she’s an earth conservationist. POPULAR...

(Photo Courtesy of Oliver Anderson)

Oliver Anderson: Working Hard to Be a Student

March 3, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Wake up, work out, do homework, go to class, finish work, complete more homework, go to bed and repeat. TOP STORY: APPLE BRINGS DIVERSITY TO THE DIGITAL WORLD WITH...

(Photo Courtesy of Maggie Fay)

U Student Shines in Social Setting

January 11, 2015

  Isabella Bean, a sophomore in business, is just one of more than 30,000 students on campus, but the large numbers don’t intimidate her. She likes the big student body at the U, particularly...

(Photo Courtesy of Milena Rockwood)

In the Line of Fire

August 6, 2014

It was two in the afternoon, and Milena Rockwood couldn’t see the sun. On that day in late June 2002, the sun should have been just past midpoint in the sky, blaring down with heat and intensity. But...

(Conor Barry) Arches National Park is silhouetted by the night sky.

Arches: Stuck in the Stone Age

August 6, 2014

We’ve all seen it. It’s on the license plates, the “Welcome” billboards, and the cheesy tourism commercials. It’s that famous sandstone formation that has become synonymous with this state:...