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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

Barney: Grateful For My Time Served

Barney: Grateful For My Time Served

By Autumn Barney September 11, 2017

I’ve written a few articles about the military. People always ask me why I joined. I wish I could say I did it because I wanted to serve my country or for school benefits or for any specific reason. But...

Ta-Nehisi Coates is national correspondent for The Atlantic. He is also the author of The Beautiful Struggle.</

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to be Celebrated Through Week of Art, Service.

January 13, 2017

This Monday Jan. 14,  the U will host MLK Week, a celebration of the struggles and achievements of Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights movement. The remembrance week, which was organized by...

(Photo Courtesy of Sealants for Smiles)

U Volunteer Work Leaves Kids Smiling

By Kylee Ehmann March 1, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Volunteer organizations tend to leave people grinning, but few more literally than Sealants for Smiles. MOST READ STORY: MEXICAN AMBASSADOR TO SPEAK AT THE U Throughout...

(Photo Courtesy of the Bennion Center)

Social Justice Becomes More Than a Buzzword at the U

January 21, 2015

  Amongst the protests, petitions and demands for equality across campus and around the world, the term “social justice” has become something of a buzzword. In the broadest sense, social justice...

(Photo by Chris Samuels)

MLK Service Day Highlights Legacy and Volunteering

By Mary Royal January 20, 2015

  More than 100 students spent their Saturday volunteering this weekend. The service event they participated in, hosted by the Bennion Center, kicked off the U’s week-long celebration of Martin...

U commemorates athletes Winterton and Hall for service in the community

U commemorates athletes Winterton and Hall for service in the community

November 26, 2014

            When Utah’s Rebekah Winterton received an award during the Utah-Oregon football game a few weeks ago, she almost felt like she cheated the system. The Utah Athletes in Service...

(Photo by Chris Samuels)

Helping the Homeless in Utah

November 25, 2014

  Anna Branson has lived in Utah her whole life and said she thinks the homeless population “has increased since the recession.” “It’s so hard to get jobs now to be able to pay for shelter,”...

(Daily Utah Chronicle File Photo)

Bennion Center Offers More this Holiday Season

November 25, 2014

  The Bennion Center has more options for students to serve this holiday season. Officials from the volunteer organization on campus coordinated with the Food Bank and the Salvation Army this year...

(Photo Courtesy of Utah Food Bank)

Utahns Spend Their Holidays Serving

November 25, 2014

  With Thanksgiving right around the corner, more people are considering volunteering, but generosity does not spread solely during the holiday season. According to the Corporation for National and...

(Photo by Kiffer Creveling)

U Students Volunteer with Kids Crew at Primary Children’s Hospital

November 25, 2014

  When Kayla Mohar walks into the playroom at Primary Children’s Medical Center (PCMC), it’s not just her bright green shirt that lights up the room. Mohar, a senior in therapeutic recreation,...