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The Daily Utah Chronicle

Evening on University of Utah campus, Thursday in Salt Lake City.

Mendenhall: Let’s Break the Stigma Around Educational Breaks

By Addison Mendenhall April 13, 2023

  Individuals pursuing any form of higher education can find their experiences extremely rewarding while others experience detrimental side effects. Attending college or a university can quickly...

The Bennion Center on campus in the A. Ray Olpin Union building in Salt Lake City on Oct. 22, 2022.

Alternative Breaks Offer Unique Educational Perspectives Focused on Community and Justice

By Caelan Roberts, News Editor February 14, 2023

  During last fall break, while many students were seizing the opportunity to sleep in, Alondra Morales, a third-year health, society and policy major, was traversing the slot canyons of San Rafael...

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Squeezing in a Gen Ed Over Break with FLEXU

By Haley Utendorfer, News Writer November 2, 2021

  When fall break 2021 commenced, students booked airline tickets home, slept in and road-tripped across the country. However, for those who decided to register for intensive classes during the...

Spending Fall Break Alternatively, Bennion Centers Alt Breaks Stay Local

Spending Fall Break Alternatively, Bennion Center’s Alt Breaks Stay Local

By Devin Oldroyd and Natalie Colby October 1, 2021

  Some students will be spending their fall break a little differently. They may be learning about the housing crisis, raising awareness for immigration or participating in environmental conservation...

Spring semester will include a hybrid of in person and online classes. (Photo by Hailey Danielson | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Spring Semester Plans Released, Students Express Concerns

By Kayleigh Silverstein, Special Projects Managing Editor, News Writer November 2, 2020

    On Oct. 1, the University of Utah announced its plan for the Spring 2021 Semester — a one-week extension of winter break and the removal of spring break. The new schedule contains...

(Photo by Kiffer Creveling)

Spring Break Means Sleeping in, Staying Home for Some Students

March 12, 2015

For some U students, Spring Break means wild parties in tropical locations and/or life-altering service trips, but for others, the time off translates to a week-long nap and extra homework time. Joe...

(Photo by Jameson Clifton)

Shoreline Trail: The Best Things in Life Are Free

March 5, 2015

If you’re like me, Spring Break is one of your favorite things. And if you’re like me, you use it as an excuse to go out into the wilderness with a few of your friends and act like a complete idiot....

(Photo by Kiffer Creveling)

Get Your Gear at Outdoor Adventures

March 5, 2015

It’s a Friday, and your buddy wants to ski the Pfeifferhorn in the Wasatch Mountains. And he’s leaving tomorrow morning — with or without you. You really need to get out, but there’s one catch:...

(Photo by Jameson Clifton)

Editor’s Note, March 2015

March 5, 2015

March gets a bad rap, and I blame it on Julius Caesar. The man was stabbed a few times (23 times, to be exact) back in March of 44 B.C., and everyone is still afraid of the month because of it. But...

(Photo by Derek Edwards)

Find Solitude for $130 by Climbing in the West Desert

March 5, 2015

Sometimes vacations call for real solitude. You want “getting away” to mean something different than heading to a resort or hotel filled with other tourists. Luckily for those of us living in Utah,...