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Ely: The College Conundrum of Mandatory Attendance 

By Emma Ely November 2, 2023

  My first three weeks of the Fall 2023 semester included being stuck on a train in Europe, sleeping on the Denver Airport floor and spending countless days in bed with COVID-19. One would assume...

Students in Art 3755 working in the photo studio for the first time this semester. The images were taken in the photo studio located in the art building in Salt Lake City, Utah on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022 (Photo by Kevin Cody | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

U Students Respond to Another In-person Semester with New Protocols and Rising Cases

By Carlene Coombs, News Editor January 22, 2022

  Amid rising COVID-19 cases in Utah, University of Utah students return to in-person classes for the Spring 2022 semester. On Saturday, Jan. 15, the Salt Lake Tribune reported Utah’s average...

Students at the University of Utah are following the COVID-19 guidelines by wearing masks while working on campus. (Photo by Abu Asib | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Fall Break Cancelled at the U, Students React

By Kyla Yetter September 19, 2020

    COVID-19 has altered how people interact, students learn, and adults work, and society has had to adjust accordingly. Before this year, it was uncommon to see people wearing masks....

West High School in Salt Lake City. In the minority-majority Salt Lake City School District, there are concerns about later start times. (Courtesy Wikimedia Commons)

Emery: Delayed Starts Prioritize the Needs of Some Students Over Others

By Nate Emery February 13, 2020

  This Utah State Legislative Session, State Representative Suzanne Harrison has introduced a bill that encourages school districts and charter schools to consider delaying high school start times....

Smoke-free campus advertising campaign signs at the Union when the policy was first unveiled. Chronicle archives.

The U Moves to Enforce the Now Year-Old Tobacco-Free Campus Policy

By Marshall Foster, News Writer October 2, 2019

Over a year since the University of Utah started their new tobacco-free policy, the campus is still undergoing the process of implementation. Posters across campus present variations of "No scare tactics....

Patience: Happiness is a Goal, Not a Requirement

Patience: Happiness is a Goal, Not a Requirement

By Alisa Patience January 24, 2018

The general consensus on the meaning of life is to find happiness — to do good things that make others and ourselves feel happy. Unfortunately, achieving happiness is a great struggle for many. A person...

Patience: Prioritize Healthy Eating Over Dieting

Patience: Prioritize Healthy Eating Over Dieting

By Alisa Patience January 16, 2018

One of the most popular New Year’s resolutions people make is to lose weight. People do this by working out, going to the gym, but most often by going on diets. Unfortunately, most people don’t...