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Meet Rexchanger, a Utah Start-up Making Adventures More Accessible

By Abigail Bowé

July 19, 2019

If you count yourself among the most dedicated of outdoor enthusiasts, you may likely resonate with the words of famed poet and ecologist Henry David Thoreau: "I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately." For University of Utah student Cara MacDonald, the drive to discover the...

MTP Student Laura Rizzo in Idaho Summer Stock Theater

By Hannah Keating

May 27, 2019

As regional theater across the country close their traditional seasons, "summer stock" theaters open their performances to the public. Current third-year Department of Theatre student Laura Rizzo started rehearsals for the regional theater company Yellowstone Playhouse just after the end of...

U’s EAE Program Draws Game Design Students from Around the World

By Ray Gill

April 15, 2019

From Brazil to China, the University of Utah is attracting students from all over the world. What attracts some students to the U is the Entertainment Arts and Engineering (EAE) program. The university is ranked No. 6 by The Princeton Review for the “Top 50 Undergraduate Schools for Game Design” and No. 5 for the “Top 25 G...

The Modern Dance Student Concert is Visually Captivating and Powerful

By Hannah Keating

April 2, 2019

There is something incredibly important about student-led work. It’s a culmination of all the training in an arts degree — proving an ability to not only do the work that someone hands to you, but to develop and shape your own creations. With the help of fine arts funding grants and th...

Inequality in Residential Meal Plans

By Katelyn Collett

March 25, 2019

As any student who has stayed at the dorms on campus, you have more than likely experienced having a meal plan offered by the University of Utah. Most of the housing options on campus require a meal plan and there’s also a plan that those who are not residents have the ability to purchase....

U Students Face Another Proposed Tuition Hike

By Katelyn Collett

March 18, 2019

The University of Utah proposed a plan that would increase tuition by up to 3.9 percent beginning as early as summer term 2019. “When we look at our biggest resource, it is staff," said Cathy Anderson, Chief Financial Officer at the U, to the U's Board of Trustees. The nearly $12 million...

Barron: Female Professors Facing Student Retaliation

By Morgan Barron

January 23, 2019

As her safety on campus is not guaranteed, the professor in this article has asked for her name and identifying details to be withheld. This past semester, a professor who has taught for 25 years at the University of Utah was followed into her office by a male student who was upset with her...

Contemplating Graduation: Farewell to the University of Utah

By Adelina Whitten

January 16, 2019

This piece was written by Adelina Whitten who graduated in Dec. of 2018. Here are a few of her thoughts prior to walking. The Arts Desk misses her and we wish her the best of luck as she enters the real world. — Madge Slack, Arts Editor Thousands of students graduate from Utah colleges ...

My Journey (So Far) As a Vegetarian

By Alisa Patience

July 16, 2017

I've been a vegetarian for six weeks. Like most things, it has had its struggles and advantages. First of all, I love meat. I love ribs, steak, chicken, brisket, sea food and ham. Especially the way my dad barbecues. I made this decision because the animals that meat comes from are treated poorly before...

Lessons I’ve Learned As a Freshman In College

By Alisa Patience

May 2, 2017

Classes are about to end, but the damage from the mental stress will remain with me forever. In addition to the fact that the world is flooding, we're going to blow ourselves up and that artists in the 16th century were undeniably sexist, I've learned important life lessons that have changed me whether...