The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

Volleyball to open season with Utah Classic

By By Bubba Brown, Staff Writer August 27, 2009

The reigning Mountain West Conference champions will face Arizona State, UC-Riverside and Cincinnati during the weekend.

Gun love is fueled by fear

By By Jonathan April 22, 2009

In Utah, we're actually doing a bang-up job of not only proving Obama right, but looking like the gun-toting, fear-driven imbeciles we really are. More than 15,000 concealed gun permits were issued in Utah during the first quarter of this year, up from nearly 12,000 the previous quarter.

State lottery could provide for education

By By John Stafford April 9, 2009

Utah needs to look at this and many other subjects ethically rather than morally and understand how a lottery could be used to improve the state as a whole. If anything, maybe it could help people appreciate probability and statistics, both in the classroom and in Powerball.

Utes on track after win against TCU

By By Marco Villano, Staff Writer March 23, 2009

The Utes (8-11, 2-4 MWC) picked up one win over a three-game series against the Horned Frogs (13-6, 2-1 MWC), and it came in a dramatic fashion.

Profs lead expansion of anatomy program

By By Lana Groves, Asst. News Editor January 26, 2009

Forty years and more than 30,000 students later, the anatomy program has expanded to seven courses and laboratories for students preparing for medical school, future graduate students and others interested in the intricacies of human dissection.

Young voters are mobilized

By By Heather Berg October 1, 2008

Many young people are apprehensive about trying to mobilize people. They are worried about bugging people or receiving rejection. But for those who are genuinely concerned about elections and what happens in the political sphere, it is a fear to overcome.

Year in review: Trolley Square shooting

By By Ana Breton December 5, 2007
February 12 Bosnian refugee Sulejman Talovic walked into the Trolley Square Mall armed with a shotgun, a handgun and numerous rounds of ammunition and opened fire. In fewer than six minutes, 18-year-old Talovic had killed five individuals and injured four others before being fatally shot by responding police officers.

Year in review: Basketball coach Giacoletti resigns

December 5, 2007
March 2 A first-year Sweet Sixteen appearance wasn't enough to overshadow two disappointing campaigns with coach Ray Giacoletti at the helm of Ute men's basketball, and he resigned with one regular season game left. "Obviously, our vision three years ago is not the way it has gone, especially this year," Giacoletti said.

Year in review: Dixie State proposes U merger

December 5, 2007
Sept. 10 The Dixie State Board of Trustees passed a resolution in early September announcing its plans to discuss becoming a satellite campus of the U. Officials from the college in St. George said they are pursuing an enhanced relationship with the U to increase the number of four-year and graduate degrees available through the school and better meet the educational needs of the rapidly growing area.

Year in review: Capecchi wins Nobel Prize

December 5, 2007
October 1 Mario Capecchi astounded the U by winning the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his development of the "knock-out" mice technology in genetically-altered animal models. Capecchi's work, which involved more than 20 years of probing, allows researchers to study complex diseases from the beginning of their development.