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A man stands outside of Randys Records Shop on 900 S and 157 E in Salt Lake City on National Record Store Day, April 22, 2023.

Cowley: Get Off Campus and Explore

By Elle Cowley, Multimedia Managing Editor May 30, 2023

  Going from high school to college is a massive shift. For many students, it's their first time living away from home. For me, not only did I live away from my parents for the first time, but...

UTA TRAX passing through Fort Douglas station in Salt Lake City, on Monday, Feb. 14, 2022.

Dunn: Public Transportation Needs More Support to Reach its Full Potential

By Auriana Dunn, Opinion Writer May 17, 2023

  This past April, the Utah Transit Authority’s Frontrunner train celebrated its 15th birthday. The Frontrunner train runs from Ogden to Provo and provides bike storage and complimentary WiFi....

University of Utah Campus in Salt Lake on Oct. 11, 2020.

Two Racist Incidents Reported in Beginning of U’s Fall 2022 Semester

By Kayleigh Silverstein, Special Projects Managing Editor, News Writer September 4, 2022

  Nearly a week before the start of the University of Utah's Fall 2022 Semester, a white male completing a delivery on campus threatened and verbally attacked a Black professor with racial slurs...

A tent city built by the homeless in Salt Lake City on Sunday, May 30, 2021. (Photo by Brooklyn Critchley | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Torres: Free Fare February Highlights Our Mistreatment of Homeless People

By Gaby Torres, Opinion Writer April 5, 2022

  The Utah Transit Authority recently held Free Fare February. UTA saw a 59.03% increase in ridership over Free Fare February from last year. But aside from improving air quality, the free ridership...

Curtsey Image from Peter Ovard

Letter: The Time for Transit is Now

By Peter Ovard March 21, 2022

  When I began attending the University of Utah in 2017, I immediately realized that I didn't want to drive from Herriman to Salt Lake and back every day, so I started commuting on the local TRAX....

UTA TRAX passing through Fort Douglas station in Salt Lake City, on Monday, Feb. 14, 2022.

UTA Holds Free Fare February, Sparks Conversation about Free Public Transportation

By Abhilasha Khatri, Investigative Editor February 26, 2022

  During the month of February 2022, all UTA services are available for everyone to use free of cost for Free Fare February. This includes all UTA bus and rail services.  The initiative is...

TRAX Red Line to Daybreak at Fort Douglas Station by vxla is licensed under CC BY 2.0

Shadley: Fight For ‘Free Fares Forever,’ Forever

By Will Shadley, Opinion Writer February 25, 2022

  For all of February, Utah’s public transportation is completely free. Whether you’re a student at the U, a healthcare worker, a grocery store employee or simply a human being, your ability...

Traveling Around Campus: Student Desires and Transportation Realities

Traveling Around Campus: Student Desires and Transportation Realities

By Stephanie Hong, News Writer December 4, 2021

  The University of Utah's main campus in Salt Lake City covers 1,534 acres of land and students use various means to get around it. The U has Utah Transit Authority TRAX and buses, SafeRide and...

(Graphic by Storey McDonald | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Shadley: We Need Less Parking on Campus

By Will Shadley, Opinion Writer October 28, 2021

  After a short reprieve during the pandemic, parking on campus has once again become wildly competitive. With 60,000 students, faculty and staff returning to campus, the U’s parking lots fill...

(Photo by Gwen Christopherson | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Orientation Leaders Welcome Class of 2025

By Natalie Colby, Editor-in-Chief August 24, 2021

  As the University of Utah prepares to welcome the class of 2025 to campus this fall, 13 orientation leaders are running an all-virtual orientation for incoming freshmen and transfer...

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