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The Past and Present Come Together in U Dance’s ‘Era’

By Grier Abercrombie, Arts Writer October 6, 2023

  Presented by the University of Utah School of Dance, "Era" features students performing pieces that exhibit an intersection of the past and present. Two pieces are choreographed by Melissa...

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Nshangalume: Support First-Generation Low-Income Students

By Iragi Nshangalume, Opinion Writer October 6, 2023

  This past week, the Wall Street Journal released its 2024 Best Colleges in America Ranking, placing the University of Utah as the 43rd best college in the country and 8th in public universities....

The Undergraduate Research Symposium in the A. Ray Olpin University Union on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City on April 19, 2019. (Photo via the Daily Utah Chronicle archive)

Jarvis: Pay Undergraduate Researchers

By Caroline Jarvis, Opinion Writer October 3, 2023

  College students have endless bills to pay, and even more endless demands of their valuable time. Despite this grueling reality, some research positions at the University of Utah pay students...

The exhibit, “Invisible No More: Latinx’s Dignity March in Utah,” of the 2006 March for Immigration Reform by Dr. Armando Solorzano at Mestizo Coffee House in Salt Lake City on Sept. 24, 2023. (Photo by Minh (Polaris) Vuong | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

U Professor’s Exhibit Honors 2006 Immigration Reform March

By Libbey Hanson, News Writer October 1, 2023

  On April 9, 2006, tens of thousands of people marched down State Street for humane immigration reform – a protest outnumbering those of the Vietnam War and Civil Rights Movement in Salt Lake...

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U Cuts Differential Tuition Reduction for 78 Graduate Programs

By MJ Jewkes, Investigative Writer September 29, 2023

  On May 18, 2023, the Utah System of Higher Education amended its policy on graduate degree tuition benefits for employees of higher education institutions in the state of Utah. This left the...

Pioneer Theatre Company Murder on the Orient Express title and Hercule Point (Courtesy of Pioneer Theatre Company)

PTC’s ‘Murder on the Orient Express’: It’s not Spooky Season Without a Little Murder

By Haley Freeman, Arts Writer September 28, 2023

  Did somebody say murder?! Pioneer Theatre Company’s latest offering is the classic mystery whodunit, “Murder on the Orient Express.” Ken Ludwig’s adaptation of Agatha Christie’s...

Chong Oh poses for a photo in the Spencer Fox Eccles Business Building at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Sep. 21, 2023. (Photo by Marco Lozzi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Kahlert Initiative on Technology Teaches Students Digital Literacy

By Jamie Faux, News Writer September 28, 2023

  In the spring of 2020, the University of Utah launched the Kahlert Initiative on Technology — a scholarship program focused on preparing any “undergraduate student to be digitally literate...

The Backcountry Squatters on a backpacking trip together (Courtesy of Tory Peters)

Backcountry Squatters: A Nature Club for Women and Nonbinary Students

By Jack McIntyre, News Writer September 27, 2023

  Backcountry Squatters, a club that organizes outdoor recreational activities for women and nonbinary students, is gaining popularity on the University of Utah campus. Tory Peters and Mary...

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Hall: New FAFSA Changes Hurt Some Students

By Lexi Hall, Opinion Writer September 26, 2023

  The long wait is over for the updated financial aid form, FAFSA, a federal program meant to simplify applying for college and need-based aid. The form becomes available this October and will...

Arts Pass Event Sundays @ 7: Jazz (Courtesy of University of Utah School of Music)

Jazz Is Alive and Well at the University of Utah

By Grier Abercrombie, Arts Writer September 21, 2023

  This past Sunday, the Arts Pass Event Sundays @ 7: Jazz featured faculty and students alike playing together on stage, collaborating and clashing in a soundscape of jazzy excellence. Jazz On...