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The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

Catcher Julia Scardina (#28) swings away as the Utes take on No. 11 Oregon at the Dumke Family Softball Stadium at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, on Friday, March 18, 2022.

Utah Softball Standing Firm Despite Weather

By Elijah Murray, Sports Writer April 8, 2023

  The season is fully underway for the University of Utah softball team and, despite the inconsistent weather, the Lady Utes find themselves second in the Pac-12. Utah won their first three...

Exhaust pipe of a running car at Shoreline Ridge on University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023.

U Professors Still Point to Emissions as Lead Cause for Inversion

By TJ Ross, News Writer March 4, 2023

  Since Jonathan Deesing wrote a story for The Daily Utah Chronicle in 2009 where University of Utah Urban Planning Professor Keith Bartholomew said car emissions are one of the leading causes...

The droughts effect on campus with view towards the Marriott Library on July 24, 2021. (Photo by Kevin Cody | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

With a Worsening Drought, The U Works to Save Water

By Chandler Joost, News Writer June 18, 2022

  According to drought.gov, 98.87% of Salt Lake County is under extreme drought conditions while at the same time, according to Gov. Cox’s office, “99.39% of the state is in severe drought...

Inversion in  Salt Lake City, UT on Friday,Nov. 10, 2017.
(Photo by Curtis Lin | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Beware of Inversions: How a Weather Phenomenon May Hinder Student Life

By Katelyn Collett January 16, 2019

  As the semester commences, a temperature inversion settles upon the Utah Valley. According to the Utah Department of Health, an inversion occurs when “a layer of warmer air aloft traps air...

(Photo by Chris Samuels)

Researchers Unite to Discuss Inversion Solutions

By Christine Kannapel January 15, 2015

  Researchers and professors discussed possible solutions to Utah’s inversion problem on Tuesday. Every winter, an inversion forms in Salt Lake City due to particulate matter from pollutants...

(Photo by Kiffer Creveling)

University Supports Students Through the Winter Blues

December 3, 2014

  The weather outside may be dreary, but there’s no direct correlation between an increase in student dropouts and the winter weather. The change in seasons can cause some students to feel depressed,...