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A Tale of Two Seasons: Utah Football, Week Two

TyCobb_UtePhotog — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:35:14 +0000

Editor’s Note: Ty Cobb is the photo editor for The Daily Utah Chronicle.

Fans watched from the stands or thousands of miles away as Utah Football marched onto the Spartan field, expecting them to wipe the floor with San Jose…

First Day of School

ColleenP — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:10:12 +0000

School starts on Monday. It seems like the summer went by rather quickly, but it is over and nothing I do will bring it back, so I look toward Monday and another semester. My books are bought… it seems they…

U Freshmen: I come from the future

happygolucky — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:09:32 +0000

There are two kinds of people: those who just loved high school, and the rest of us.

I write this blog about my x*%$@th reunion last weekend, just as a whole new generation is about to make the transition from high school…

Do Study Groups Matter?

Scott Schaefer — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:52:36 +0000

Here's a question for you: Does it matter who you study with? That is, do students get higher grades when they study with smarter peers? Or are so-called "peer effects" unimportant in determining academic achievement?

Water Hammer

Elefriend — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:07:20 +0000

BAM!
BAM!
BAM!
. . . BAM-BAM-BAM-BAM!

“Water hammer!” my mom shrieks in somewhat hysterical laughter. It’s infectious, when she gets started, and so nice to see her dark brown eyes wrinkled up with laughter. Soon my sister and I have joined her,…

Volunteering in Costa Rica

SW on the road again — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:16:18 +0000

Yesterday, over lunch on the deck looking out over the tropical vegetation, we had an opportunity to chat with our students about their experiences in Costa Rica. The students mentioned the usual challenges and frustrations with foreign travel: not…

The Tyranny of Technology (Or How I Was Seduced by Software)

Mark My Words — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:45:24 +0000

Our department’s email system crashed on Thursday. “Crashed” is probably too gentle of a word. More like “obliterated itself.” We were suddenly separated from the rest of humankind. Unable to send or receive. Bereft of the ability to “mark as…

Utah Pride 2009: A Gay Old Time

Pray4Pow — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:03:25 +0000

SLC was abuzz this weekend as the city celebrated Utah Pride 2009 — one of the most colorful parades and entertaining weekends all summer.

Pride kicked off Friday night with a reception and after party for Grand Marshal Cleve Jones, a social…

Epiphany on the 455

Mark My Words — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:58:09 +0000

Somewhere among answering some e-mail, reading the NY Times online, organizing my digital photos from the Singers’ European tour, and working on a short story for my nieces, it occurred to me: riding the bus to campus is a sweet deal.

I…

The Inconstant Gardner

Wasatch Girl — Thu, 28 May 2009 22:40:19 +0000

“What’s that tree?”

“That? Oh, it’s a Leopard Tree. Well, that’s not its name in Italian, but it translates that way,” I lied. I worked as a tour guide in Italy for five years and in all that time I never could understand my…