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You’d go to the University of (fill in the blank), why?

happygolucky — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:08:51 +0000

It’s October. The foothills are draped with color. The kind of colors that folks apparently book bus trips to drive through Vermont to look at. I just have to raise my eyes to the horizon to take in a rainbow…

Utah Football: Tale of Two Seasons (Week 3)

TyCobb_UtePhotog — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:55:34 +0000

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

I walked into Autzen Stadium still deluding myself that Utah had a chance at the BCS. Nothing could be further from the truth.

It’s true; they had shown…

Nineteen Minutes from Paradise

happygolucky — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:59:09 +0000

Fall semester is about a month away, give or take. A common sight now are the imminent students appearing on campus to get “oriented.”

There are many ways to arrive on campus and assimilate into your home for the next…

What’s in Your ‘Hood? The Red Edge of Wilderness

happygolucky — Thu, 28 May 2009 22:36:09 +0000

The Red Butte.

Today I walked east across campus to explore the uphill neighborhood. But actually, by the time you leave campus to the east, there is no neighborhood, unless you want to count the animals’. This ‘hood is populated by quail, butterflies,…

University of Utah Skiers Still Slaying It In May

Pray4Pow — Fri, 15 May 2009 18:03:45 +0000

We all know that winter in the Wasatch is epic. Spring skiing (and boarding) in the state of Utah is pretty legendary also. Check out U student and Freeskier Society member Jake Kirshner’s helmet cam footage and you’ll see why. Even…

Can’t golf? Go fly a kite.

Tour de U — Thu, 07 May 2009 23:05:31 +0000

Like many others, I lamented the day the University golf course officially closed to make way for more capital expansion. USTAR facilities are a fantastic boon for the U and for the state, but the nine short holes of golf…