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High gas prices pump prudence into students’ monthly budgets

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Consistently high gas prices have changed the driving habits of many Americans, including students at Salt Lake Community College.
SLCC students in a self-defense training course

A look at self-defense classes: A new course from SUU and an existing one...

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Self-defense college courses have been growing across Utah, including at SLCC and Southern Utah University.
A group of people advocating for women’s reproductive rights gather for a picture on the south steps of the Capitol Building holding posters and signs

SLCC student helps lead a rally for reproductive rights at Utah Capitol

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Marianne Aguero, a student at Salt Lake Community College, participated in the Women’s March reproductive rights rally at the state Capitol on Oct. 8.
Fan boat drives across the Great Salt Lake

Lake questions: Does greater salinity lead to more evaporation in the Salt Lake?

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Local experts answer community questions about the water levels, salinity and health impacts of Great Salt Lake.
A bus waiting at the Redwood campus pick-up

UTA will adjust bus routes and schedules due to a shortage of drivers, affecting...

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A driver shortage forced Utah Transit Authority to adjust several bus routes, including two routes that stop at Salt Lake Community College campuses.
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Lake questions: How can locals help the Great Salt Lake?

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This week’s edition of lake questions explores what locals can do to help the Great Salt Lake.
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Police investigating shooting near South City Campus

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The Salt Lake City Police Department is investigating a shooting that took place Tuesday near the South City Campus.
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Former chair of the Northwestern Shoshone Nation details Salt Lake’s historical significance

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Darren Parry, former chair of the Northwestern Shoshone Nation, discussed his people's relationship with the Great Salt Lake during a panel discussion on Sept. 28.
Mountains in background, lake and phragmites in foreground

Lake questions: How does drought and population growth affect the Salt Lake crisis?

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Local experts answer questions about the effects of drought and population growth on the Great Salt Lake, as well as the state of climate science in public schools.
Campus of Brigham Young University in the fall of 2020, photographed from the 4th floor of the Joseph F. Smith Building

Walkout to protest religious colleges’ discrimination of LGBTQ students set for Oct. 11

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The Black Menaces have organized a walkout on National Coming Out Day to protest LGBTQ+ discrimination at religious institutions of higher education, such as Brigham Young University.
Man reaches down to collect pieces of trash from lakebed

Lake questions: What will it take to save the Great Salt Lake?

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Learn more about the plan to restore water levels at the Great Salt Lake and the different government agencies involved in the lake's management.
Financial aid information center board with fliers of various colors

Without an exact date, the student debt relief application is set to arrive in...

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Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Education said the student debt relief application will launch in "early October."