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How concealed carry without a permit affects public safety

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House Bill 60, signed into Utah law Feb. 11, removes the need for a license to carry a concealed firearm.
Utah's Capitol Hill in Salt Lake

Utah, refugees help each other

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Utah plans to welcome 750 Afghan refugees in the coming months. Learn how refugees impact the community and how the public can help.
Rachel Santizo stands beside a brick building

2021 Graduate of Excellence draws on past to build a brighter future

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Rachel Santizo survived addiction on her path to becoming a Graduate of Excellence at Salt Lake Community College.
People visit Great Salt Lake, with Saltair and Wasatch Mountains in the horizon

History lessons: Are Utahns ‘waking up’ to the Great Salt Lake’s peril?

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Bonnie Baxter, a biology professor and the head of the Great Salt Lake Institute at Westminster College, sees signs of a groundswell of support for saving the Great Salt Lake.
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Utah universities work to alleviate water crisis through conservation efforts

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Utah colleges and universities are taking their own measures to help address the state’s water crisis.
A pen hovering over a Form 1040, U.S. Individual Income Tax Return

Filing taxes doesn’t have to be complicated, professors say

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Accounting professors at Salt Lake Community College offer a few tax tips to reassure students who have concerns about filing.
Young women sitting on ground holding signs in support of affirmative action

What does the end of affirmative action mean for higher ed?

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After the U.S. Supreme Court's latest rulings on affirmative action, many higher education institutions will need to come up with race-neutral alternatives during the admissions process to reaching diversity goals.
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What college students in Utah need to know about voting in the 2024 presidential...

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With the historicity of this year’s presidential election in mind, it is important for first-time voters and other younger voters to know where to vote and how voting works in Utah.
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Growing changes due to HB 265 on the horizon for many Utah colleges

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Salt Lake Community College and other degree-granting institutions must create reinvestment plans to earn back millions of dollars in state funding.

Zorro the Musical scores a ‘Z’ for good at Hale Center Theater

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“Viva El Zorro!” are exactly my sentiments about the United States premiere of this new musical playing at the Hale Center Theater in West Valley City.

SLCC raises awareness of hunger and homelessness

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Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week starts Monday, Nov. 12. Students have the chance to give to the cause and learn about hunger, homelessness and poverty in Utah and around the world.

What’s going on at the Capitol

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What is the legislature thinking? No one knows, but here is what they are doing.