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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

English Department Hosts Middlemarch Madness To Take Brackets Beyond Basketball

English Department Hosts “Middlemarch Madness” To Take Brackets Beyond Basketball

March 24, 2016

For those who haven't yet had their fill of brackets, the University English Department is hosting a Middlemarch Madness Literary Bracket Pick’em. Organized by English department academic advisor Shawn...

Red Butte Garden Opens Sixth Annual Display of Daffodils

Red Butte Garden Opens Sixth Annual Display of Daffodils

March 3, 2016

With spring right around the corner, Red Butte Garden has been hard at work preparing their sixth annual daffodil display. The remarkable display begins in early March (many of the flowers are already...

Performing Dance Company Produces Riveting Spring Showcase

Performing Dance Company Produces Riveting Spring Showcase

February 18, 2016

The dancers glide, skip and fly across the stage in this semester’s eclectic collection of modern dance performance at the Marriott Center for Dance. Each piece of the Performing Dance Company’s show...

Christine Kannapel discusses writing with Megan Murri at the U Union on Friday, Feb.12th, 2016. (Rishi Deka, Daily Utah Chronicle)

“Just Write”: U Senior Christine Kannapel Shares Her Journey as an Author, Poet

February 18, 2016

Christine Kannapel, a junior in English, has written seven complete books and nearly 60 poems. Her books range from 40,000 to 60,000 words, not including hundreds of pages of deleted scenes. Her novel,...

School of Music Presents Mozart’s Idomeneo, a “Musically Exquisite Drama”

February 11, 2016

Experience a musical performance like none other. This coming Friday and Saturday, Feb. 12 and 13, the School of Music puts on one of Mozart’s most thrilling operas, “Idomeneo.” This...

Award-winning young musical prodigy accordionist Tian Jianan performing at Libby Gardner Hall on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016. (Chris Ayers, Daily Utah Chronicle)

Accordion Prodigy Performs at Gardner Hall

February 4, 2016

It wasn’t just a performance of music, it was a very expressive cultural experience,” said Julie Watkins, a freshman nursing student, of Tuesday night’s event at Gardner Hall. World-renowned Chinese...

Marriott Library Hosts Open House for Artist and Activist Denise Milan

Marriott Library Hosts Open House for Artist and Activist Denise Milan

January 29, 2016

A half hour before the event Wednesday afternoon, a crowd was gathering, jittery and excited to meet world-renowned Brazilian artist and activist Denise Milan. The reception began when Milan arrived with...

Activist Talib Kweli to promote equality and awareness as keynote speaker

Activist Talib Kweli to promote equality and awareness as keynote speaker

January 20, 2016

Talib Kweli, known around the world for his art and activism, comes to the U in celebration of the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. A famed social activist, Kweli promotes equality and awareness through...

Visitors watch a video about Asain arts at the UMFA on Sunday, Jan 17, 2016. Photo by Chris Ayers.

UMFA’s Farewell Event, Long Live Arts, Enchants and Engages Participants

January 19, 2016

When I entered the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, I had my purse packed with notebooks and pens — I was ready for a long day of art. I was immediately consumed by the crowded lobby. I had to carefully maneuver...

Kevin Cook Seeks to Understand 1964 Murder of Kitty Genovese in Game-Changing Book

Kevin Cook Seeks to Understand 1964 Murder of Kitty Genovese in Game-Changing Book

By Megan Murri January 15, 2016

Over 38 of her neighbors watched the murder of Kitty Genovese and did nothing. As multiple media outlets reported, humanity failed her on March 13. But should we believe, wholeheartedly, the media reports?...