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Coleman: Progressive Shackles on Silicon Valley

By Nicholas Coleman February 25, 2018

Silicon Valley provides more than a few interesting thought experiments. Imagine a region so devoutly progressive that conservatives have been altogether silenced, save for the few that own the technological...

University of Utah Women's Softball Team head coach Amy Hogue giving signals to her base runners in an NCAA Regional Game vs. The Brigham Young University Cougars at Dumke Family Softball Stadium, Salt Lake City, UT on Friday, May 19, 2017

(Photo by Adam Fondren | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Softball: Amy Hogue: From Player to Coach

By Casey Overfield, Sports Editor February 25, 2018

Coaching a college sports team requires a lot of time, energy and skill. Amy Hogue, the head coach of the University of Utah softball team, knows this all too well as she is in her 18th year with the program....

University of Utah senior Alexia Petrovic returned the ball with a backhand as the University of Utah Women's Tennis team take on University of Denver in Salt Lake City, UT on Saturday, February 17, 2018.

(Photo by Curtis Lin/ Daily Utah Chronicle)

Women’s Tennis: Like Father, Like Daughter, How Family Inspires Petrovic

By Sammy Mora, Sports Editor February 25, 2018

Growing up, University of Utah women’s tennis player Alexia Petrovic took on practically any sport. Petrovic tried it all: soccer, gymnastics, basketball, tennis, volleyball, swim, dance and even ice...

Parkin: Mitt Romney to Run for U.S. Senate

Parkin: Mitt Romney to Run for U.S. Senate

By Natalie Parkin February 25, 2018

Mitt Romney launched a campaign video on Friday, November 16, that got Utah buzzing. In his video, he announced that he’ll be running for U.S. Senate representing the state of Utah. According to various...

Barron: Cut-Off Coal, Invest in Renewable Energy

Barron: Cut-Off Coal, Invest in Renewable Energy

By Morgan Barron, Opinion Writer February 25, 2018

I lived in rural West Virginia for part of 2017. I ate my first “proper” biscuit, attended a bluegrass concert in a cave and came home with a slight southern drawl. During my stay, I spent plenty of...

Life After Softball

Life After Softball

By Casey Overfield, Sports Editor February 25, 2018

The life of a student-athlete can get overwhelming while balancing practices, games, schoolwork and other daily responsibilities. Miranda Viramontes, pitcher for the University of Utah women’s softball...

The School of Medicine at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 5/14/17.

Photo by Adam Fondren/Daily Utah Chronicle

IHC Donates $15 Million for New U Medical Building

By Claudia Robles February 25, 2018

Intermountain Healthcare has gifted $15 million to the University of Utah for a new medical school building. Construction will begin in 2019 and is planned to be completed in 2022. Intermountain...

Starting pitcher Junior Katie Donovan (13) pitches in the 5th inning at Dumke Family Softball Stadium Apr. 7, 2017. Adam Fondren For the Daily Utah Chronicle.

Softball: Utah Goes 4-2 at Mary Nutter Classic

By Casey Overfield, Sports Editor February 25, 2018

This past weekend, the University of Utah softball team competed in the Mary Nutter Classic in Cathedral City, California. The Utes took on Syracuse, Arkansas, Cal Poly SLO, Fordham, Loyola Marymount and...

Elizabeth Smart Addresses Coping With Sexual Assault at the U

Elizabeth Smart Addresses Coping With Sexual Assault at the U

By Christina Giardinelli February 25, 2018

CORRECTION: ASUU's Speakers Vice Chairman is Cole Perschon. A short walk away from where the nightmare began, Elizabeth Smart detailed her kidnapping, rape and subsequent nine-month-long abduction at...

University of Utah women's gymnastics sophomore MyKayla Skinner performs on the balance beam in a dual meet vs. The Oregon State Beavers at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah on Friday, Jan. 19, 2018.  (Photo by Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Gymnastics: No. 4 Utah Aims for High Road Score at No. 21 California

By Carra McManamon February 25, 2018

The University of Utah gymnastics team is back in sunny California. The No. 4 Red Rocks take on the No. 21 California Bears on Sunday at 12 p.m. MT. The Red Rocks fell one spot in the rankings last...