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"The Little Things" (Courtesy Warner Bros.)

‘The Little Things:’ A Satisfying Crime Thriller Worth Watching

By Oakley Burt, Arts Editor March 5, 2021

  The true-crime genre and its fictional counterpart — a genre full of gory, violent deaths, missing people and haunted detectives trying to piece events together — have become entertainment...

The block U on campus on Feb. 2, 2021. (Photo by Jack Gambassi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

5-Year Strategic Plan for University Safety Addresses Community Distrust

By Kayleigh Silverstein, Special Projects Managing Editor, News Writer March 5, 2021

  On Feb. 19, the Office of the Chief Safety Officer released their “5-year Strategic Plan for University Safety” which outlines standards and strategic goals for U Safety as their department...

University of Utah 'Tik-Toking' Professor Ruth Hackford-Peer demobnstrates a selflie video in front of her house in the Sugar House area, SLC, on January 29th, 2020. (Photo by Mark Draper | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

U Law Professor and Student Work to Confront Barriers Head On

By Ivana Martinez and Natalie Colby March 5, 2021

  The tiny screen lights up and the video begins, “If law school was not designed for you...” Ruth Hackford-Peer, or @lawoutersider has been answering that question on TikTok, for over a month...

2021 Photo by Hailey Danielson | The Daily Utah Chronicle

Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome Presents in People Previously Infected with COVID-19

By Malinka Kaluarachchi, News Writer March 4, 2021

    While once seen as a mystery illness that would strike after contracting COVID-19, Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome, the condition has since been described as a post-viral syndrome,...

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FanX Returns With New Guest Announcements

By Heather Graham, Assistant Copy Chief, Arts Writer March 4, 2021

  The FanX Salt Lake Comic Convention has announced its first celebrity guests for its 2021 event, which is set to take place Sept. 16–18. The convention has successfully put on 12 events over...

The Hunstman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, on May 5, 2017.

Cushman: Utah Needs to Expand Healthcare Access

By KC Ellen Cushman, Opinion Writer March 4, 2021

  When I was in elementary school, my mom had cancer. I was only ten, so I didn’t understand what was going on and how serious it was. What I did understand, however, was the emotional toll it...

U swimmer during the swim and dive meet vs. the Colo Mesa Mavericks on Jan. 23, 2021, at the Ute Natatorium on campus.

Utah Swim and Dive Shines at Pac-12 Championships

By Emily Dush, Sports Writer March 4, 2021

  The Pac-12 Championship was held this past week for the University of Utah men and women's swim and dive teams. All athletes were looking to finish the season strong and make strides as a program....

Senior Hunter Simmons (9) stretched to cath the runner out during the University of Utah Baseball game against Washington State at Smith's Ballpark, Salt Lake City, UT, 4/29/17.Photo by Adam Fondren/Daily Utah Chronicle

Utah Baseball Set to Face a Hot Sun Devils Team

By Justin Prather, Sports Writer March 4, 2021

  Utah baseball will get a chance to test the waters with a conference rival in a non-conference setting this weekend when they travel to Phoenix to take on the Arizona State Sun Devils. The Utes...

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Playboi Carti Gets Experimental with Punk-rap Record ‘Whole Lotta Red’

By Parker Dunn, Online Managing Editor March 4, 2021

  It’s been over a month now since rapper Playboi Carti dropped his long-awaited second studio album “Whole Lotta Red.” Released on Christmas Day of 2020, “WLR” shows Carti embracing...

University of Utah sophomore Maile O'Keefe in a NCAA Women's Gymnastics meet vs. the University of California at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah on Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. (Photo by Kevin Cody | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

No. 4 Red Rocks Set to Head to Corvallis to face No. 23 Beavers

By Sammy Mora, Sports Editor March 4, 2021

  For the final time in the regular season, the No. 4 University of Utah Red Rocks gymnastics team will hit the road. This time the team will head to Corvallis to take on No. 23 Oregon State. This...