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University of Utah Men's Lacrosse Team Head Coach Brian Holman cheers his team after 1st quarter during an NCAA game vs. Bellarmine University at the Rice Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah on Friday, Feb. 01, 2020. (Photo by Abu Asib | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Utah Lacrosse Ready to Rebound in Week 2

By Sean Overton, Sports Editor February 5, 2021

  The University of Utah men’s lacrosse season has begun as the Utes lost a close game against No. 5 Denver on Saturday. The team battled Denver to the wire but ended up losing 9-8 as time expired....

University of Utah sophomore MaiIe O'Keefe in a NCAA Women's Gymnastics meet vs. the Washington Huskies at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah on Friday, Jan. 30, 2021. (Photo by Kevin Cody | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

No. 3 Red Rocks Head to the Desert to Take on ASU

By Sammy Mora, Sports Editor February 5, 2021

  For the first time this season the No. 4 University of Utah Red Rocks gymnastics team will hit the road to face off with a Pac-12 opponent. This Saturday's matinee will have the Red Rocks facing...

The Block U on the University of Utah Campus, Salt Lake City, UT on Wednesday, July 12, 2017.

Sexual Assault on Campus: Here’s What You Need to Know

By Jack O'Leary, News Writer February 4, 2021

  Trigger warning: this article covers instances of sexual assault. On Feb. 4 at around 3 a.m., a campus safety alert was sent out to students by the University of Utah Department of Public...

University of Utah women's basketball player, Peyton McFarland (#42), celebrates a field goal with her teammate in the game against Montana State University on Dec. 11, 2020 in the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City. (Photo by Jack Gambassi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Utah Women’s Basketball Set For NorCal Road Trip

By Eric Jensen, Sports Writer February 4, 2021

  The University of Utah women’s basketball team is finding their stride offensively as they look to take on the University of California, Berkeley on Friday and Stanford University on Sunday...

University of Utah Men's Basketball guard Alfonso Plummer (#25) attacks the University of Washington defense in the opening game between the two teams in the Jon M. Huntsman Center on U of U campus on Dec. 3, 2020. (Photo by Jack Gambassi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Runnin’ Utes With Big Opportunity as They Host Arizona this Week

By Cole Bagley, Sports Editor February 3, 2021

  The University of Utah Runnin’ Utes will return home this week to host the University of Arizona after a fairly successful road trip. The Utes, who are 5-3 at the Huntsman Center, have an opportunity...

The University of Utah Campus police department.  Photographed on 10 Jan 2021. (Photo by Abu Asib | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Chief Safety Officer Marlon Lynch Announces Unexpected Departure From the U

By Kayleigh Silverstein and Jack O'Leary February 3, 2021

  On Feb. 2, 2021, Marlon Lynch, the chief safety officer (CSO) at the University of Utah announced he will be leaving the U to serve as the inaugural vice president for public safety and chief...

Still from "Judas and the Black Messiah," an official selection of the Premieres section at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. (Photo by Glen Wilson | Courtesy of Sundance Institute)

‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ a Rebuke of Government and Call for Community 

By Cade Anderson, Arts Writer February 2, 2021

  “If this building caught on fire right now, what would y’all be worried about?” Fred Hampton (Daniel Kaluuya) asks a crowd of white working-class protestors, whom he hopes to recruit to...

(Photo by J. Prather | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Kincart: The Right Way to Honor Victims of COVID-19

By Sydney Kincart, Print Chief, Opinion Writer February 2, 2021

  To honor those who have died of COVID-19, Gov. Spencer Cox ordered that on Jan. 19, the bells at the State Capitol ring 15 times in honor of the 1,500 Utahns who have died since March 2020. Utah...

J. Willard Marriott Library. (Photo by Hailey Danielson | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

J. Willard Marriott Library Reopening with Access to All Floors and More Hours for Spring Semester

By Porshai Nielsen, Investigative Editor February 2, 2021

    On Jan. 19, the Marriott Library announced via Twitter it will reopen to enrolled students and staff, although other areas of campus remain closed.  During the Fall 2020 semester,...

Presidents circle at the University of Utah Monday September 14, 2015. (Chronicle Archives)

Letter: Independent Review Committee Response to Chronicle Op-Ed

By Professor Amos N. Guiora February 2, 2021

  I write as Chair of the Independent Review Committee in response to an article that recently appeared in The Daily Utah Chronicle entitled “Reese: U Students Need and Deserve a Transparent...