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Utah Utes walks out of the Ken Garff red zone on their opening game against Weber State football in Salt Lake City on September 2, 2021. (Photo by Jonathan Wang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Thoughts From the Gridiron: Utah vs Weber State

By Cole Bagley, Sports Editor September 3, 2021

  In their home opener and the first game they’ve played in front of fans in nearly two years, the University of Utah took care of business, defeating the Weber State Wildcats 40-17. While the...

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Soter: What Philosophy Can Teach Us about 2021

By Theadora Soter, Multimedia Managing Editor September 3, 2021

  Like many other unfortunate souls, I started college during the pandemic. I spent most of my freshman year in my pajamas behind a blacked-out Zoom screen, which made it difficult to make new...

Students, Diana Fierro and Kinzey Brice tabling at the U of U get involved fair to distribute information about the COVID-19 Vaccine on Sept. 3, 2021 in front of the A. Ray Olpin Union building in Salt Lake City. (Photo by Jack Gambassi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

U Adds COVID-19 to List of Required Vaccinations

By Natalie Colby and Kayleigh Silverstein September 2, 2021

  Following the FDA approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine and student pressure, the University of Utah will now require students to be fully vaccinated against measles, mumps, rubella and now...

(Banner welcoming students living on campus to the University of Utah in Aug. 2014 | Chronicle archives)

U Community Discusses COVID-19 Safety as Campus Busies

By Kailey Gilbert, News Writer September 2, 2021

  As students return back to the University of Utah campus for Fall 2o21 semester, the delta variant of COVID-19 has caused some skepticism about the safety of bringing the student population back. ...

Miriam Ingrid as Maya in "Beartown." (Courtesy HBO Max)

HBO Max’s ‘Beartown’ Should Make You Uncomfortable

By Tervela Georgieva, Arts Writer September 2, 2021

  Content warning: contains spoilers for “Beartown." Contains discussion of sexual assault. When HBO released a series based on Fredrik Backman's novel "Beartown," it felt serendipitous....

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Student Groups Give Non-Major Artists Opportunities to Create

By Hannah Keating, Arts Editor September 2, 2021

  The effects of the pandemic dramatically altered the way the arts on-campus, particularly student-led or non-departmentally sanctioned programs, could function. While the College of...

West High School Thursday afternoon in Salt Lake City (Photo by Maya Fraser | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Buening: Educational Barriers Negate Equal Opportunity

By Sarah Buening, Assistant Opinion Editor September 2, 2021

  America loves to use the term “equal opportunity” in reference to our access to success. Equal opportunity, by definition, would mean that every American has a level playing field without...

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COVID-Era Arts Graduates Exemplify the Best the U has to Offer

By Luke Jackson September 2, 2021

  Fear and insecurity regarding the COVID-19 pandemic is beginning to decrease. Thanks to science, life has regained some semblance of normalcy and current University of Utah students are preparing...

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Fall Sports Preview

By Eric Jensen, Sports Writer September 2, 2021

  This year, fans will return to college athletics at the University of Utah. Ute fans will swarm back and pack Rice-Eccles Stadium and the Huntsman Center as they have done for years. The buzz...

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Still Woozy’s Debut Album Is Everything You Could Ever Want

By Luke Jackson September 2, 2021

  Sven Gasmky, the Portland based artist known as Still Woozy, finally cracked the code and released his debut album “If This Isn’t Nice, I Don’t Know What Is” on Aug. 13. Not only is...