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Your Guide to The SLC Arts Scene

By Whit Fuller and Frank Gardner August 25, 2021

  While the University of Utah has a myriad of opportunities for students interested in the arts, Salt Lake City itself presents a vibrant local arts scene for incoming students looking...

Woman holds up Anti-Vaccination sign in Downtown Salt Lake City on Sunday Aug. 22, 2021 (Photo by Brooklyn Critchley | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Alexander: Vaccines are the New Pro-Life vs. Pro-Choice

By CJ Alexander, Special Projects Managing Editor August 24, 2021

  The right to choose between receiving the COVID-19 vaccine or not reflects a larger issue in our nation regarding bodily autonomy. Throughout the pandemic, we’ve seen numerous expressions of...

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Brown: Abolish Campus Police and Give SLCPD Jurisdiction

By Jackson Brown, Opinion Writer August 24, 2021

  In June 2020, the student-led group Unsafe U called for the dissolution of the University of Utah Police Department. Later that month, The Daily Utah Chronicle opinion writer Morgan Barron dissented...

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Orientation Leaders Welcome Class of 2025

By Natalie Colby, Editor-in-Chief August 24, 2021

  As the University of Utah prepares to welcome the class of 2025 to campus this fall, 13 orientation leaders are running an all-virtual orientation for incoming freshmen and transfer...

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Brown: A Warning Against Greek Life

By Jackson Brown, Opinion Writer August 24, 2021

  University of Utah Director of Fraternity & Sorority Life Jess Turuc sent out a somewhat reassuring letter to concerned parents of potential members. She spoke of “community service,”...

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Utah Football Names Charlie Brewer as Starting Quarterback

By Cole Bagley, Sports Editor August 23, 2021

  According to multiple sources close to the program, senior-transfer Charlie Brewer has been named the Utes' starting quarterback for the upcoming 2021 football season. After a closely contested...

The Legacy Bridge at the University of Utah Campus.

Guest Opinion: Your Career Journey Starts Here

  Starting college comes with a whirlwind of complex emotions — excitement, happiness and sometimes fear. These are all very normal feelings for someone going through such an important...

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Soter: BYU Did What the U Cannot

By Theadora Soter, Multimedia Managing Editor August 23, 2021

  The University of Utah and Brigham Young University are preparing for the coming school year. Yet, the Fall 2022 semester brings one shocking difference between the notorious rivals: BYU will...

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Letter: Mask Up for Your Friends

By Anna Meredith-Edman August 23, 2021

  Fellow students,  In May 2021, the Utah State Legislature passed HB 1007 prohibiting the University of Utah, among other public schools in the state, from mandating masks on campus. When...

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Major Exploration: 200 Undergraduate Programs, One U

By Natalie Colby and Kayleigh Silverstein August 23, 2021

  For the academic year 2020-2021 at the University of Utah, the second most popular undergraduate major, just under computer science, was undeclared. The Academic Advising Center’s...