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UnSafe U protesters gather at the public safety building on the University of Utah Campus in Salt Lake City to protest the actions of officers involved in the Lauren McCluskey case on Aug. 6, 2020. (Photo by Ivana Martinez | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Cushman: Utah Should Adopt Bree’s Law to Educate Teens on Dating Violence

By KC Ellen Cushman, Opinion Writer July 20, 2021

  In June 2014, Cindy and Butch Moore received the news that their daughter, Breanna, had been killed by her boyfriend Joshua Almeda when dating violence turned to murder. After her death, Bree’s...

University of Utah women's gymnastics sophomore MyKayla Skinner performs on the balance beam in a duel meet vs. The University of Georgia Bulldogs at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah on Friday, March 16, 2018.(Photo by Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Three Utah Gymnasts Qualify for Tokyo Olympics  

By Sean Overton, Sports Editor July 19, 2021

  The Red Rocks have had a fantastic season, but they added in an unexpected surprise after the end of it. Three Utah gymnasts will be competing in the Tokyo Olympics this year. Incoming freshman...

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Utah Jazz Season Grades: Part 1

By Brian Preece, Sports Writer July 18, 2021

  It’s been more than three weeks since the Utah Jazz storybook 2020-21 season came to an end in unceremonious fashion at the hands of the LA Clippers. Jazz fans are trying to rationalize how...

Location of the West Village Housing Replacement Project inside of the West Village. (Photo Courtesy of University of Utah Planning, Design and Construction)

Two Courts Demolished at U’s West Village, Make Way for New Plans

By Kelsey Earl, News Writer July 18, 2021

  The 400 and 500 courts have been demolished at the University of Utah's West Village graduate student and family housing. “They had certainly outlived their life as far as being able to...

Garth Brooks performing at the Rice-Eccles Stadium on July 18, 2021. (Photo by Kevin Cody | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Garth Brooks First Musician to Rock New Rice-Eccles

By Frank Gardner, Assistant Arts Editor July 18, 2021

  This weekend, the University of Utah’s Rice-Eccles Stadium played host to legendary country music star Garth Brooks. The concert was a huge success and the chart-topping solo artist had no...

Screenshot from "Stumptown" season one trailer. (Courtesy Rotten Tomatoes TV)

To Binge or Not to Binge Episode 88: ‘Stumptown’

By Makena Reynolds, Arts Writer July 18, 2021

  Based on the comic series by Greg Rucka, “Stumptown” is a detective-crime series that follows Dex Parios (Cobie Smulders), an army veteran who is struggling with PTSD, as she becomes a private...

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The Rise of the Ball Brothers

By Aria Fatahian, Sports Writer July 17, 2021

  One of the hottest last names in all of basketball right now is Ball. The Ball brothers have taken over the NBA and this is only the beginning to their stardom in basketball. What's going on...

Screenshot from the trailer for "Space Jam: A New Legacy." (Courtesy Warner Bros.)

‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ is Not Good — Not Even a Little Bit.

By Luke Jackson July 17, 2021

  From the corporate overlords who attempt to concoct the next movie sensation to better occupy our minds and exploit our wallets comes the "Space Jam" remake that nobody asked for. Starring "The...

Letter: The Cuban People Are Crying Out — Will the World Listen?

Letter: The Cuban People Are Crying Out — Will the World Listen?

  As a child, the first author and her family escaped from Cuba. They fled to the United States in the middle of the night using a “balsa,” a makeshift raft, and navigated through perilous...

A UTA train passing through downtown Salt Lake on July 11, 2021. (Photo by Brooklyn Critchley | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Shadley: Public Transportation Should be Free During Extreme Weather

By Will Shadley, Opinion Writer July 15, 2021

  Interactions characterize city life. The more interactions someone has with different people, places and services, the richer their experience of living in the city. In Salt Lake City, the ability...