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U student at graduation. (Courtesy of Courtney McBeth)

2021 Graduation to be Held in Person, with Class of 2020 Invited to Attend

By Kayleigh Silverstein, Special Projects Managing Editor, News Writer March 31, 2021

  The class of 2020 at the University of Utah missed out on their in-person graduation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In May 2021, however, these students have the opportunity to join the 2021 graduating...

The Ute's softball team defended the diamond in a three game series against UCLA. (Photo by: Justin Prather | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Utah Softball Leaning on Youth for Improvement

By Brian Preece, Sports Writer March 31, 2021

  A 9-2 start to the season had the University of Utah softball team riding high. Receiving votes in the preseason Top-25, expectations were sky high for the Utes. One month later, and rather than...

Christopherson: General Education Classes Don’t Have to Be a Waste of Time

Christopherson: General Education Classes Don’t Have to Be a Waste of Time

March 30, 2021

There are a million reasons for new students at the U to look forward to their freshman year. It’s a time full of contradictions as we struggle to balance work and play, new and old friendships, failure...

(Photo by Hailey Danielson | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Weglinski: Psychedelics Don’t Deserve the Stigma

By Sonia Weglinski, Opinion Writer March 30, 2021

  Most people think of psychedelics as dangerous, highly addictive drugs. This stigma started back in the 1960s, when President Richard Nixon declared a war on the psychedelic drugs popular among...

Salt Lake City Cemetery continues to suffer damages from last Fall's windstorm on Sunday afternoon. (Photo by Maya Fraser | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Salt Lake City Cemetery Plans to Continue Recovery Following Fall Windstorm

March 30, 2021

  After a total of 265 trees were toppled over, Salt Lake City Cemetery is still recovering from the Sept. 2020 windstorm. Many of the tipped trees left behind root balls, some entangled in headstones...

Lana Del Rey's concept art for "Chemtrails Over the Country Club | Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

Lana Del Rey’s ‘Chemtrails Over the Country Club’ Hovers in the Shadow of ‘NFR!’

By Jacqueline Mumford, Managing Editor March 29, 2021

  Lana Del Rey has exchanged her “Blue Jeans” for a “White Dress” in her ethereal — but inferior — seventh studio album “Chemtrails Over the Country Club.”  The Album Announcement  Produced...

Campus Monday evening with no students in sight, ready for in person classes to take place in the Fall. (Photo by Maya Fraser| The Daily Utah Chronicle)

The U Anticipates Going Back to Normal In-Person Fall Schedule

By Malinka Kaluarachchi, News Writer March 28, 2021

  As the vaccination rate in the state of Utah steadily increases, the University of Utah announced it will likely return back to in-person classes starting in the fall. The U’s registrar...

From left to right, child stars Brian Austin Green, Stephen Dorff and Soleil Moon Frye. (Courtesy STX Entertainment)

‘Kid 90’: Teenage Life After Childhood Stardom

By Luke Jackson March 28, 2021

  Soleil Moon Frye gained stardom at just seven years old from her portrayal of Penelope “Punky” Brewster in the hit '80s sitcom “Punky Brewster.” Now, more than 30 years since the show's...

The Utah Women's Tennis player and University of Utah junior Anastasia Goncharova celebrates her win in singles against the New Mexico State University in an NCAA dual Meet at the Jon M. Huntsman Tennis Center on 04 Feb. 2021 (Photo by Abu Asib | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Utah Women’s Tennis Picks Up Solid Win Over Dixie State

By Frank Adler, Sports Writer March 28, 2021

  For their only game this week, the University of Utah women’s tennis team played Dixie State. On Thursday, March 25, the Utes traveled to St. George to face off against their in-state rival....

Pioneer Theatre Company on Friday, March 6, 2020. (Photo by Cassandra Palor | Daily Utah Chronicle)

The U Theatre Department Cancels ‘Songs For A New World’ Amid Diversity Concerns

By Whit Fuller, Arts Writer March 28, 2021

  The University of Utah Theatre Department recently made an announcement that they would be canceling their final performance of the 2020-2021 season — a production of Jason Robert Brown’s...