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‘I felt so angry’: Roommate of Zhifan Dong Says Her Death Was Preventable

By Rachel Kloepfer, Special Projects Managing Editor July 16, 2022

  This article discusses domestic violence and murder.   Zhifan Dong, a first-year international student at the University of Utah, was 19 when her boyfriend Haoyu Wang injected her...

ArtsForce members have a meeting. (Courtesy of ArtsForce)

ArtsForce Treks Are Back and Bringing New Artistic Experiences to Students

By Whit Fuller and Alfonso Belloso July 15, 2022

  The student-led organization ArtsForce has relaunched its Career Treks Program, which connects students in the arts with experiences and career opportunities from a number of local organizations,...

A runner using the Bonneville Shoreline Trail in the Salt Lake City foothills on April 21, 2022. (Photo by Rachel Rydalch | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Explore Land, Snow and Water Through the U

By Jacob Freeman, News Writer July 15, 2022

  2.5 million Utahns participate in outdoor recreation each year, according to researchers from Utah State University. This interest in the outdoors is present in the University of Utah community...

The University of Utah Utes celebrates as Pac-12 champions at the Maverick Center in Salt Lake City, Utah on March 19, 2022. (Photo by Jonathan Wang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

The Biggest Storylines From Utah Athletics and What to Watch for Next Year

By Blake Wittwer July 15, 2022

In what has been a very eventful year for Utah sports, I believe a year in review is due. A lot has happened over the 2021-22 athletic year so let’s take a look at some of the biggest storylines from...

Members of Phi Sigma Pi National Fraternity at a meeting. (Courtesy of Phi Sigma Pi National Fraternity)

Editorial: Give Yourself Space to Grow

  A hard lesson to learn upon arriving at college is that life doesn’t care about your plans. But nothing is set in stone —  it’s ok if your plans change. As an editorial board, we have...

Sophomore quarterback Cameron Rising getting ready to hand off the football to junior running back TJ Pledger against Washington State football at the Rice-Eccles Stadium on Sept. 25, 2021. (Photo by Jonathan Wang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

A Beginner’s Guide to Utah’s Premier Athletic Teams

By Ethan Pearce, Sports Editor July 14, 2022

  The University of Utah is a great place for athletes around the world to come and compete at the highest level. Since joining the Pac-12 in 2011, the U has been one of the premier teams in multiple...

The pulp inside the mold and deckle that is used to create the paper at the U Book Arts Workshop on Friday, April 15, 2016. (Rishi Deka, Daily Utah Chronicle)

Getting Creative With Minors and Certificates

By Hannah Keating, Arts Editor July 14, 2022

  When we talk about how to pursue the arts on campus, it’s easy to have a specific perspective, one with a fine arts bias that focuses on the five major departments — art and art history,...

Demonstrators at the protest of the overturn of Roe v. Wade at the Utah State Capitol on Friday, June 24, 2022. (Photo by Xiangyao "Axe" Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

U Experts Say For Many, Abortion Has Always Been Inaccessible

By Kayleigh Silverstein, Special Projects Managing Editor, News Writer July 13, 2022

  With a near total abortion ban pending in Utah, many are worried about the future of reproductive rights — a future that holds serious implications for women and other groups. On Friday,...

Eva Merrill in the musical "Nine" at the University of Utah on April 24, 2022. (Photo by Langley Hayman | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

How and Why You Should Use Your Arts Pass

By Luke Jackson July 13, 2022

  I hope I’m not the person to break this news to you for the first time, but either way, buckle up. Here it comes — being a university student is bonkers expensive. Here we are, thrown into...

Professor Lisa Diamond teaches a Gender Studies class at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Oct. 20, 2021. (Photo by Rachel Rydalch | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

‘Change means life’: Inevitable Exploration and Evolution in College

By Kayleigh Silverstein, Special Projects Managing Editor, News Writer July 13, 2022

  When Elizabeth Archuleta was pursuing her undergraduate degree in English, her professor took her under her wing and advised her on graduate school. From that mentorship, she remembers one piece...