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Big Cottonwood Canyon offers a tremendous route for snowmobiles and winter hiking. Photographed on Dec. 29, 2017 (Photo by Abu Asib | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Climate Change, Melting Snow and the Future of Utah Winters

By Haley Utendorfer, News Writer January 8, 2022

  Around the globe, those who live in cold climates rely on snow for transportation, recreation and more. However, as the snowpack shrinks due to global warming, the future of snow sports looks...

Choreographer Stefanie Batten Bland (Courtesy Company SBB)

Meet the Choreographer: Stefanie Batten Bland’s ‘Look Who’s Coming To Dinner’

By Tervela Georgieva, Arts Writer January 8, 2022

  It might be hard to believe that a Zoom link ridden with potential technical difficulties can feel so special, but that’s exactly how it felt to join the Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company in cyberspace....

Hanna Msiska speaks on the steps of the John R. Park building at a protest on Jan. 7, 2021. (Photo by Natalie Colby | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

U Community Continues to Address and Push for Change Following Racist Incidents on Campus

By Natalie Colby and Kayleigh Silverstein January 7, 2022

  Protest Held to “Stand Against U of U Racist Attacks”  As tours of prospective University of Utah students walked by and people from inside the John R. Park building looked on, a group of...

Laura Seymour and Mina Brown at the welcome desk at the ASUU offices in the Ray A. Olpin Student Union on the University of Utah Campus, Salt Lake City, UT on Thursday, July 13, 2017.

The Ins and Outs of Student Government at the U

By Abhilasha Khatri, Investigative Editor January 7, 2022

A Closer Look at ASUU and Its Processes ASUU is the student government at the University of Utah and technically every student enrolled at the U is a part of it. The ASUU government has three branches:...

University of Utah men's basketball player Branden Carlson plays against BYU Cougars in Jon M. Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, Utah on Saturday Nov. 27, 2021. (Photo by Xiangyao "Axe" Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Runnin’ Utes Fall Flat Down the Stretch, Suffer Comeback Defeat to Huskies

By Ethan Pearce, Sports Editor January 7, 2022

  The University of Utah men’s basketball team suffered a disappointing loss on Thursday evening against the Washington Huskies. Utah built a 14-point lead in the second half before giving it...

(Photo by Jonathan Wang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

No. 4 Utah Gymnastics Opens Season Friday in Annual Best of Utah Meet

By Chase Mullin, Assistant Sports Editor January 7, 2022

After a 2021 season that saw the University of Utah gymnastics team finish third at the NCAA national championships, the Utah Red Rocks come into the 2022 season looking to take the next step and win a...

Pep talk from team captains to prepare the Utah Utes women's basketball team to take on Lipscomb University at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Nov. 10, 2021. (Photo by Rachel Rydalch Shelton | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Utah Women’s Basketball Games Canceled for Second Straight Week Due to COVID-19

By Eric Jensen, Sports Writer January 4, 2022

  The University of Utah women’s basketball team will have to wait another week to get into Pac-12 play as their games against UCLA and USC this weekend have been canceled. This will mark...

A portrait of Will Shadley taken on campus at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Dec. 7, 2021. (Photo by Rachel Rydalch Shelton | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Shadley: How and When To Write About Issues That Don’t Affect You

By Will Shadley, Opinion Writer January 3, 2022

  Journalism is an inherently individualistic endeavor. Everything I write has my name attached to it. More than just my name, everything I choose to write about and how I write about it, reflects...

(Photo by Xiangyao "Axe" Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Utah Men’s Basketball Drops Two on the Road in Oregon

By Brian Preece, Sports Writer January 2, 2022

  The University of Utah men’s basketball team (1-3, 8-6) returned from winter break for a two-game trip to the pacific northwest where they faced the Oregon State Beavers (1-2, 3-10) and the...

Solar panels above the Marriott Library. (Chronicle archives)

Geothermal Energy is Changing the Electricity Scene at the U

By Haley Utendorfer, News Writer January 2, 2022

  On Nov. 1, 2019, the University of Utah signed a partnership with Cyrq Energy and Rocky Mountain Power in a deal ensuring — for the first time ever — the U will receive over half its electricity...