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Under the Umbrella Storefront in Salt Lake City. (Photo by Edie Raines | The Daily Utah Chroncile"

Celebrate Abundance at Under the Umbrella’s Queer Poetry Night

By Edie Raines, Copy Editor March 6, 2023

  For two hours once a month, queer individuals (and non-queer allies) of any identity can enjoy the spoken word at Queer Poetry Night at Salt Lake’s queer bookstore, Under the Umbrella. A Space...

A University of Utah swimmer races during the intrasquad swim meet on Friday, Sept. 16, 2022 at Ute Natatorium on campus in Salt Lake City.

Flurry of Personal and Program Records Highlight the Utah Men’s Pac-12 Swimming Championship

By Austin Eames, Sports Writer March 5, 2023

  The pools at Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center weren't left vacant for long, as the Pac-12 Swimming and Diving Championships continued with men’s swimming on Wednesday, March 1.   The...

University of Utah guard Lazar Stefanovic (#20, So.) in the game vs. the California Golden Bears on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023 at the Jon M. Huntsman Center on campus in Salt Lake City.

Runnin’ Utes Close Out Regular Season with Tough Loss in Colorado

By Max Lepore, Sports Writer March 5, 2023

  The Runnin’ Utes played their last game of the regular season against the Colorado Buffaloes on Friday. The Utes looked to rebound off of their recent losses and head into the Pac-12 tournament...

The Black Cultural Center at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Saturday, March 24, 2022. (Photo by Jonathan Wang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

EDI Receives $100k to Develop Black Cultural Center and HBCU Programs

By Stevie Shaughnessey, Home Stretch Producer, Host March 5, 2023

  Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at the University of Utah was recently awarded over $100,000 in grants by the NBA Foundation and PepsiCo. The NBA Foundation awarded $50,000 to be split between...

A view of the Utah State Capitol Building in Salt Lake City on Aug. 21, 2021.

Let’s Recap: The 2023 Utah State Legislative Session

By Vanessa Hudson, Editor in Chief March 5, 2023

  After 45 days of committee hearings, floor time and robust discussion, the 2023 Utah State Legislative Session closed out on Friday. With 926 bills being filed and 575 being passed by the state's...

Global climate strike protestors march towards the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City on Friday, March 3, 2023.

Fridays for Future Utah Hosts 2023 Global Climate Strike on the Steps of the Utah State Capitol

By Kayleigh Silverstein, Special Projects Managing Editor, News Writer March 4, 2023

  On the last day of the 2023 Utah Legislative Session, around 50 Salt Lake City community members joined the fight of 7,500 cities across the globe with their own strike, advocating to end fossil...

Exhaust pipe of a running car at Shoreline Ridge on University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023.

U Professors Still Point to Emissions as Lead Cause for Inversion

By TJ Ross, News Writer March 4, 2023

  Since Jonathan Deesing wrote a story for The Daily Utah Chronicle in 2009 where University of Utah Urban Planning Professor Keith Bartholomew said car emissions are one of the leading causes...

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Cowley: Pass Meaningful Marijuana Legislation

By Elle Cowley, Multimedia Managing Editor March 4, 2023

  The Utah State Legislature made medical marijuana legal in Dec. 2018. Every year since then, the legislature has done nothing but tweak the already existing laws each session. As of Nov. 2022,...

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Barney: Let Utahns Do Psychedelics

By Sebastian Barney, Opinion Writer March 3, 2023

  The War on Drugs had serious repercussions — its failure caused an increase in crime and human rights abuses all over the world, particularly in low income areas. Beyond that, it has fundamentally...

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Can of Worms — Episode 3: The Burrito Bonanza

In this episode of Can of Worms, the podcast team is on a mission to find Salt Lake's best burrito. This episode features some burrito eating, some talk of pepperoni pizza and lots of the podcast team...