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West High School Thursday afternoon in Salt Lake City (Photo by Maya Fraser | Daily Utah Chronicle)

The U’s New Pilot Program Could Affect Current Students

By Kate Keith, News Writer September 4, 2024

  The University of Utah has initiated a pilot program guaranteeing admission to the U for all high school students in four Utah school districts with a 3.5 GPA or higher. Named "Utah Direct,"...

The Kappa Sigma fraternity house in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024. (Photo by Marco Lozzi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Opinion: Kappa Sigma is Irredeemable

By Elizabeth Griffee, Opinion Writer September 3, 2024

  In December 2022, the University of Utah terminated its recognition of its branch of the Kappa Sigma fraternity. However, Baylor Biedermann, the fraternity's president, told the Salt Lake Tribune...

Utah forward Katie O'Kane (20) in the game versus the USC Trojans at Ute Soccer Field in Salt Lake City on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. (Photo by Mary Allen | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Utah Soccer Trades Matches with No. 19 Utah State, Weber State

By Jonah Marriott, Sports Writer September 3, 2024

  Following games versus Gonzaga University and Grand Canyon University, the University of Utah Women’s Soccer team (2-1-1) took on two Utah schools at home. On Wednesday, they faced off against...

Rep. Blake Moore (left) talks taxes and federal spending with Nic Dunn (right), vice president of strategy and communications for The Sutherland Institute. (Photo courtesy of The Sutherland Institute).

Rep. Blake Moore Talks Taxes at 2024 Congressional Series

By Josi Hinds, News Editor September 1, 2024

  This story is published as part of U.S. Democracy Day and the Utah College Media Collaborative, a cross-campus project bringing together emerging journalists from Salt Lake Community College,...

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U Launches School of Environment, Society and Sustainability

By Emerson Hagy, News Writer August 31, 2024

  The University of Utah established the School of Environment, Society and Sustainability in the summer, aimed at better serving the student body interested in geography and environmental studies. The...

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Opinion: Choose Community, Not Capitalism

By Elizabeth Griffee, Opinion Writer August 31, 2024

The favor economy is a sociological concept best described as transactions between community members that are unpaid and instead reciprocated by future transactions. This economy is formed by the informal...

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Reading Got You Slumped? These Books Are the Cure

By Jordan Thornblad, Arts Writer August 31, 2024

  On the tail end of a five-star book or in the first fifty pages of a one-star book, a reader often takes a slow descent off a cliff and lands in a reading slump shaped pool of quicksand, unable...

The Impact Prosperity Epicenter Building on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City on Friday, Aug. 30, 2024. (Photo by Luke Larsen | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Impact and Prosperity Epicenter Opens While Still Under Construction

By Alina Walker, News Writer August 30, 2024

  The opening of the Impact and Prosperity Epicenter has added 778 new beds on campus. However, the administrative offices for the Sorenson Impact Institute and the Center for Business, Health...

University of Utah Freshman QB Isaac Wilson (#11) during the home opener football game against Southern Utah University at Rice-Eccles Stadium on Aug. 29, 2024. (Photo by Samantha Lazenby | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

No. 12 Utah Enters Big 12 Era with Dominant Shut Out Against Southern Utah

By Abbey Thomas and Kyle Garrison August 30, 2024

  The Utah faithful have been waiting over a year for the resurgence of star quarterback Cam Rising after injuring his knee in the 2023 Rose Bowl. The wait finally came to a halt on Thursday, as...