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Point of View: Opening Conversations about Sexual Assault in Greek Life

Content warning: This episode discusses sexual assault. Transcript: Estella Weeks: Welcome back to Point of View, The Daily Utah Chronicle’s opinion podcast. My name is Estella Weeks, your...

Sean Overton poses for a photo in front of Rice-Eccles Stadium (photo by Sarah Karr | Daily Utah Chronicle

Overton: Find The Spark

By Sean Overton, Sports Editor May 1, 2024

  Some may remember the wildfire that started behind the University of Utah in September 2020. Being a college freshman, of course I hiked the mountain with some friends to get a closer look. Little...

University of Utah police arrest a pro-Palestine demonstrator in front of the James Talmage Building at the University of Utah during the Defend the Students Stand with Palestine rally on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. (Photo by Marco Lozzi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Protesters Gather for Second Night, Demand Mecha Organizer Be Released from Jail

By Emerson Hagy, Libbey Hanson, and Caelan Roberts April 30, 2024

  Last updated at 11:30 a.m. on May 1   Despite last night's events when at least 17 people got arrested, Mecha protests continued for a second evening demanding the University of Utah...

Utah outfielder Abby Dayton (16) versus the Weber State Wildcats at Dumke Family Softball Stadium in Salt Lake City on April 17, 2024. (Photo by Sarah Karr | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Utah Softball Salvages Oregon State Series, Records Shutout in Final Game

By Abbey Thomas, Sports Editor April 30, 2024

  With the end of the final season of Pac-12 softball fast approaching, the Utes traveled to Corvallis, Oregon for a slate of games against the Oregon State Beavers. Utah looked to extend their...

Luke Jackson poses for a photo on the University of Utah campus (Photo by Sarah Karr | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Jackson: Spend More Time Thinking About Poetry

By Luke Jackson April 30, 2024

  On New Year’s Eve 2021, I watched Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Magnolia” for the very first time. My wife was asleep on our bed. She was recovering from both COVID and an ectopic pregnancy...

Protestestors on the University of Utah campus form a human chain to protect the encampment in solidarity with Palestine. (Photo by Emerson Hagy | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

U President Taylor Randall Releases Statement on Monday Night’s Pro-Palestine Encampment

By Libbey Hanson, News Writer April 30, 2024

  University of Utah President Taylor Randall released a statement on Tuesday in response to the encampment, which was started by students, in Presidents' Circle on Monday night in solidarity with...

Brenda Payan Medina poses for a photo on the University of Utah campus (Photo by Xiangyao "Axe" Tang | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Payan Medina: Prioritize Connection

By Brenda Payan Medina April 30, 2024

  I remember my first lunch at the University of Utah. It was at this salad bar in the Union that no longer exists, and I had bought some kind of blue cheese salad, which was my first mistake....

Pro-Palestine demonstrators organize around a newly built encampment in front of the John R. Park Building at the University of Utah during the Emergency Rally For Palestine on Monday, Apr. 29, 2024. (Photo by Marco Lozzi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

At Least 17 Protesters Arrested After U Students Set Up Encampment in Solidarity with Palestine

By Vanessa Hudson and Josi Hinds April 29, 2024

Last Updated: April 30, 12:12 a.m.   Following many pro-Palestinian protests across the country, University of Utah students followed suit, setting up an encampment on Monday evening. There...

Margot Reynolds poses for a photo on the University of Utah campus (Photo by Mary Allen | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Reynolds: Award-Winning Luck

By Margot Reynolds, Editor-in-Chief April 29, 2024

  The world has thrown a lot at me during my time at the University of Utah. A pandemic and a second chronic illness made organic chemistry even more impossible and forced me to reevaluate the...

Andrew Christiansen poses for a photo outside the J. Willard Marriott Library on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City on April 2, 2024. (Photo by Marco Lozzi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Christiansen: The Chrony Gave Me Community, Purpose and Experience

By Andrew Christiansen, Online Managing Editor April 29, 2024

  As a Salt Lake Community College transfer student, it was scary to start college all over again at the University of Utah almost two years ago. It felt like stepping into the unknown, again....