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The University of Utah’s OBGYN Clinic Explains Premarital Exams

By Angelyn Ramos, News Writer September 24, 2019

On Sept. 9, 2019, Dr. Jen Gunter posted an article to her website which brought to light an exam colloquially known as a “Premarital Exam”. The article included screenshots from the U's gynecology...

The Waves location in downtown Salt Lake City (Courtesy of The Wave)

Meet The Wave: A Female Co-Working Space Bridging the Gender Equity Gap in Business

By Angelyn Ramos, News Writer September 23, 2019

When Joanna Smith moved back to Utah, she came back with the intention of “doing something for women.” Never in a million years did Smith think that something like The Wave would come out of that dream.  On...

Planned Parenthood Resists Trumps Gag Rule, Pulls Out from Title X

Planned Parenthood Resists Trump’s Gag Rule, Pulls Out from Title X

By Angelyn Ramos, News Writer September 19, 2019

  On March 4, 2019, the Trump-Pence administration rolled out the first edition of their Gag Rule, a proposal that alters the current Title X laws. Trump's proposal for a gag rule would defund...

Alexander Au (left) stands with his mentors, mentors Dr. Sarah Mullowney (center) and Dr. Damian Borbolla (right). (Courtesy Alexander Au)

University of Utah Physician Set to Launch App Tackling Suicide and Global Mental Health

By Angelyn Ramos, News Writer September 12, 2019

A report from the Center of Disease Control in 2017 found that the second leading cause of death in American adolescents (ages 15-19) was suicide. According to another study put out by the CDC, Utah has...

SLC Hosts the UN for 68th Annual Civil Society Conference

SLC Hosts the UN for 68th Annual Civil Society Conference

By Angelyn Ramos, News Writer September 10, 2019

  For the past 50 years, the United Nations has not held conferences outside of its own headquarters. In the summer of 2018, the U.N. announced that they would be holding their first conference...

A group of University of Utah students study together at the University of Utah Marriott Library in Salt Lake City, UT on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019. (Photo by Mark Draper | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

The U Accepts a Potentially Larger Freshman Class

By Angelyn Ramos, News Writer September 4, 2019

  Since the University of Utah joined the Pac-12 conference in 2011, it has been competing with rival schools not only in sports but also academics and undergraduate student population. As of spring...

(Photo by Justin Prather | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

A Small Step For Campus Safety: New Nighttime Ride Share Service Launches at the U

By Angelyn Ramos, News Writer August 22, 2019

  Within the Academic year of 2018-2019, the University of Utah witnessed very violent and very public crimes. In October of 2018, senior and All-Star track athlete Lauren McCluskey was murdered...

New Freshman orientation session at the Ray A. Olpin Student Union | Chronicle archive.

University of Utah Now Accessible on the Common App

By Angelyn Ramos, News Writer August 6, 2019

  In an effort to make the University of Utah a more accessible and diverse school, the U has been working to join the many other schools using the Common Application. On Aug. 1, the U announced...

A. Ray Olpin Union where many students are employed on campus. | Chronicle archive

University of Utah Union Warns Students About Broken Air Conditioning

By Angelyn Ramos, News Writer July 22, 2019

  On July 16, 2019, the University of Utah released a statement about the A. Ray Olpin Union Building. The same date, the cooling system had completely stopped working. According to Union employees,...

Investigators release images of Mackenzie Lueck, the 23 year old missing University of Utah student. Courtesy Salt Lake City Police Department.

Search for Missing University of Utah Student Continues

By Angelyn Ramos, News Writer June 25, 2019

  On Monday, June 17, University of Utah student Mackenzie Lueck texted her mother to let her know that her flight from California had landed. Around 1 a.m. Lueck ordered a Lyft from Salt Lake...