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The Chronicle Playlist: Get Your Spook On

By Haley Oliphant, Editor-in-Chief October 2, 2019

Though true believers of Halloween began celebrating on Nov. 1, 2018, we have now entered the “socially acceptable” 2019 spooky season. From the controversies of candy corn to ritualistic sacrifice,...

(Photo by Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

What to Do When Your Professor Goes AWOL

By Haley Oliphant, Editor-in-Chief October 1, 2019

No time to read? Check out this story’s episode of the Floodlights podcast.   When University of Utah student Schyler Fox took an online History 1500 course last spring, it started like...

Students, staff, and friends attend a vigil in remembrance of MacKenzie Lueck at the University of Utah Student Union lawn in Salt Lake City, UT on Monday, July 1, 2019. (Photo by Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

MacKenzie’s Voice: Friends Gather to Honor Murdered U Student

By Haley Oliphant, Editor-in-Chief July 1, 2019

  The speakers at this event have asked that their last names be omitted from this article. Students, alumni, friends and loved ones gathered on the A. Ray Olpin Union lawn on Monday, July 1...

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To Binge or Not to Binge Episode 48: ‘The Umbrella Academy’

By Haley Oliphant, Editor-in-Chief April 4, 2019

  A larger-than-life golden boy, a knife-throwing rule-breaker, a silver-tongued beauty, a smart-ass junkie, a 50-year-old pre-teen and an overwhelmingly ordinary violinist — sounds like a modern-day...

Hipster Before It Was Cool

Hipster Before It Was Cool

By Haley Oliphant, Editor-in-Chief August 26, 2018

When you think of Salt Lake City, the first subculture that comes to mind is Mormonism, right? Well, SLC is now dubbed one of the most hipster cities in the world. In a study conducted by MoveHub, Salt...

Big Eds Becomes Publik Eds

Big Ed’s Becomes Publik Ed’s

By Haley Oliphant, Editor-in-Chief August 25, 2018

When Big Ed’s closed its doors last September, students, staff and alumni alike were shocked. There was no notice given, only a piece of paper tacked to the door stating, “Sorry, restaurant closed.”...

Carolyn and Kern Gardner Building at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah on Tuesday, July 10, 2018. (Photo by Cassandra Palor | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Gardner Commons Update

By Haley Oliphant, Editor-in-Chief August 20, 2018

After nearly a year of construction, Gardner Commons will replace Orson Spencer Hall. It will open fall semester 2018. The groundbreaking ceremony was held earlier this year on Oct. 28 in the Marriott...

Freshman Mason Duncan (left) and Caroline Hanks (right), theater majors with an emphasis in musical theater, participate in Margo Andrews musical theater training program, voice and text class, working on a poetry reading exercise in the Fine Arts West Building on campus in Salt Lake City, Utah on Thursday, March 29, 2018.

Five Lessons I Learned as a Theater Major

By Haley Oliphant, Editor-in-Chief April 11, 2018

It’s no surprise to anyone that arts degrees have a bad reputation. They’re often thrown to the side as useless and trivial — degrees one pursues when there are no other options. This “last resort”...

Christy Summerhays, Liggera Edmonds-Allen and Austin Archer in HIR

“HIR”: A Modern Family Dramedy

By Haley Oliphant, Editor-in-Chief February 12, 2018

Known for bringing bold new theater to the surface, Salt Lake Acting Company will continue their stellar 2017-2018 season with "HIR" by Taylor Mac. About a suburban family with a mother "on a crusade to...

The Permadeath Art Exhibit at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art Salt Lake City, UT on Friday, Jan. 26, 2018

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PERMADEATH is More Than a Game

By Haley Oliphant, Editor-in-Chief February 2, 2018

The term "permadeath" is a gameplay mechanic used in online and offline role playing games to signify the permanent death of a player. University of Utah alumni Justin Watson's latest project of the same...

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