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Free Fare Day on Feb 28, 2019 (Courtesy of Katelyn Collett)

Mayor Wilson Rides Trax to Work on UTA’s Free Fare Day

By Katelyn Collett March 3, 2019

  Free Fare Day took place on Feb. 28 and March 1. The day allowed anyone who wanted to ride Utah Transit Authority (UTA) to do so for free. The purpose of Free Fare Day is to help cut down on...

High school students at 2019 MEChA Conference at the U on Feb 27, 2019 next to a banner that reads: IMMIGRANTS MAKE COMMUNITY GREAT (Photo by Katelyn Collett)

U’s MEChA Hosts Conference for High School Students

By Katelyn Collett March 1, 2019

  The 2019 Movimiento Estudiantil Chicanx de Aztlan (MEChA) Conference occurred at the University of Utah on Feb. 27. High school students from Ogden to Provo gathered on campus to participate...

Connor Morgan in his ASUU office in the student union. Morgan is the outgoing ASUU president.

(Photo by Justin Prather | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

ASUU in Review: A Look Back at the Morgan Presidency

By Katelyn Collett February 25, 2019

  As spring semester comes to a close and graduation approaches, it means the end for the executive branch of the Associated Students of the University of Utah's (ASUU) one-year term. Connor Morgan,...

Rice Eccles Stadium at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 5/14/17.

Photo by Adam Fondren/Daily Utah Chronicle

Eccles Stadium Expansion Will Increase Season Ticket Price and Crimson Club Donation

By Katelyn Collett February 22, 2019

  In November, the University of Utah announced plans to begin expanding Rice Eccles Stadium. The football stadium already fits 45,017 people, but the expansion will increase that number to 51,444....

LDS Institute of Religion. Chronicle archives.

Apostle M. Russell Ballard and U President Ruth Watkins Speak at the LDS Institute

By Katelyn Collett February 12, 2019

  On Sunday, Feb. 10, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints held an event at its Institute of Religion for students at the University of Utah. The chapel of the building was full, along...

(Courtesy of Jenny Wilson)

Senate Candidate Jenny Wilson Sworn in as Mayor of Salt Lake County

By Katelyn Collett February 12, 2019

  After Jenny Wilson suffered a disappointing defeat to Sen. Mitt Romney in the midterm elections, Rep. Ben McAdams celebrated a close win over incumbent Mia Love in Utah's 4th Congressional District....

S.J. Quinney Law School on the University of Utahs campus. (Chronicle archives)

University of Utah Law Report Supports New Juvenile Court Bill

By Katelyn Collett February 8, 2019

  When adults are charged with a crime, the United States Constitution gives them many rights, as does the state’s constitution. However, when it comes to juvenile court, many of these rights...

Utah State Capitol | Chronicle archives.

Utah Legislators to Propose Bill Restricting Change of Gender at Birth

By Katelyn Collett January 30, 2019

  The Utah Legislature general session for 2019 is set to begin this month. Among the bills to be proposed, there will be one that has already sparked debate. The bill is known as H.B. 153 or the...

Utah State Capitol. Chronicle archives.

Rep. Sandra Hollins Hopes to Pass Bill to Remove Utah’s Slavery Exemption

By Katelyn Collett January 17, 2019

  Slavery has not existed in the United States since Abraham Lincoln and Congress passed Amendment XVIII to the Constitution in 1865. Since Utah became a state in 1896, it would make sense that...

Dean McGovern and President Ruth Watkins cut the ribbon at the Bennion Centers ceremony. 
(Courtesy of Jennifer Jones)

Bennion Center Honors Community Engaged Faculty

By Katelyn Collett January 17, 2019

  On Jan. 16, the Bennion Center, joined by President Ruth Watkins, unveiled a new digital display honoring community-engaged faculty. The selected university faculty members are passionate about...