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University of Utah sophomore guard Brooke Walker (3) versus Iowa State at the Jon M. Huntsman Center on Feb. 7, 2026. (Photo by Collyn Cowles | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Women’s basketball ends post-season with loss to EKU in WBIT

Utah finished the season with a 19-13 overall record, a step down from last season’s 22-9 record.
By Brayden Ortega, Sports Writer | March 25, 2026

On March 18, the University of Utah played its last game of the season, losing to Eastern Kentucky 72-58 in the Women’s Basketball Invitational Tournament (WBIT). Through the first quarter, Utah led...

Khiry Walker (left) and Eli Mayer (right) share one final glance in "King James" on the Meldrum Stage.(Courtesy of BW Productions)

‘King James’ celebrates friendship through the legacy of the NBA

March Madness kicked off on March 19 and Pioneer Theatre Company has the perfect show for fans of the ball. “King James” is running now through April 4 at the Meldrum Theatre.
By Laney Hansen, Arts Editor | March 25, 2026

  Matt (Eli Mayer) and Shawn (Khiry Walker) are fearless basketball fans. Cavaliers fans, specifically. And the legacy of LeBron James is what ties them together. “King James” was written...

Governor's Mansion in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Sunday, March 1, 2026. (Photo by Kristina Walker | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Photo Series: History in Architecture

A look at Salt Lake City's most historic buildings.
By Kristina Walker, Photo Director | March 25, 2026

  Salt Lake City is a bustling blend of unique people, cultures, food and architecture. After being founded in 1847, the city slowly took shape. It took years, but in the 1900s, people flocked...

The Great Salt Lake on March 16, 2026. (Photo by Addy Cowley | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

How Utahns are saving the Great Salt Lake

Utah stakeholders hope to work together, saving what they all stand to lose.
By Addy Cowley, News Editor, Photographer | March 23, 2026

  On March 16, a small plane of Utahns lifted over the Wasatch Front. In collaboration with EcoFlight, environmental organization FRIENDS of the Great Salt Lake hosted a group of educators, scientists,...

A ceramic vase painted with a portrait of former First Lady Michelle Obama wearing a graduation cap highlights themes of women’s leadership and education. (Courtesy of Sophie Smart)

Local women use their craft to amplify voices across Salt Lake City

Sophie Smart and Jade Burke are local artists in Salt Lake City who highlight women’s stories and perspectives.
By Caitlyn Homolya, Arts Writer | March 23, 2026

  Pictures, pottery and gallery walls across Salt Lake City tell stories about identity, community and resilience. As Salt Lake continues to celebrate Women's History Month, local female artists...

Students in the Master of Social Work program, alongside members of the Salt Lake community, protesting an event organized by the University of Utah chapter of Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) taking place at the Social Work building in Salt Lake City on April 8, 2024. (Photo courtesy of The Daily Utah Chronicle archives)

Scholars explore protests, movements and resistance

Faculty and students explore how media, identity and public memory shape the evolution of protest movements.
By Kate Keith, News Writer | March 23, 2026

Scholars from across the country gathered Friday, March 20 at the Language and Communication Building (LNCO) to examine how the world shapes, communicates and remembers protest movements. The “Media,...

Koshka Foundation founder Kristina Anderson Froling speaks at the Utah Campus Safety Summit in the Alumni House on March 19, 2026 in Salt Lake City. (Photo by Addy Cowley | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

U hosts fourth annual Safety Summit

Law enforcement professionals from across the West spoke on approaches to emergency protocol, violent crime and campus safety.
By Teanna Starr and Addy Cowley | March 23, 2026

  On Thursday, March 19, the University of Utah hosted its fourth annual Utah Campus Safety Summit, where law enforcement, professionals and students gathered to learn from speakers with experience...

(left to right) Catherine Soucy, Keanna Frodente and Kevin Alberts stand around costume designs in the costume shop of Pioneer Theatre Company. (Courtesy of Joshua Black)

‘I’m outlasting everybody’: behind the design of Pioneer Theatre Company

Kevin Alberts has been resident costume designer for Pioneer Theatre Company for 38 consecutive years. As they celebrate 65 years of seasoned shows, we talk with the hand behind the magic of the theatre.
By Laney Hansen, Arts Editor | March 21, 2026

  Kevin Alberts grew up in theatre, designing from a young age in Detroit, Michigan. He has now been costume designing for Pioneer Theatre Company (PTC) for almost 40 years. From student to superior He...