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‘Abigail’ Review: A Fun Fanged Frolic

The body count in this movie soon becomes as stacked as its cast. Leading the cast is “Scream” star Melissa Barrera who solidifies her status as a modern “Scream Queen."

By Graham Jones and Andre Montoya | May 2, 2024

Off the coattails of “Scream VI,” directing duo Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, otherwise known as “Radio Silence,” have delivered another spectacularly bloody and surprisingly...

Celebrating Two Years of Meeting Students’ Basic Needs

The event highlighted the collection of resources on and off campus that ensure all students feel supported and their basic needs are met.

By Elle Crossley, News Writer | May 1, 2024

The University of Utah’s campus community came together on April 22 to celebrate the Basic Needs Collective’s second birthday. The event highlighted the collection of resources on and off campus...

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

Members of Mecha and other student protestors demanded the U cut all ties with Israel and free an arrested Mecha member.

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 Softball Salvages Oregon State Series, Records Shutout in Final Game

After suffering two losses at the start of the weekend, the Utes came back on Sunday with a late four-run inning to shut out the Beavers.

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...

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...

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

Randall released a statement encouraging peaceful, legal protest and condemning illegal overnight trespassing on campus in light of graduation week.

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...

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....

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

The encampment was not formally announced in the social media post organizing the rally.

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...

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...

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....