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A view of the Utah State Capitol Building in Salt Lake City on Aug. 21, 2021.

Mendenhall: The Problematic Path of Banning Social Media for Kids

By Addison Mendenhall February 10, 2023

  Social media has been one of the more controversial topics this legislative session. There are several bills and amendments being considered within Utah’s state legislature, and at the national...

The 2018 FIFA World Cup Final, France vs. Croatia. (Photo by MX, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons)

FIFA and Qatar Face Backlash for 2022 World Cup

By Abbey Thomas, Sports Editor February 10, 2023

  In November, the FIFA 2022 World Cup kicked off in Qatar, reigniting the passion shared by soccer fans all over the world for one of the biggest sporting spectacles in history. The tournament,...

Salt Lake Tribune sign outside of Tribune's news department in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah on Dec. 5, 2022.

Local Journalists on the Importance of Their Work

By Caelan Roberts, Online Managing Editor February 10, 2023

  Tim Vandenack, a reporter for the Standard-Examiner, began his tour of the Ogden-based newspaper’s office building not with the newsroom, but with a dimly lit storage room, cluttered with unorganized...

California Gulls and Black-Necked Stilts wade in shallow water on the east shores of the Great Salt Lake in Syracuse, Utah on July 27, 2021.

What Utah Lawmakers are Doing to Address Water Issues and the Great Salt Lake Crisis

By Vanessa Hudson, Editor in Chief February 9, 2023

  As Utah continues to face a historic drought, lawmakers are trying to address drying lakes and water rights. Utah state legislators named last week of the legislative session “Water Week”...

"greenland" by University of Utah School of Dance (Photo via @uofudance instagram)

Welcome to ‘greenland’: A School of Dance Collaboration

By Haley Freeman, Arts Writer February 9, 2023

  Welcome to “greenland,” a new collaborative work from the University of Utah School of Dance. “greenland” is co-choreographed and co-directed by five School of Dance faculty artists,...

Utah Apartments: Essex, Encore and Elevate on 5, University Blvd, Utah on Nov. 27, 2022.

Record High Prices Push Salt Lake Renters to Financial Limits

By Andrew Christiansen, Online Managing Editor February 9, 2023

  When Parker Mortensen's landlord told them at the end of their lease for a 3-bedroom duplex unit in the Avenues neighborhood that the new price would increase from $1,800 to $2,400, it changed...

Chloe Shewell (left), Jack O'Leary (middle) and Parker Madsen (right) walking on campus. They make up the O'Leary ASUU Presidential Ticket.

Guest Opinion: The O’Leary Ticket: ASUU is Broken

By The O'Leary Ticket February 9, 2023

  As we exit the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, this campus feels alive — students are in class and the campus is active. Nowhere is this activity seen more than in the Associated Students...

Art installations by Holly Rios on display during the Living Document exhibition at the Alvin Gittins Gallery in Salt Lake City, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023.

‘Living Document’: MFA Interim Exhibition

By Heather Hopkins February 8, 2023

  On exhibition for the last time in “the old Gittins Gallery” is the MFA program’s annual interim showcase. As the name suggests, the “Living Document” show serves as real-time documentation...

The Block U on the University of Utah Campus in Salt Lake City on Oct.9, 2014. (Photo via The Daily Utah Chronicle Archive)

Guest Opinion: The U Needs an Asian Cultural Center

By U of U Asian Collective February 8, 2023

  The rhetoric that Asian Americans are the "model minority" and the consistent practice of excluding Asian Americans from people of color placed together is a dangerous combination — the essence...