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The Utah Women's Tennis player and University of Utah junior Lindsay Hung plays against the New Mexico State University in an NCAA dual Meet at the Jon M. Huntsman Tennis Center on 04 Feb. 2021 (Photo by Abu Asib | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Strong Start for Utah Men’s and Women’s Tennis in Season Opener

By Elijah Murray, Sports Writer January 16, 2022

  The Utah men’s and women’s tennis teams competed in their first match day of the season this past Saturday. Each team competed in two singles and two doubles matches with the first sets being...

"Flight," an Opera by Jonathan Dove & April De Angelis.
(Photo courtesy of utahopera.com)

‘Flight’ is an Ambitious Opera That Sparks Curiosity in the Medium

By Luke Jackson January 16, 2022

  When my inexperienced mind approaches the art form of opera, I think of the music from "Carmen," a mysterious masked man singing from the depths of a theatre and that one episode of "SpongeBob"...

Mark H. Dold on the 'Eerie Parallels' from the Premiere of Talbott's 'The Messenger' at Pioneer Theatre Company

Mark H. Dold on the ‘Eerie Parallels’ from the Premiere of Talbott’s ‘The Messenger’ at Pioneer Theatre Company

By Lee Kedem, Arts Writer January 15, 2022

  Jeff Talbott’s "The Messenger" had its world premiere at Pioneer Theatre Company on Jan. 14, and the play showcased the eerie yet comprehensible parallels between an epidemic that began in...

Isabella Dávalos taking a walk by Red Butte Garden in Salt Lake City on Jan. 15, 2022 (Photo by Emily Rincon | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Buening: Value Your Leisure Time

By Sarah Buening, Assistant Opinion Editor January 15, 2022

  I love traveling, especially because I can immerse myself in different lifestyles and broaden my perspectives. I recently visited family in Barcelona, Spain. After my trip, I felt disappointed...

Paisley Rekdal, Utah Poet Laureate. (Photo Courtesy: Austen Diamond Photography)

Professor and Poet Laureate Paisley Rekdal on the Personal and Narrative Scope of Poetry

By Whit Fuller, Arts Writer January 15, 2022

  The medium of poetics can be a vehicle for catharsis or a personal touchstone. Whatever connections it is able to form, poetry is a force that shapes both a poet and their audience. I had a chance...

Gardening at Legacy of Lowell Saturday Service Project 2017. Courtesy of the Bennion Center

Buening: Gardening Is a Form of Resistance

By Sarah Buening, Assistant Opinion Editor January 15, 2022

  How often, when we purchase food from the store, do we stop and think about how it got there? For those of us that buy exclusively from supermarkets, probably not very often. But food is essential...

(Photo by Jonathan Wang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

No. 4 Utah Gymnastics Beats No. 3 Oklahoma on National Television

By Chase Mullin, Assistant Sports Editor January 15, 2022

  You know it’s a big event for Utah sports when the upper deck at the Huntsman Center isn’t covered by curtains. The Huntsman Center was indeed vibrant on Friday night, as the No. 4 University...

(Photo by Jonathan Wang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

No. 4 Utah Gymnastics Faces No.3 Oklahoma in Heavyweight Matchup on Friday

By Chase Mullin, Assistant Sports Editor January 13, 2022

  The University of Utah gymnastics team’s season just got underway last Friday, yet the No. 4 Utah Red Rocks are already about to compete in one of their biggest meets of the entire season,...

Bradley Cooper in "Nightmare Alley." (Courtesy of searchlightpictures.com)

‘Nightmare Alley’ is a Wonderfully Dark Reminder that Everyone is Horrible

By Luke Jackson January 12, 2022

  I’ve always had a slight obsession with sleight of hand magic tricks. The moment of disbelief in someone’s eyes when they’ve successfully been tricked is insanely satisfying. For a split...

UUPD Investigates, U Responds to Bomb Threat at Black Cultural Center

UUPD Investigates, U Responds to Bomb Threat at Black Cultural Center

By Natalie Colby and Kayleigh Silverstein January 11, 2022

  At 4:25 a.m. on Jan. 11, 2021 the University of Utah Police Department responded to a bomb threat targeting the U's Black Cultural Center, called in from a crisis center in California.  The...