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The Chrony Sports Desk's Favorite Athletes of All Time

The Chrony Sports Desk’s Favorite Athletes of All Time

  Sports have lasting effects on people. Whether it be memories we have of watching games and players with family and friends, or just feeling connected with the athletes themselves. Here are our...

The Black Rock Desert volcanic field in Millard County, Utah, 1996. (Photo by Lee Siebert | Smithsonian Institution)

U Researchers Discuss Discovery of Central Utah’s Active Volcanoes

By Malinka Kaluarachchi, News Writer March 18, 2021

  Many people might think of Mount Saint Helens in Washington or Mount Vesuvius in Italy, but volcanoes have existed in Utah for millions of years. In Millard County, Utah, there is an area called...

University of Utah redshirt junior Vinny Zavolta(6) in a NCAA Baseball game vs. BYU at Smith's Ballpark in Salt Lake City, Utah on Thursday, Mar. 11, 2021. (Photo by Kevin Cody | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Utah Baseball On Two Game Win Streak Starting Conference Play at Stanford

By J. Prather March 18, 2021

  The University of Utah baseball team is due up to face a tough Stanford Cardinal squad on the road in their opening conference matchup this coming weekend. Stanford is 10-2 so far and has not...

The Legacy Bridge at the University of Utah Campus.

Successful Giving Day Fundraising Brings in Funds for 72 Campus Wide Projects

March 18, 2021

  It all started 6 months ago, with several committees and 72 campus-wide projects, all preparing for the intense 1,850-minute-long fundraising celebration. This was the U’s third annual Giving...

Photos from practices sessions for the NCAA basketball tournament. The overall number one seed Kansas Jayhawks were on the court when I stopped by the venue. The first and second rounds are being held for the first time ever in Des Moines at Wells Fargo Arena. (Image via WikiMedia Commons)

Let The Madness Begin: Predictions Prior to the Big Dance

By Eric Jensen, Sports Writer March 18, 2021

  We deserve this; we have sacrificed so much; it has been a long dark nuclear winter, but we have emerged into the sunlight. March Madness is here, perhaps the greatest sports month of the year...

Salt Lake City Chinatown, 2021 (Photo by Hailey Danielson | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Weglinski: Racism Against Asians Needs to Stop

By Sonia Weglinski, Opinion Writer March 17, 2021

  An elderly Asian man was recently assaulted in Oakland, CA’s Chinatown area. The other week, multiple Asian-run businesses in Maryland were vandalized and looted. And these were not isolated...

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Kincart: Standing with Queer Students at BYU

By Sydney Kincart, Print Chief, Opinion Writer March 17, 2021

  On March 4, 2021, rows of rainbow colors illuminated the “Y” above Brigham Young University. A group of students hiked to the “Y” and held LED lights from 8 to 9 P.M. This event concluded...

"Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry" (Courtesy Apple TV+)

‘Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry’ Captures a Star on the Rise

By Oakley Burt, Arts Editor March 17, 2021

  When Billie Eilish first arrived on the music scene in 2015 with “Ocean Eyes,” I had no idea who she was, or how insanely talented she is. It would still take me a couple of years to discover...

2021 Photo by Hailey Danielson | The Daily Utah Chronicle

Shadley: Utah has a Car-Dependency Problem

By Will Shadley, Opinion Writer March 16, 2021

  Salt Lake City is the equivalent of an island when it comes to interstate travel. With the exception of one Amtrak train that stops through three times a week, the only form of interstate transportation...

East High School's mask reminder in March 2021. (Photo by Tom Denton | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Alexander: Leave Mask Mandates Up to Health Officials, Not School Boards

By CJ Alexander, Special Projects Managing Editor March 16, 2021

  At a crucial time during the world-stopping coronavirus pandemic, when the United States has reached over 521,000 deaths, we should be trying our best to uphold safety precautions and mask mandates....