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The Chronicle Playlist: Fall Drives

The Chronicle Playlist: Fall Drives

By Palak Jayswal, Arts Editor September 30, 2018

  https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1EUw7T93cnmOfgTHSSD3QC?si=2xXjQcIrRZGriZyXu_Ly5Q Here in Utah, we're lucky to have one of the most beautiful autumn seasons in the entire United States. With...

Isaiah Johnson-Mack #9 of the Washington State Cougars celebrates after a touchdown catch in an NCAA Football game vs. The University of Utah Utes in Rice Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017

(Photo by Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Utah Loses Heartbreaker to Washington State, 28-24

By Zach Janis September 30, 2018

The quest to go .500 against the state of Washington was for not, as the Utes dropped their second straight game to the Washington State Cougars, 28-24. The loss was the second consecutive year that...

The University of Utah football team marches onto the field during the NCAA football game vs. Weber State at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, UT on Thursday August 30, 2018.

(Photo by Curtis Lin/ Daily Utah Chronicle)

Washington State Organization Bans Use of ‘Ute’ Name and Logo Leading up to Game

By Emily Anderson September 28, 2018

The University of Utah’s use of the Ute name has been a hotly debated topic on campus in recent years. Now, members of the student body at another Pac-12 school are joining the ranks of those who object...

(Photo by: Justin Prather | The Daily Utah Chronicle).

Anita Hill Speaks at the U One Day Prior to Kavanaugh Hearing on Sexual Assault Accusations

By Christina Giardinelli September 26, 2018

Hundreds showed up to hear Anita Hill speak at the University of Utah on Wednesday night for the 2018 Tanner Lecture on Human Values. The lecture hall in the recently-opened alumni house reached its capacity...

courtesy Michael Smith

U Alumnus Michael Smith to Publish First Full-Length Novel

By Adelina Whitten September 25, 2018

Few people can brag about being a published author, but this isn’t the case for former University of Utah student Michael Smith. Smith graduated in accounting in 1995 and earned a law degree in 2001...

The front gate of the Utah State Prison in Draper. (Photo by Justin Prather | The Utah Chronicle).

Barron: Releasing One of Utah’s “Boogeymen”

By Morgan Barron, Opinion Writer September 25, 2018

In 2002, the "boogeyman" entered a Salt Lake home at night and took a teenage girl from her bedroom. The response to the kidnapping from the seemingly quiet community was deafening. People wore holes into...

H. David Burton, chair of the University of Utah Board of Trustees (right), and Harris H. Simmons, chair of the Utah Board of Regents (center), present Dr. Ruth Watkins with a "Utah Woman Am I " pillow at her inauguration of University of Utah president at Kingsbury Hall in Salt Lake City, Utah on Friday, Sept. 21, 2018. (Photo by Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

University of Utah Inaugurates First Female President

By Mackenzie McDermott September 24, 2018

Three harps played as leaders from across Utah filed into the historic Kingsbury Hall. All gathered to see the inauguration of the first female president of the University of Utah, Ruth Watkins. Watkins...

Austin Boutain plead guilty to aggravated murder in the Oct. 30, 2017, shooting death of University of Utah student ChenWei Guo.

Austin Boutain Pleads Guilty in U Student Shooting Death Case

By Christina Giardinelli September 21, 2018

On Sept. 12, nearly one year after the shooting of University of Utah student ChenWei Guo, his killer entered a guilty plea and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole by third...

Stewart, Ghorbani Debate the Budget, Environment and 'The Man in the White House'

Stewart, Ghorbani Debate the Budget, Environment and ‘The Man in the White House’

By Nelson Lotz September 20, 2018

On Monday night, Rep. Chris Stewart and Democratic challenger Shireen Ghorbani met at Dixie State University for the 2nd Congressional District debate. Throughout the debate, there was much consensus from...

The Daily Utah Chronicle Selected for Poynter College Media Project

The Daily Utah Chronicle Selected for Poynter College Media Project

By Emily Anderson September 18, 2018

The Daily Utah Chronicle is one of nine student media organizations chosen to participate in the Poynter College Media Project, the Poynter Institute announced Monday. More than 60 schools applied to participate...