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U Student's Death Raises Mental Health Concerns

U Student’s Death Raises Mental Health Concerns

By Elise Vandersteen Bailey, Investigative Coordinator April 3, 2018

Faculty and friends of a graduate student in the University of Utah's Department of Physics and Astronomy who died last year have stepped forward to share more details about Mengying — referred to here...

Migos perform at VELD Music Festival in Toronto in August 2017.
Wikimedia Commons, The Come Up Show

Migos Set to Perform at 2018 Redfest

By Abrielle Fulwider April 2, 2018

ASUU announced that this year’s Redfest will feature Migos, with Aminé as the opening act. Redfest is an annual concert planned by Associated Students of the University of Utah (ASUU), which is held...

Ute Forward Emily Potter (12) attempts a three point shot over Duck Forward Mallory McGwire (44) during the Women's annual  "Pink Game" vs. the Oregon Ducks at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah on Friday, Feb. 17, 2017. (Rishi Deka, Daily Utah Chronicle)

Potter’s Point of View: The Student vs. Athlete Decision

By Emily Potter March 29, 2018

The term student-athlete has had its name run through the mud a bit recently in the basketball world. The trending upswing of one-and-done players in men’s basketball, as well as scandals involving schools...

Softball: Utah Hosts Home Opener Against Stanford

Softball: Utah Hosts Home Opener Against Stanford

By Casey Overfield, Sports Editor March 29, 2018

In its Pac-12 home opener, the University of Utah softball team hosted Stanford University in three games, from Saturday to Monday. The two teams played a doubleheader on Saturday afternoon and completed...

An estimated 8,000 people attended the March for Our Lives rally on March 24 at the Utah State Capitol. (Chronicle archives)

Richards: Utah Students Take a Stand Against Gun Violence

By Connor Richards March 28, 2018

Last weekend, students across the state demonstrated a remarkable awareness of social issues and ambition to drive social change. At 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 24, students met outside West...

(Photo by: Justin Prather / Daily Utah Chronicle)

Investigation After U Student’s Death Finds Serious Issues Within Physics and Astronomy Department

By Elise Vandersteen Bailey, Investigative Coordinator March 28, 2018

The death by suicide of a Ph.D. candidate in the University of Utah's Physics and Astronomy Department in October 2017 sparked an independent legal investigation into the student’s experience at the...

Chris Hill speaks during his retirement press conference at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, UT on Monday, March 26, 2018

Hill Retires as Utah Athletic Director

By Kim Brenneisen March 26, 2018

With his wife by his side, University of Utah athletic director Chris Hill announced his retirement Monday after serving at the helm of the athletics department for 31 years. Inside the Huntsman Center...

Students walking to and from class on campus at the University of Utah on Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Raising the Voices of Graduate Students

By Jacqueline Mumford, Managing Editor March 26, 2018

A group of graduate students is working to create a graduate assembly that would incorporate and involve more graduate students' voices in the University of Utah's governance process. Graduate students...

Vice President of Student Relations Xandra Pryor, President Connor Morgan and Vice President of University Relations Maggie Gardner took office on April 25, 2018.

(Courtesy of ASUU)

RISE Party Claims ASUU Executive Branch Uncontested

By Jacqueline Mumford, Managing Editor March 21, 2018

Between March 12 and March 15, students elected the RISE Party to be the new administration of the Associated Students of the University of Utah (ASUU). Approximately 1,626 students cast their ballots...

Utah Utes guard Sedrick Barefield (0) drives the lane against LSU Tigers guard Brandon Sampson (0) as the University of Utah Running Utes take on Louisiana State University Tigers in the National Invitational Tournament at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, UT on Monday, March 19, 2018

(Photo by Adam Fondren | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Runnin’ Utes Put Together Best Game in 95-71 Win Over LSU

By Justin Adams March 21, 2018

The traditional basketball adage is games are won and lost in the fourth quarter. But in the University of Utah men’s basketball team’s 95-71 victory over LSU, the game was won in the first. The...