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Social Media Echo Chambers and How to Avoid Them

As social media platforms end their fact-checking programs, the spread of misinformation could be on the rise.
By Teetad Govitviwat, News Writer | March 3, 2025

  Earlier this year, Meta, the company that owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, announced it would be ending its fact checking program. Instead, the company said it would be relying on other...

SNL50: THE ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL -- Pictured: (l-r) Paul Shaffer, Scarlett Johansson, Alex Moffat, Emil Wakim, Chloe Fineman, James Austin John, Paul Rudd, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Devon Walker, Taran Killem, Ana Gasteyer, John Mulaney, Kristen Wiig, Kenan Thompson, Pete Davidson, Maya Rudolph, Kate McKinnon as Rudy Giuliani, Sarah Sherman as Michael Bloomberg, Will Forte, Jason Sudeikis, David Spade, Adam Driver, Kyle Mooney, Cecily Strong, Beck Bennett, and Nick Jonas on February 16, 2025

SNL Celebrates 50 Years of Comedy with Anniversary Special

Saturday Night Live hosted its biggest show to date to commemorate 50 years on air.
By Ava Hart, Arts Writer | March 3, 2025

  Many generations enjoy a new Saturday Night Live (SNL) episode weekly from their couches. The show is currently in its 50th season. SNL held a 50th anniversary special on Feb. 16, 2024, to honor...

From left to right: Olivia Saenz, Sunny Singh and Elle Williams flash the U on the Legacy Bridge (Photo curtesy of the Singh ticket).

The Singh Ticket Wins the ASUU Presidency

The 2025 ASUU elections came to a close last Friday, where the Singh ticket, with Sunny Singh, Olivia Saenz and Elle Williams, were announced as winners.
By Josi Hinds, News Editor | March 3, 2025

  In a record-breaking election, the Singh ticket won the student body presidency.  "Thank you so much," Sunny Singh, the new 2025-26 student body president, said last Friday while accepting the...

Salt Lake City International Airport and Stansbury Island as seen from the Avenues in Salt Lake City, Friday, Nov. 17, 2023. (Photo by Marco Lozzi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Inversion Aversion: Understanding Utah’s Air Pollution

How small particles form during inversion remains a mystery, but the Utah Division of Air Quality provides clear recommendations for improvement.
By Addy Christensen, News Writer | March 2, 2025

  Looking out the window throughout the Salt Lake Valley, all one sees is gray these days. The real troopers make the trek outside to stay active, but seasonal depression kicks in quickly for some...

Aimee Lou Wood, Walton Goggins in HBO's "The White Lotus"

‘The White Lotus’ Returns With Tropical Anxiety

Can Mike White manufacture another miracle?
By Brody Leibforth, Arts Writer | March 2, 2025

  Mike White's masterwork dramedy "The White Lotus" is back and rolling in 2025 with its first two episodes of season three. Unfortunately, Jennifer Coolidge is absent this time. However, luckily...

The Utah women’s basketball gets ready to take on the Mississippi State Delta Devils at Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Monday, Nov. 06, 2023. (Photo by Xiangyao “Axe” Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

West Virginia Hands Utah a Beatdown in Morgantown

Utah couldn't get anything going offensively, and West Virginia quickly took advantage to send the Utes home with a loss.
By John Leone, Sports Editor | March 1, 2025

  Utah women’s basketball fell victim to a surging West Virginia Mountaineers team on the road at a troubling 75-46, after the Mountaineers’ superstar JJ Quinerly had a career game with 38...

Audio Engineering Club members work on recording music at their meeting Thursday, Jan. 30 (Photo curtesy of the Audio Engineering Club).

Making Collaborative Music With the Audio Engineering Club

The Audio Engineering Club meets every Thursday. Its sessions are focused on education and collaboration to produce music collectively.
By Teetad Govitviwat, News Writer | February 28, 2025

  The Audio Engineering and Production Club, started in 2016, has grown significantly since its initial conception, growing from an initial membership of 4-6 students to 30+ on Campus Connect....

Opinion: Firearms Are Not Regulated So Children Must Be Educated

Opinion: Firearms Are Not Regulated So Children Must Be Educated

HB104 requires firearm safety classes in public schools. This does not promote children to engage with firearms but instead teaches accident prevention.
By Shannon Akin, Opinion Writer | February 28, 2025

  Utahns are incredibly vocal about their Second Amendment right to bear arms, and children have been bearing the consequences. Utah HB104 calls for the state board to establish standards for...

Opinion: The Legislature Finally Destigmatizes Deportation

Opinion: The Legislature Finally Destigmatizes Deportation

A long-awaited focus on illegal immigration has prevailed in the Utah Legislature.
By Noah Wright, Opinion Writer | February 28, 2025

  Illegal immigration into the state of Utah has never been easier. Generations of lawmakers have enacted rules and laws permissive of rank illegality in immigrations and customs enforcement. However,...

The Family Promise Salt Lake Shelter for the homeless on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017. (Rishi Deka | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Opinion: Prevent Homelessness, Don’t Criminalize It

Criminalizing homelessness is cruel and unsustainable. Homelessness is a manufactured societal burden. We must prevent homelessness by remedying the exploitative housing market conditions that harm everyone regardless of housing status.
By Elizabeth Griffee, Assistant Opinion Editor | February 26, 2025

  This legislative session, HB149 prohibits institutional investors from purchasing single-family homes. It requires any institutional investor who violates this restriction to sell the property...