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Combatting the Sexual Assault ‘Red Zone’

College sexual assault peaks in the fall semester, with freshman women being most vulnerable.
By Kate Brague, Managing Editor | September 18, 2024

  This article was originally published in the Welcome Home print issue of The Daily Utah Chronicle, originally in stands on August 25, 2024. It has not been updated and some information may be...

The University of Utah built a new Department of Public Safety building which opened to the public on Nov. 9, 2022 at 1658 E 500 S as part of an effort for increased campus safety coordination after the death of U student Lauren McCluskey in October 2018.

Theft at the U: Trends, Prevention & Responses

UPD says the number of thefts has been stable considering the increase in student enrollment, but continue efforts at prevention.
By Sebastian Flores, Investigative Writer | September 17, 2024

  This article was originally published in the Welcome Home print issue of The Daily Utah Chronicle, originally in stands on August 25, 2024. It has not been updated and some information may be...

Caroline Krum, investigative writer of the Daily Utah Chronicle, poses for a picture in front of the A. Ray Olpin Student Union in Salt Lake City on March 22, 2024. (Photo by Johnny Morris | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Krum: To Women — Write Now, Write Always

By Caroline Krum, Investigative Writer | May 15, 2024

  In the education world, we talk about the idea of not just learning to write, but also writing to learn. This is precisely what I urge you to do.  I have always been writing: I started my...

MJ Jewkes, investigative writer of the Daily Utah Chronicle, poses for a picture in front of the A. Ray Olpin Student Union in Salt Lake City on March 27, 2024. (Photo by Johnny Morris | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Jewkes: A Utah Man Am I

By MJ Jewkes, Investigative Writer | May 14, 2024

  It’s the summer of 2023. I’m sitting in the dirt at sunrise under an I-15 overpass in the middle of one of Salt Lake City’s largest homeless encampments. The smell is the kind that pinches...

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Ceramics Students Voice Concerns Over Loss of Full-Time Faculty

One year after professor Brian Snapp's retirement, students within the ceramics area fear a domino effect could dismantle the area.
By MJ Jewkes, Investigative Writer | May 6, 2024

  Professor Brian Snapp, a tenure professor of 24 years for the College of Fine Arts has retired, leaving the ceramics area with only one tenured professor. Despite a year passing with a hole in...

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Oil, Gas and War: What Are U Funding?

Student activists claim the U is investing in war profiteering companies. How accurate are these claims?
By Rachel Kloepfer and Caroline Krum | April 24, 2024

  In the 1980s, University of Utah students called for the U to divest from apartheid. To them, this meant halting the university's investments in companies that were funding apartheid in South...

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Uncovered: The Trials and Triumphs of Sustainability at the U

Investigative writer MJ Jewkes joins host Emma Ratkovic to discuss the trials and triumphs of sustainability at the U.
By Emma Ratkovic and MJ Jewkes | April 17, 2024

Today, investigative writer MJ Jewkes joins Emma to discuss his recent print article on the trials and triumphs of sustainability at the U. Transcript: Emma Ratkovic: Hello and welcome back to...

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U Origins: The Trials and Triumphs of Sustainability at the U

Shortly after moving the U's carbon neutrality goal up to 2040, campus carbon emissions jumped.
By MJ Jewkes, Investigative Writer | April 15, 2024

  For the last four years, the U has held a Gold rating from the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System. Since the U’s STARS rating is slated to be renewed in 2024, the Sustainability...

The University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City, Utah on Oct. 5, 2021.

Preparing for the ‘Big One’: Earthquake Safety at the U

By multiple estimates, Utah is due for a large earthquake. How prepared is the U?
By Marisa Angulo, Investigative Writer | April 6, 2024

  According to the University of Utah Seismograph Stations, the chance of a 6.75 magnitude or greater earthquake occurring along the Wasatch front in the next 50 years is 43%, while the probability...