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The 2019 Formula U Racing Team at the national competition in Lincoln Nebraska. (Courtesy Formula U Racing Team)

Formula U Racing Team Works Toward New Goals and Competitions

By Natalie Colby, Editor-in-Chief February 2, 2020

While students are getting into the swing of the spring semester, members of the Formula U Racing team, the University of Utah’s section of Formula SAE, are in the middle of a year-long project. They...

Students at a Crimson nights Winter Wonderland event | Chronicle archives.

Possible Changes to Crimsons Nights May Lead to New Events

By Joseph Moss, News Writer February 1, 2020

  Crimson Nights, late-night events hosted at the A. Ray Olpin Union Building, may be docked from four events per school year to two. Students have mixed feelings about this possible change. “I...

Floor plans for renovations. Photo Courtesy of Women’s Resource Center

Women’s Resource Center Prepares for Office Relocation

By Natalie Colby, Editor-in-Chief January 30, 2020

  As January 2020 comes to an end, the University of Utah’s Women’s Resource Center prepares to move back to their offices on the fourth floor of the A. Ray Olpin Union after the complete renovation...

(Illustration by Jonny Faith | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Are U SAFE?

By Joseph Moss, News Writer January 29, 2020

  Students for Action Focused Empowerment is a newly formed student-led group at the University of Utah. Their goal is to “improve the overall perception of safety, the culture related to safety,...

(Illustration by Izzy Schlegel | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Students Continue to Plea for Safety Measures after Brophy’s $6,000 Retirement Party

By Natalie Colby, Editor-in-Chief January 28, 2020

  Dale Brophy, former police chief of the University of Utah Police Department, retired in October 2019 after four years of service to the department and 25 years overall in law enforcement. The...

The Welcome Center inside Gardner Commons | Chronicle archives

What Do National Rankings and Acceptance Rates Mean to U?

By Marshall Foster, News Writer January 22, 2020

  On Nov. 6, 2019, the University of Utah announced that it would be one of three universities across the country selected to join the Association of American Universities. With this invitation,...

(Courtesy of UAC)

Former Chief Administrator of UAC is Running for Congress

By Mitch Shin, News Writer January 15, 2020

  Former University of Utah Asia Campus Chief Administrator Todd Kent is running for Congress in Texas. Kent was born in Texas, where his family currently resides, and he got his Ph.D. from Texas...

Recover operations with victims of Flight 752 (Courtesy Wikimedia Commons)

Iranian Students Speak Up as US-Iran Tensions Escalate

By Maddy La Turner January 15, 2020

  On Jan. 9 at noon, the Iranian Student Association protested with the Students for a Democratic Society in response to escalating tensions between Iran and the United States on the University...

(Courtesy University of Utah Hospital)

U’s Healthcare System Ranks in the Top Ten Hospitals Nationwide for the Tenth Year in a Row

By Angelyn Ramos, News Writer December 30, 2019

  In 1965, the University of Utah Hospital opened its doors for the first time. For the past fifty years, those doors have handled thousands of patients. This year, the U was ranked in the top...

Students at the University of Utah | Chrony archives.

No April Fools — April 1 Will Be National Census Day

By Barbara Pace, News Writer December 28, 2019

  The U.S. Constitution requires everyone living in the United States to be counted every ten years. The first census was in 1790, and since 1902 the U.S. Census Bureau has owned the daunting...