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Park Building (Courtesy Marriot Library Archive)

The AAU Brings Greater Value to a U Degree

By Joseph Moss, News Writer December 4, 2019

  As of Nov. 6, 2019, the University of Utah has joined the Association of American Universities. The AAU was founded in 1900, and has 65 members split between public and private institutions....

(Courtesy of Dale Brophy)

The U is Hiring a Chief Safety Officer. Here’s What You Need to Know.

By Marshall Foster, News Writer December 2, 2019

It has been over a year since University of Utah student Lauren McCluskey was murdered on campus. The position of chief safety officer was one of the recommendations of an independent review that was done...

People casting their votes during the Midterm Elections 2018 at the Salt Lake County Building in Salt Lake City, UT on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018. (Photo by Curtis Lin | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Voting Advocacy Efforts Earn Gold Seal From All In Campus Democracy Challenge

By Natalie Colby, Editor-in-Chief November 27, 2019

On Nov. 12, the All In Campus Democracy Challenge announced the University of Utah earned the Gold Seal from the All in Challenge for having a campus voting rate between 40-49% in the 2018 midterm election....

U Go Girl on stage.

A Look at Incheon Global Campus’ 2019 Music Festival

By Nina Yu, News Writer November 27, 2019

The Incheon Global Campus held its 2019 Music Festival on Nov. 6. The IGC invited three VIP guests and had multiple students from each of the four schools on campus performing. Korean universities have...

Na'im Eggleston, Assistant professor of Writing & Rhetoric Studies Department at the UAC, sharing his opinion regarding mental health issue at the open session on October 17th. (Courtesy of Alaina Choi and Atelaite Mapa)

U’s Asia Campus Prioritizes Mental Health

By Mitch Shin, News Writer November 27, 2019

The University of Utah Asia Campus hosted an open session about mental health on October 17th. Faculty, staff and students participated and shared their perspectives regarding mental health. The school...

The outside of The Hive (Photo by Marshall Foster | Daily Utah Chronicle)

After Almost a Year, What Are Students Saying About The Hive?

By Marshall Foster, News Writer November 26, 2019

Behind the Sage Point dorms sits the Hive, a late-night pizzeria that is the product of a partnership between Chartwells and the Housing and Residential Education Office on campus. The Hive opened in the...

Lieutenant Gov. Spencer Cox sits with LGBTQ youth protesting conversion therapy outside of the governor's offices at the Utah Capitol | Chronicle archives.

Activists and Experts Discuss End of Conversion Therapy

By Brock Bernstein, News Writer November 24, 2019

  Mathew Shurka — the cofounder and chief strategist of the National Center for Lesbian Rights Born Perfect campaign — defined conversion therapy as “Any attempt where someone attempts to...

Jehovah's Witnesses inside the food court. (Photo by Natalie Colby | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Jehovah’s Witnesses Proselytize at the Union

By Natalie Colby, Editor-in-Chief November 23, 2019

For almost a month, local Jehovah’s Witnesses have spent nearly every morning on campus. They are set up either outside the A. Ray Olpin Union or on the first floor or the Union near the food court....

University of Utah Neuropsychiatric Institute (Courtesy of the U of U UNI)

U Students Optimistic About Recent Huntsman Family Donation

By Angelyn Ramos, News Writer November 22, 2019

On Nov. 4, 2019, the Huntsman family, University of Utah President Ruth Watkins and Associated Students of the University of Utah President Anna Barnes held a press conference to announce the Huntsman...

Officer's Circle at the University of Utah

Cameras, Commuter Services and More: Updates in Officer’s Circle

By Marshall Foster, News Writer November 21, 2019

It has been a little under a month since the Housing and Residential Education Office at the University of Utah held a town hall to discuss issues at the houses in Officers Circle. Cameras inside of the...