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Students, staff, and friends of ChenWei Guo came to show their support after the recent shooting tragedy in Red Butte Canyon by lighting candles and walking from the Marriott Library to President's circle for a candle light vigil to share their condolences on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017 | Chronicle archive

Students Honor ChenWei Guo With Candlelight Vigil

By Jacqueline Mumford, Managing Editor November 2, 2017

Two days after ChenWei Guo, a student at the University of Utah, was shot and killed near Red Butte Canyon on the evening of Oct. 30, the Asian American Student Association at the U held a candlelight...

Wazir Jefferson, a student success advocate, came to speak in front of students, staff, and friends of ChenWei Guo to show the University's support after the recent shooting tragedy in Red Butte Canyon in the Student Union building on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017

(Photo by Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

ASUU Organizes Gathering to Remember Slain U Student

By Cara MacDonald November 2, 2017

The Associated Students of the University of Utah (ASUU) gathered students Tuesday night to remember ChenWei Guo, who was shot and killed at the mouth of Red Butte Canyon on Monday evening. Held in...

New SLC Homeless Shelters Designed By U Adjunct Professor

New SLC Homeless Shelters Designed By U Adjunct Professor

By Abrielle Fulwider November 2, 2017

As a part of Salt Lake City’s recent efforts to address homelessness, three new homeless resource centers will be built in the area. These shelters are being designed and built under the leadership of...

U Student Lorene Kamalu Runs for Kaysville Mayor

U Student Lorene Kamalu Runs for Kaysville Mayor

By Jacqueline Mumford, Managing Editor November 1, 2017

As the weather gets colder, leaves change and snow begins to fall on the Wasatch Mountains, Lorene Kamalu is feeling the heat. An entrepreneur, mother of five and master’s student at the University of...

U Student Killed in Red Butte Canyon Shooting

U Student Killed in Red Butte Canyon Shooting

By Emily Anderson and Steven Morgan October 30, 2017

One University of Utah student is dead following a shooting Monday night in Red Butte Canyon near the University of Utah. The suspect turned himself in to security at the Salt Lake City Library on Tuesday...

Married Researchers Search for Cure to Breast Cancer

Married Researchers Search for Cure to Breast Cancer

By Elise Vandersteen Bailey, Investigative Coordinator October 30, 2017

Alana Welm always knew she wanted to be a scientist. “For me,” she said, “[pursuing research] was a straight path.” Bryan Welm decided he wanted a career in research while in college after...

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U Administration Announces Anti-Racism Task Force

By Emily Anderson October 26, 2017

Following multiple incidents of racism, including anti-Black flyers being posted around campus and graffiti at the new Carolyn and Kem Gardner construction site, University of Utah administration announced...

Big Ed's restaurant, the former location of which is now up for lease, was a popular hangout spot for University of Utah students until it closed in September 2017.

Family of Original ‘Big Ed’ Hopes to Reopen Popular Restaurant

By Claudia Robles October 26, 2017

Big Ed's was a staple of the University of Utah community from 1968 until it closed last month. Students and locals woke up one morning in September to find a sign reading “Sorry restaurant closed”...

Breast Reconstruction at the U Helps Cancer Patients Complete Recovery

Breast Reconstruction at the U Helps Cancer Patients Complete Recovery

By Mackenzie McDermott October 23, 2017

The American Cancer Society estimates a total of 252,710 women in the United States alone will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in 2017. Women with life-threatening cancer and large tumors often...

Vandana Shiva speaks to an audience regarding interconnectedness and the nature of humanity in her talk titled "Earth democracy:  Cultivating Hope and Freedom" at Libby Gardner Concert Hall in Salt Lake City, Utah on Friday, Oct. 20, 2017

(Photo by Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Environmental Activist Vandana Shiva Speaks at the U

By Abrielle Fulwider October 22, 2017

Environmental activist Vandana Shiva spoke at Libby Gardner Hall at the University of Utah on Friday night, addressing topics including sustainable farming practices, her opinion on genetically modified...