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The ASUU Boyden ticket talks about their platform during the ASUU-Chronicle debate at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024. (Photo by Marco Lozzi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

An Overview of ASUU and the Legislative Cycle

By Emerson Hagy, News Writer September 16, 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...

(Design by Kristofer Hoon | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Over 900 Faculty, Staff Condemn U’s Resource Center Closures

By Emerson Hagy, News Writer September 12, 2024

  On July 24, hundreds of University of Utah faculty and staff signed a letter that was submitted to the university's administrators. The letter condemned the abrupt closure of several campus resource...

Laura Seymour and Mina Brown at the welcome desk at the ASUU offices in the Ray A. Olpin Student Union on the University of Utah Campus, Salt Lake City, UT on Thursday, July 13, 2017.

The Culture and Belonging Board Works to Represent Students on Campus

By Josi Hinds, News Editor September 12, 2024

  ASUU launched the Culture and Belonging Board in August. Previously known as the Diversity Board, the new board "works to ensure that the University provides a safe environment for all students,"...

The Union's Center for Community and Cultural Engagement displays a shrine for the LGBT Resource Center, a student support organization shut down following the passage of HB 261. (Photo by Addy Cowley | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Faculty, Staff, Students Offer Support After H.B. 261

By Kate Keith, News Writer September 12, 2024

  This story is published as part of U.S. Democracy Day and the Utah College Media Collaborative, a cross-campus project bringing together emerging journalists from Salt Lake Community College,...

West High School Thursday afternoon in Salt Lake City (Photo by Maya Fraser | Daily Utah Chronicle)

The U’s New Pilot Program Could Affect Current Students

By Kate Keith, News Writer September 4, 2024

  The University of Utah has initiated a pilot program guaranteeing admission to the U for all high school students in four Utah school districts with a 3.5 GPA or higher. Named "Utah Direct,"...

A dorm room with Ute decorations at the University of Utah

Move-In 2024 Brings Housing Complications to Light

By Alina Walker, News Writer August 27, 2024

  Before the beginning of the fall 2024 semester, over 5,000 students moved into on-campus housing at the University of Utah. However, even with an additional 778 beds on campus with the Impact...

CCE and CSAR grand opening attendees craft and chat (Photo by Josi Hinds | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

U’s New Resource Centers Celebrate with a Grand Opening

By Josi Hinds, News Editor August 23, 2024

  The Center for Community and Cultural Engagement and the Center for Student Access and Resources celebrated their grand opening on Wednesday with an event in their office spaces at the A. Ray...

University of Utah Lot 22 closed and under construction on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. (Photo by Madeline Van Wagenen | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

U’s Kahlert Village Parking Lot Closed for New Housing

By Josi Hinds, News Editor August 23, 2024

  Earlier this month, the University of Utah announced it would be closing the 350-stall Kahlert Village parking lot to make way for a new student housing development. The U said this change is...

Associate Professor Peter Von Sivers (Dept. of History) lectures at a workshop entitled "The Arab Spring: Roots and Repurcussions in the Middle East. The workshop was co-hosted by the Middle East Center and the Tanner Humanities Center. (Photo via The Daily Utah Chronicle Archive)

The Revival of the U’s Middle East Center

By Emerson Hagy, News Writer August 17, 2024

  The Middle East Center at the University of Utah is undergoing a significant revitalization. The center has faced several challenges in the past decade, including faculty retirements and a reduction...

Security cameras captured an image of a man who broke into Shoreline Ridge and exposed himself to a student. (Photo curtesy of Campus Alerts).

U Police Respond to Break-in at Shoreline Ridge

By Josi Hinds, News Editor July 23, 2024

  Early Tuesday morning, University of Utah Police responded to a break-in that occurred in Shoreline Ridge.  The intruder, a white male with shoulder-length blond hair and a beard, reportedly...