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Medical Marijuana Compromise Bill Passes Utah House and Senate

By Christina Giardinelli December 4, 2018

House Bill 3001, a bill drafted as a replacement for Proposition 2 for the legalization of medical cannabis, passed the Utah House during a special session with 60 votes in favor and 13 opposed. After...

Kidus Yohannes, Salt Lake City Police Department

Homicide Suspect Spotted in Campus Library

By Mackenzie McDermott November 15, 2018

Around 10 p.m. on Nov. 14, University of Utah students received a U of U alert reading “SLC police seeking person of interest in homicide. Seen on campus this morning.” Kidus Yohannes,...

Paula Cook, Lisa Harkness and DeAnn Kettenring.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Calls on Women to Vote Against Proposition 2

By Mackenzie McDermott November 4, 2018

Friday afternoon, three Utah women joined together to share their concerns regarding Proposition 2. “Women have historically been the gatekeepers for keeping children and homes safe and secure. They’ll...

Utah Division of Arts and Museums celebrates 40 year anniversary in Glendinning Home

Utah Division of Arts and Museums celebrates 40 year anniversary in Glendinning Home

By Linda Derhak November 1, 2018

  The Utah Division of Arts and Museums celebrated the residency of their historic home for 40 years on Oct. 19. The Utah Division of Arts and Museums provides more than 500 outreach services....

(Photo by: Justin Prather / Daily Utah Chronicle).

Utah Audit Denounces Lack of Oversight in Tuition Increases

By Christina Giardinelli October 22, 2018

In April of this year, the Chronicle reported a tuition hike. The article was reminiscent of content published in previous years — in the springs of 2016 and 2017, the paper reported a 3.9 percent...

Arches National Park near Moab, Utah. (Photo by Cassandra Palor | Daily Utah Chronical)

U Geology Research Team Digitally Preserves National Monument Arches

By Kaylara Benfield October 22, 2018

  Flashback to almost a year ago. Protestors gathered along the streets. Signs hung in every window and were placed on lawns for all to see. President Donald Trump paid a visit to Utah, and almost...

Students and community members protest the Kavanaugh nomination

U Students Join Nation Wide Protests Against Kavanaugh Confirmation

By Christina Giardinelli October 8, 2018

  As thousands rallied outside the capital in Washington, the University of Utah’s chapter of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) rallied on Thursday evening outside the Wallace Bennett Federal...

(Photo by: Justin Prather | The Utah Chronicle).

Avoid the ER on Halloween

By Mackenzie McDermott October 5, 2018

While children were trick or treating and university students were out partying, Matt Difrancesca has spent his last four Halloweens in the emergency room. Difrancesca has been an ER doctor at the University...

(Photo by: Justin Prather / Daily Utah Chronicle)

International Overstay

By Claudia Robles September 28, 2018

New legal changes made to the International Student and Scholar Services Office may heavily impact students at the University of Utah. In May, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)...

Courtesy of Kevin Priest

The Feather in Their Caps

By Mackenzie McDermott September 24, 2018

Each year, the U.S. State Department sponsors an award to take students all around the globe. Recipients get a chance to live in another country performing research, earning a Master’s degree or teaching...