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Part of the Utah State Board of Regents plans to improve mental health on campuses across the state include expanding the SafeUT app, developed at the University of Utah.

Board of Regents Expands Mental Health Programs on College Campuses

By Jacqueline Mumford, Managing Editor October 2, 2017

The Utah State Board of Regents is honing in on mental health needs on college campuses across Utah. This increased focus on mental health is due to the findings of a working group that included representatives...

Binge Drinking Plagues the Nation

Binge Drinking Plagues the Nation

By Mackenzie McDermott October 2, 2017

To binge is to cram an excessive amount of something into a short amount of time — common with Netflix, but potentially deadly with alcohol. The University of Utah is a dry campus. If students are...

Fabrizio Speaks at Emeritus Reunion

Fabrizio Speaks at Emeritus Reunion

By Cara MacDonald October 2, 2017

Renowned Utah radio journalist, Doug Fabrizio, will be the guest speaker at this year’s Homecoming Emeritus Reunion at the University of Utah. The event is targeted to alumni above the age of 60 and...

Utah State Capitol | Chronicle archives.

The Ever-Changing World of Utah Liquor Laws

By Cara MacDonald October 1, 2017

Similar to other residents in the state, University of Utah students are invested in Utah’s liquor laws. During the last state legislative session, the state’s liquor statutes underwent numerous changes. The...

U Appoints First Mormon Studies Professor

U Appoints First Mormon Studies Professor

By Jacqueline Mumford, Managing Editor September 30, 2017

The University of Utah named Paul Reeve its first Simmons Mormon Studies professor. Through the Tanner Humanities Center, the U launched the Mormon Studies initiative in 2010, which, according to the...

The Block U on the University of Utah Campus, Salt Lake City, UT on Wednesday, July 12, 2017.

Ethnic Studies Department Begins Expansion to Include Traveling Abroad

By Jacqueline Mumford, Managing Editor September 30, 2017

In April of 2017, the Ethnic Studies department at the University of Utah received a $10,000 grant from Global Learning Across the Disciplines and the Office for Global Engagement. The decision to award...

Controversial conservative commentator Ben Shapiro, editor-in-chief of the Daily Wire and former editor-at-large of Breitbart News, fields questions from students attending the Young Americans for Freedom during his speech at the University of Utahs Social and Behavioral Sciences Lecture Hall, Wednesday, September 27, 2017. Shapiro was invited by the student organization sponsored by Young America’s Foundation, the parent organization over campus Young Americans for Freedom chapters, not the university itself.

Ben Shapiro Attempts to Debunk ‘Hierarchy of Privilege’ in Speech at the U

By Steven Morgan September 28, 2017

A crowd of conservative students and community members chanted “U.S.A, U.S.A, U.S.A!” as Dillon Clark, the leader Young Americans for Freedom at the University of Utah took the stage to test the microphone....

The 2017 University of Utah Homecoming Court is Carly Shields, Ridge Durrant, Amanda Groneman, Eric Nhem, Liz Reiss and Keely Kringlen.

Meet This Year’s Homecoming Court

By Abrielle Fulwider September 28, 2017

One of the longest-standing traditions of the University of Utah’s Homecoming Celebration is the selection of a Homecoming Court, comprised of six students chosen to “represent the university and student...

Protesters gather outside of a Ben Shapiro speech at the University of Utah on September 27, 2017. Chronicle archives.

Protest Against Ben Shapiro Speech Results in Scuffles, One Taken into Custody

By Emily Anderson September 28, 2017

Multiple fights broke out during protests outside of a Ben Shapiro speaking event at the University of Utah on Wednesday, resulting in one person being booked into jail on suspicion of assault and disorderly...

WATCH: Live Stream of Ben Shapiros On-Campus Speech

WATCH: Live Stream of Ben Shapiro’s On-Campus Speech

By The Daily September 27, 2017

The live stream of Ben Shapiro's speech is scheduled to start at 7 p.m.