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

New Guidelines From the U Move DEI Centers to Office of Student Affairs

By Emerson Hagy, News Writer May 9, 2024

  During the 2024 legislative session, H.B. 261 was passed, prohibiting state higher education institutions from engaging in specific initiatives to foster campus diversity and is set to take...

Libbey Hanson, news writer of the Daily Utah Chronicle, poses for a photo inside the Carolyn and Kem Gardner Commons Building on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City on March 29, 2024. (Photo by Marco Lozzi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Hanson: Take Up Space

By Libbey Hanson, News Writer May 8, 2024

  If you had asked me five years ago where I thought I would be today, I wouldn’t have guessed that I would be here writing a farewell for the Daily Utah Chronicle and graduating with a Master...

(Graphic by Sydney Stam | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

News For U: Mecha Protests as YAF Hosts Far-Right Speaker

By Emma Ratkovic, Graham Jones, and Eugene Lyons May 7, 2024

Transcript: Emma: Hello and welcome back to News For U. I'm your host, Emma Ratkovic, joined by our producers Graham Jones and Eugene Lyons. On this episode of the podcast we are speaking...

Graduates receive applause from demonstrators outside the Jon M. Huntsman Center on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City. (Photo by Emerson Hagy | Daily Utah Chronicle)

U Faculty Sign Letter Supporting Student Protesters; Mecha Holds Rally During Commencement

By Josi Hinds and Emerson Hagy May 2, 2024

  Thursday morning, a group of University of Utah faculty released a letter to U President Taylor Randall condemning the U’s response to a solidarity encampment organized Monday night by Mecha...

The Basic Needs Collective in A. Ray Olpin Student Union at University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Feb. 10, 2023. (Photo by Julia Chuang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Celebrating Two Years of Meeting Students’ Basic Needs

By Elle Crossley, News Writer May 1, 2024

  The University of Utah’s campus community came together on April 22 to celebrate the Basic Needs Collective’s second birthday. The event highlighted the collection of resources on and off campus...

University of Utah police arrest a pro-Palestine demonstrator in front of the James Talmage Building at the University of Utah during the Defend the Students Stand with Palestine rally on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. (Photo by Marco Lozzi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Protesters Gather for Second Night, Demand Mecha Organizer Be Released from Jail

By Emerson Hagy, Libbey Hanson, and Caelan Roberts April 30, 2024

  Last updated at 11:30 a.m. on May 1   Despite last night's events when at least 17 people got arrested, Mecha protests continued for a second evening demanding the University of Utah...

Protestestors on the University of Utah campus form a human chain to protect the encampment in solidarity with Palestine. (Photo by Emerson Hagy | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

U President Taylor Randall Releases Statement on Monday Night’s Pro-Palestine Encampment

By Libbey Hanson, News Writer April 30, 2024

  University of Utah President Taylor Randall released a statement on Tuesday in response to the encampment, which was started by students, in Presidents' Circle on Monday night in solidarity with...

Pro-Palestine demonstrators organize around a newly built encampment in front of the John R. Park Building at the University of Utah during the Emergency Rally For Palestine on Monday, Apr. 29, 2024. (Photo by Marco Lozzi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

At Least 17 Protesters Arrested After U Students Set Up Encampment in Solidarity with Palestine

By Vanessa Hudson and Josi Hinds April 29, 2024

Last Updated: April 30, 12:12 a.m.   Following many pro-Palestinian protests across the country, University of Utah students followed suit, setting up an encampment on Monday evening. There...

President Joe Boyden, VP for Student Relations Paige Moon and VP for University Relations Ty Nishikawa are sworn in at the 2024 ASUU inauguration. (Photo by Allison Stuart | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

2024 ASUU Inauguration Introduces the Boyden Administration

By Allison Stuart, News Writer April 25, 2024

  As the academic school year draws to a close, so do the terms of the current ASUU leadership. The 2024 ASUU Inauguration took place on Wednesday. New ASUU members were sworn in and old leadership...

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U Asia Campus Welcomes Record-breaking Number of Students

By Giovanni Radtke, Assistant News Editor April 22, 2024

  The University of Utah Asia Campus saw a record-breaking number of student enrollments for spring 2024 as the campus gears up for its 10-year anniversary.  The UAC, located in Incheon, South...