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Solar panels on top of the Utah Museum of Natural History at the U in Salt Lake City, Utah on Wednesday, Apr. 12, 2017. (Rishi Deka, Daily Utah Chronicle)

U Helps State Gain $62.5 Million for Solar Power

By Emerson Hagy June 4, 2024

  On April 22, 2024, the Biden-Harris Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency announced the allocation of $7 billion in grants through the Solar for All competition. The Utah Office...

University of Utah police monitor the situation in front of the John R. Park Building at the University of Utah during the Emergency Rally For Palestine on Monday, April 29, 2024. (Photo by Marco Lozzi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Campus Safety Releases Explanation of Police Response to April 29 Encampment

By Josi Hinds, News Editor June 4, 2024

  On Nov. 1, 2023, roughly 50 protesters crashed an on-campus watch party hosted by Young Americans for Freedom at the University of Utah. Mecha, a socialist student organization, led the protest....

Bathroom doors in the Joseph F. Merrill Engineering Building at University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022.

The Current Controversy of Utah’s Transgender Bathroom Bill

By Emerson Hagy May 29, 2024

  On Jan. 31, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed H.B. 257 into law, affecting transgender individuals' access to public spaces. The law prohibits transgender individuals from using bathrooms, dressing...

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How Bankruptcy Law Could Shield Purdue Pharma Owners From Lawsuits

By Giovanni Radtke, Assistant News Editor May 28, 2024

  The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether the billionaire Sackler family, owners of Purdue Pharma, can shield themselves from future lawsuits in exchange for $6 billion to local and state governments...

Ruins of the Waialeʻe Industrial School for Boys. (Photo curtesy of Maile Arvin).

Piecing Together the History of the Waialeʻe Industrial School for Boys

By Giovanni Radtke, Assistant News Editor May 25, 2024

  On the northern shores of Oahu lay the ruins of Hawaii's detention center for boys. Opened in 1903, the WaialeÊ»e Industrial School for Boys incarcerated children for petty theft and truancy....

President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden face off in Cleveland, OH on Sept. 29, 2020.

Presidential Debates Could Skip Utah as Biden, Trump Agree to New Dates

By Elle Crossley and Emerson Hagy May 22, 2024

  The October presidential debate at the University of Utah risks cancellation after President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump agreed to schedule their own debates on June 27 and Sept....

Pro-Palestine demonstrators assemble tents in front of the John R. Park Building at the University of Utah during the Emergency Rally For Palestine on Monday, April 29, 2024. (Photo by Marco Lozzi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Gov. Cox Says U Responded ‘Brilliantly’ to Pro-Palestinian Protests

By Giovanni Radtke, Assistant News Editor May 16, 2024

  During his monthly press conference on Thursday, Gov. Spencer Cox commended University of Utah President Taylor Randall, campus police and the Salt Lake City Police Department for their response...

Antelope Island in Utah on Oct. 5, 2022.

Recapping Laws Impacting the Great Salt Lake Passed in 2024

By Giovanni Radtke, Assistant News Editor May 16, 2024

  Utah's 2024 legislative session ended in March, and the Great Salt Lake remained a concerning topic. Legislatures passed several notable bills this year to aid the depleted lake. Great Salt...

Allison Stuart, news writer of the Daily Utah Chronicle, poses for a photo outside the Student Services Building on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City on April 2, 2024. (Photo by Marco Lozzi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Stuart: Just Say Yes

By Allison Stuart, News Writer May 14, 2024

  I still remember when I was a wide-eyed freshman, walking around campus and looking for ways to get involved. I had picked communication as a tentative major, since you had to choose upon enrollment....

President Taylor Randall Launches New Paid Internship Program

President Taylor Randall Launches New Paid Internship Program

By Emerson Hagy May 13, 2024

  On April 10, University of Utah President Taylor Randall announced a new service program called the U Service Corps. The program aims to benefit students and the greater Utah community by offering...