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Utah Apartments: Essex, Encore and Elevate on 5, University Blvd, Utah on Nov. 27, 2022.

Record High Prices Push Salt Lake Renters to Financial Limits

By Andrew Christiansen, Online Managing Editor February 9, 2023

  When Parker Mortensen's landlord told them at the end of their lease for a 3-bedroom duplex unit in the Avenues neighborhood that the new price would increase from $1,800 to $2,400, it changed...

Candidates at the 2023 ASUU debate held in the Hinkley Caucus room at University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Monday, Feb. 6, 2023.

The Daily Utah Chronicle Hosts First In-Person ASUU Debate Since 2020

By Allison Stuart, News Writer February 7, 2023

  The Hinckley Caucus room was full of students waiting to hear from their potential new ASUU executive leadership and how they plan to advocate for and support a variety of important issues to...

Colorado River in Canyonlands National Park in Utah on March 10, 2022. (Photo by Xiangyao "Axe" Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

How Does Utah Use the Colorado River?

By Vanessa Hudson, Editor in Chief February 6, 2023

    As Utah continues to expand and lakes and rivers dry, it is important to consider one of the West’s major water sources — the Colorado River.  The Colorado River only accounts...

People participate in the Blanket Exercise: Understanding Colonialism session during the Day of Collective Action on March 22, 2022.

Committee Members Say 2023 Day of Collective Action is a ‘Starting Point’ in the Fight Against Racism on Campus

By Kayleigh Silverstein, Special Projects Managing Editor, News Writer February 6, 2023

  The Day of Collective Action is a presidential initiative by the Presidential Commission on Equity and Belonging, which was launched in January 2022 after the Black Cultural Center at the University...

D&D club members show mixed reactions after a failed attack during a raid at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah on Feb. 3 2023. (Photo by Sarah Karr | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

D&D Club Offers Community For Students to Be Themselves and Embody Characters

By Caelan Roberts, Online Managing Editor February 6, 2023

  Dungeons & Dragons is a wildly popular tabletop roleplaying game complete with goblins, wizards and of course, dragons. More than 50 million people worldwide have “interacted” with D&D...

ASUU office, Friday, March 25th, 2016, Peter Creveling Daily Utah Chronicle

Hair Ticket Forced to Drop Out of ASUU Presidential Election

By Andrew Christiansen, Online Managing Editor February 1, 2023

  Since she was a freshman at the University of Utah, junior Maddie Hair has wanted to run for student body president with endless ideas of how to make the U better. But now, that’s not possible,...

Bulletin board in the Union building at the University of Utah on Jan. 24 , 2023.

McCluskey Campaign Points Out Ways Students Might Be Causing Harm

By Stevie Shaughnessey, Home Stretch Producer, Host January 31, 2023

  Looking around campus, students will now be able to see posters with the word “YOU” in bold red letters. These posters detail different ways students at the University of Utah may be causing...

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Four Tickets Announce Run for ASUU Presidential Election

By Stevie Shaughnessey and Allison Stuart January 30, 2023

  With the Spring semester underway and the ASUU presidential elections approaching, candidates have already begun their campaigns. This year, there are four tickets competing for leadership over...

Sven Karabegovic (center) is running for ASUU president alongside Alicia Baker (left) and Abukar Hassan (right).

ASUU Elections: The Karabegovic Ticket

By Stevie Shaughnessey, Home Stretch Producer, Host January 30, 2023

  On the Karabegovic ticket are Sven Karabegovic as the presidential candidate, Alicia Baker as vice president of student relations candidate and Abukar Hassan as VP of university relations candidate.  Karabegovic,...

Muskan Walia (center) is running for ASUU president alongside Ravi Kaur (left) and Yovanni Valdez (right).

ASUU Elections: The Valdez | Kaur | Walia Ticket

By Allison Stuart, News Writer January 30, 2023

  Muskan Walia is running for ASUU president with Yovanni Valdez running as vice president of student relations and Ravi Kaur as the VP of university relations.  Walia is majoring in mathematics...