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The Bodyen ticket, one of the three tickets running for the 2024-25 student body presidency. The ticket includes Joe Boyden, Paige Moon and Ty Nishikawa. (Courtesy of the Boyden ticket)

ASUU Elections: The Boyden Ticket

By Allison Stuart, News Writer January 30, 2024

  This ASUU election cycle, three tickets are vying for the 2024-25 student body presidency. The Boyden ticket comprises students Joe Boyden, Paige Moon and Ty Nishikawa. Boyden is running...

The Tsang ticket, one of the three tickets running for the 2024-25 student body presidency. The ticket includes Brendan Tsang, Areesha Nazir and Humzah Khan. (Courtesy of the Tsang ticket)

ASUU Elections: The Tsang Ticket

By Allison Stuart, News Writer January 30, 2024

  This ASUU election cycle, three tickets are vying for the 2024-25 student body presidency.  The Tsang ticket is comprised of Brendan Tsang, Areesha Nazir and Humzah Khan.  Tsang is running...

The SET ticket, one of the three tickets running for the 2024-25 student body presidency. SET is an acronym composed of the ticket member’s last names — Milan Subotić, Keana Estorpe and Aynaelyssya Thomas. (Courtesy of the SET ticket)

ASUU Elections: The SET Ticket

By Allison Stuart, News Writer January 30, 2024

  This ASUU election cycle, there are three tickets vying for the 2024-25 student body presidency.  One of the tickets is SET, which is an acronym composed of the ticket members’ last names...

Rep. Katy Hall smiles after H.B. 261 3rd Substitute officially passes in the House Chamber at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. (Photo by Marco Lozzi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Anti-DEI Bill Passes House and Senate, Gov. Cox Expected to Sign Into Law

By Libbey Hanson, News Writer January 28, 2024

  H.B. 261, Utah’s bill restricting diversity, equity and inclusion practices in education, passed the House this Friday and will be sent for approval by Gov. Spencer Cox, who has already expressed...

Protestors hold and wear transgender flags at a demonstration against H.B. 257 at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City on Jan. 25, 2024. (Photo by Elle Cowley | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Advocates Protest Transgender Bathroom Bill at the Capitol

By Elle Cowley, Multimedia Managing Editor January 25, 2024

  Protestors gathered at the Utah State Capitol today to speak out against H.B 257, which would prohibit transgender individuals from using restrooms and locker rooms that align with their gender...

The Utah State Capitol Building in Salt Lake City, Utah on Feb. 15, 2023. (Photo by Andrea Oltra | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Bill to Bar Trans People from Entering Sex-Designated Areas Passes Utah Senate

By Jamie Faux, News Writer January 25, 2024

  H.B. 257, which would prevent transgender people from entering sex-designated private areas in publicly funded facilities that align with their gender identity, is fast-tracking its way through...

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FAFSA 2024-25 Rollout Challenges Affect U Students

By Andrew Christiansen, Online Managing Editor January 24, 2024

  The redesigned 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid comes with many different changes meant to make the form simpler and shorter — but students and parents across the U.S. have...

Riley Gaines speaks during the Celebrate Women in Sports event at the Cleone Peterson Eccles Alumni House in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. (Photo by Marco Lozzi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Riley Gaines Speaks at the U, Endorses Phil Lyman for Governor

By Libbey Hanson, News Writer January 22, 2024

  Gubernatorial candidate Phil Lyman hosted a campaign event at the University of Utah's Alumni House on Thursday, Jan. 18, and invited activist and former collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines as a...

Psilocybe tampanensis, a very rare magic mushroom apart of the pcilocybe genus. (Courtesy of Wikemedia)

Utah Researchers Conduct Largest Diversity Study of ‘Magic Mushrooms’

By Andrew Christiansen, Online Managing Editor January 19, 2024

The use of psilocybin fungi, commonly known as "magic mushrooms," has been quickly growing in popularity in recent years to help treat depression and as a therapeutic tool, but much is still unknown about...

Ashley Bell, Sui Lang L. Panoke, Thomas Maloney and Sidni L. Shorter on stage at the MLK Economic Plenary event at the Garff Executive Education Building Auditorium on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City on Jan. 18. 2024. (Photo by Andrew Christiansen | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

U MLK Week Event Discusses Racial Economic Disparities, Value of Black-Owned Banks

By Andrew Christiansen, Online Managing Editor January 19, 2024

As a part of their 40th Martin Luther King Jr. Week celebrations, the University of Utah held the "MLK Economic Plenary" to dive into issues surrounding racial economic disparities and strategies on...