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Students in the Master of Social Work program, alongside members of the Salt Lake community, protest an event organized by the University of Utah chapter of Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) taking place at the Social Work building in Salt Lake City on Monday, April 8, 2024. (Photo by Johnny Morris | The Daily Utah Chronicle).

Mecha Members Protest as YAF Hosts Another Far-Right Speaker

By Caelan Roberts and Vanessa Hudson April 8, 2024

  On Monday, a familiar scene of protesters rallying against a conservative commentator hosted by Young Americans for Freedom at Utah unfolded at the College of Social Work building at the University...

Salt Lake City International Airport and Stansbury Islands seen from the Avenues in Salt Lake City on Nov. 17. 2023. (Photo by Marco Lozzi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

The Impacts of Utah’s New ‘Sovereignty Bill’ Amidst the State’s Ongoing Battle with the EPA

By Libbey Hanson, News Writer April 7, 2024

  Passed in January, S.B. 57, Utah’s “sovereignty bill,” grants the state authority to override federal law, policy or rule. In a state with ongoing environmental concerns including natural...

(Graphic by Sydney Stam | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

News for U: AI Gun Detection in Utah Schools

By Emma Ratkovic, Giovanni Radtke, and Graham Jones April 3, 2024

Welcome to News For U! In this episode, Giovanni discusses ZeroEye's new AI gun detection software and how the Utah State Board of Education is implementing it in schools across Utah. Welcome to News...

The MEB Parking Lot on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City on Feb. 28, 2024. (Photo by Xiangyao “Axe” Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Strategies to Alleviate U Parking Challenges: A Parking App and Class Schedules

By Andrew Christiansen, Online Managing Editor April 2, 2024

This story is part two of a two-part series about the University of Utah’s plan to alleviate parking challenges. You can read part one here.   In reaction to University of Utah students' common...

Members of the Women’s Outdoor Leadership Initiative and the Backcountry Squatters at the Sugar House Garden Center to celebrate gender inclusion in the outdoors at their annual formal on March 29, 2024. (Courtesy of Clara Coffey)

WOLI and Backcountry Squatters Formal Raises Money for Gender Inclusion in Outdoor Spaces

By Elle Crossley, News Writer April 2, 2024

  Members of the Women’s Outdoor Leadership Initiative and the Backcountry Squatters came together on March 29 at the Sugar House Garden Center to celebrate gender inclusion in the outdoors at...

Historian Seth Anziska speaking  about the fallout of Israels 1982 invasion of Lebanon for this years Dolowitz Lecture in Human Rights at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts Marcia and John Price Museum Building at the University of Utah on March 21, 2024. (Photo by Giovanni Radtke | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

The Global Consequences of Israel’s ‘Forgotten War’

By Giovanni Radtke, Assistant News Editor April 2, 2024

  In the summer of 1982, Israeli forces invaded southern Lebanon to root out the Palestinian Liberation Organization. What was meant to be a short conflict was an 18-year-long occupation. These...

Orcale Bones, printed by Red Butte Press, at the J. Willard Marriott Library in Salt Lake City on March 26. 2024. (The Daily Utah Chronicle | Photo by Sophie Felici)

U’s Red Butte Press Releases Terry Tempest William’s ‘Oracle Bones’

By Giovanni Radtke, Assistant News Editor April 1, 2024

  The J. Willard Marriott Library hosted a book launch for "Oracle Bones," a handmade book featuring poems by author Terry Tempest Williams and woodblock prints by artist Gaylord Schanilec. The...

(Design by Parker Jenkins | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Pride Week 2024: A Renaissance for All Identities

By Elle Crossley, News Writer April 1, 2024

  Pride Week 2024 is bringing students together for The Pride Renaissance in a week of inspiration and inclusivity April 1 through 6. The LGBT Resource Center’s goal for the week is to celebrate...

Exterior of the South Physics Observatory at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, on March 2, 2022 (Photo via the Daily Utah Chronicle Archive)

U ‘Amateur’ Astronomer Discovers His Ninth Supernova

By Giovanni Radtke, Assistant News Editor March 30, 2024

  In late January, amateur astronomer Patrick Wiggins discovered a supernova in the Ursa Major constellation. Wiggins found the supernova, now called "SN 2024bch," in a barred spiral galaxy...

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Book Banning Bill Gives School Districts Power to Ban Throughout Utah

By Libbey Hanson, News Writer March 29, 2024

  The issue of book banning emerged again in this year's legislative session. H.B. 29, which was signed into law by Gov. Spencer Cox on March 18, not only bans books with "indecent materials" but...