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The Utah State Capitol on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025 in Salt Lake City. (Photo by Addy Cowley | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Mandatory Jail Time and Deportation for Hazing: Immigration Bills Signed Into Law

By Grace Maya, News Writer March 31, 2025

  Prior to the start of this legislative session, a group of republican lawmakers announced their intent to prioritize immigration reform and better align Utah's immigration laws with the Trump administration's...

Utah State Treasurer Marlo Oaks speaks at the UFCR's convention on Mar. 25, 2025 in the Gould Auditorium in Salt Lake City. (Photo by Addy Cowley | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Utah College Republicans Gather for 2025 Convention

By Addy Cowley, Investigative Writer March 26, 2025

  The 2025 College Republican Convention took place Saturday, March 22, at the Gould Auditorium in the Marriott Library. Hosted by the Utah Federation of College Republicans, the event brought...

The John R. Park Building at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on June 29, 2023. (Photo by Marco Lozzi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

U President Taylor Randall ‘can’t ignore concerns’ About Legislature’s Strategic Reinvestment Bill

By Alina Walker, News Writer March 5, 2025

  University of Utah President Taylor Randall said he can’t ignore concerns about the integrity of arts and humanities at Utah’s universities if H.B. 265, a bill that would require Utah universities...

From left to right: Olivia Saenz, Sunny Singh and Elle Williams flash the U on the Legacy Bridge (Photo curtesy of the Singh ticket).

The Singh Ticket Wins the ASUU Presidency

By Josi Hinds, News Editor March 3, 2025

  In a record-breaking election, the Singh ticket won the student body presidency.  "Thank you so much," Sunny Singh, the new 2025-26 student body president, said last Friday while accepting the...

Presidential candidate Kefa Abakuki from the ABC ticket speaks at the ASUU debate Feb. 20. (Photo by Alex Dolce, courtesy of ASUU).

ASUU Elections: The ABC Ticket

By Emerson Hagy, News Writer February 25, 2025

  Following the recent ASUU primary election results, three tickets remain in the race for the 2025-26 student body presidency. The ABC ticket fell just 100 votes short of the frontrunners. The...

Presidential candidate Alex Rose from the Rose tickets speaks at the ASUU debate Feb. 20. (Photo by Alex Dolce, courtesy of ASUU).

ASUU Elections: The Rose Ticket

By Emerson Hagy, News Writer February 25, 2025

  After the recent ASUU primary election results were confirmed, three tickets remain in the race for the 2025-26 student body presidency. The Rose ticket came in third, receiving 1,124 votes. The...

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Tick Tock for TikTok

By Addey Christensen February 24, 2025

  The platform TikTok has been an integral part of the social media world since its debut in 2016. After its parent company ByteDance's merger with Musical.ly a year later, it became a sensation...

Presidential candidate Sunny Singh from the Singh ticket speaks at ASUU debate Feb. 20. (Photo by Alex Dolce, courtesy of ASUU).

ASUU Elections: The Singh Ticket

By Emerson Hagy, News Writer February 24, 2025

  After the recent primary election results for ASUU were confirmed, a total of three tickets remain in the race for the 2025-26 student body presidency. The Singh Ticket came out as frontrunners,...

Sen. Calvin Musselman argues S.B. 90 targets only those associated with cartel crime.

Scope of Immigrant Crime Bill Narrowed

By Grace Maya, News Writer February 19, 2025

  Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Standing Committee members met Monday morning to discuss a substituted version of the "Unlawful Presence Criminal Enhancement Amendments." Per...

The Feed U Pantry in the A. Ray Olpin Student Union on Wednesday Nov. 3, 2022.

Utah Lawmakers Discuss Getting Free Meals to More Students

By Elle Crossley, News Writer February 19, 2025

  Food insecurity impacts 1 in 6 Utah children, according to Feeding America. That's a statistic that Democratic Sen. Luz Escamilla called "disturbing." "During childhood, especially through education,...