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The ASUU Boyden ticket talks about their platform during the ASUU-Chronicle debate at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024. (Photo by Marco Lozzi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Joseph Boyden’s Goals for his ASUU Presidency

By Kate Keith, News Writer October 22, 2024

  Joseph Boyden, ASUU's student body president, described ASUU as "a vessel for whatever students want it to be." Boyden was elected last spring on a campaign built around connection, culture...

A father and son walk into the BioKids building on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. (Photo by Marco Lozzi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

How Student Parents Can Find Support at the U

By Kate Keith, News Writer October 15, 2024

  From full-time daycare to childcare for date nights, the U has several resources parents can take advantage of. Student-Specific Support The University of Utah campus has three childcare...

The Block U on the University of Utah Campus in Salt Lake City on Oct.9, 2014. (Photo via The Daily Utah Chronicle Archive)

Black Student Union Releases Statement Against H.B. 261

By Emerson Hagy, News Writer October 14, 2024

  On Monday, the Black Student Union at the University of Utah released a statement on Instagram opposing H.B. 261.  "The beginning of the semester was filled with truly heartbreaking closures...

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Over 900 Faculty, Staff Condemn U’s Resource Center Closures

By Emerson Hagy, News Writer September 12, 2024

  On July 24, hundreds of University of Utah faculty and staff signed a letter that was submitted to the university's administrators. The letter condemned the abrupt closure of several campus resource...

Laura Seymour and Mina Brown at the welcome desk at the ASUU offices in the Ray A. Olpin Student Union on the University of Utah Campus, Salt Lake City, UT on Thursday, July 13, 2017.

The Culture and Belonging Board Works to Represent Students on Campus

By Josi Hinds, News Editor September 12, 2024

  ASUU launched the Culture and Belonging Board in August. Previously known as the Diversity Board, the new board "works to ensure that the University provides a safe environment for all students,"...

The Union's Center for Community and Cultural Engagement displays a shrine for the LGBT Resource Center, a student support organization shut down following the passage of HB 261. (Photo by Addy Cowley | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Faculty, Staff, Students Offer Support After H.B. 261

By Kate Keith, News Writer September 12, 2024

  This story is published as part of U.S. Democracy Day and the Utah College Media Collaborative, a cross-campus project bringing together emerging journalists from Salt Lake Community College,...

West High School Thursday afternoon in Salt Lake City (Photo by Maya Fraser | Daily Utah Chronicle)

The U’s New Pilot Program Could Affect Current Students

By Kate Keith, News Writer September 4, 2024

  The University of Utah has initiated a pilot program guaranteeing admission to the U for all high school students in four Utah school districts with a 3.5 GPA or higher. Named "Utah Direct,"...

University of Utah Lot 22 closed and under construction on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. (Photo by Madeline Van Wagenen | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

U’s Kahlert Village Parking Lot Closed for New Housing

By Josi Hinds, News Editor August 23, 2024

  Earlier this month, the University of Utah announced it would be closing the 350-stall Kahlert Village parking lot to make way for a new student housing development. The U said this change is...

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U Asia Campus Welcomes Record-breaking Number of Students

By Giovanni Radtke, Assistant News Editor April 22, 2024

  The University of Utah Asia Campus saw a record-breaking number of student enrollments for spring 2024 as the campus gears up for its 10-year anniversary.  The UAC, located in Incheon, South...

The Chielo Vintage stand during the Women In Business 'Bloom into Business Market' event in the Spencer Fox Eccles Business Building at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Apr. 9, 2024. (Photo by Marco Lozzi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Bloom into Business Market Brings Entrepreneurial Women to Campus

By Elle Crossley, News Writer April 12, 2024

  Women in Business hosted its Bloom into Business Market on April 9. The event brought entrepreneurial women from the Salt Lake community and beyond to the University of Utah's campus, highlighting...