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PlazaFest Connects Students to Campus

By Marshall Foster, News Writer August 23, 2019

The University of Utah is considered a “commuter campus," as most of its students live off-campus, but that doesn’t stop the U from offering clubs, organizations and activities to bring students together....

(Photo by Justin Prather | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

A Small Step For Campus Safety: New Nighttime Ride Share Service Launches at the U

By Angelyn Ramos, News Writer August 22, 2019

  Within the Academic year of 2018-2019, the University of Utah witnessed very violent and very public crimes. In October of 2018, senior and All-Star track athlete Lauren McCluskey was murdered...

Crime Scene of Katherine Peraltas Murder

Not All Crimes Make it into the U’s Annual Clery Report

By Justin Prather, Sports Writer August 21, 2019

  No time to read? Check out this story’s episode of the Floodlights podcast. In 1990, then-President George H.W. Bush signed the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and...

Crimson Nights Goes to the Boardwalk

Crimson Nights Goes to the Boardwalk

By Marshall Foster, News Writer August 20, 2019

  With the new school year about to start, students at the University of Utah have mixed feelings. Some feel as though their summer went by way too fast while others feel excited to return for...

Students attend the film screening at the Social Work Building at the University of Utah on Aug. 17, 2019. (Courtesy of Peter Johnston.)

U Student Film Features Refugees Across the Valley

August 19, 2019

  A student film entitled "Refugee Voices" featuring student refugees and their stories of migration held its premiere Aug. 17 at the University of Utah College of Social Work. The film was part...

The Marriott Honors Community with the South Campus Housing & Dining project construction behind it (Photo by Delaney Manson | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

What the MHC Summer Closure Has Meant for Students

By Delaney Sheppard, News Writer August 14, 2019

  Earlier this summer, the students of the Marriott Honors Community (MHC) experienced an upheaval. For the first time in seven years, students living in the MHC were relocated to other housing on...

New Freshman orientation session at the Ray A. Olpin Student Union | Chronicle archive.

University of Utah Now Accessible on the Common App

By Angelyn Ramos, News Writer August 6, 2019

  In an effort to make the University of Utah a more accessible and diverse school, the U has been working to join the many other schools using the Common Application. On Aug. 1, the U announced...

Day care center on the University of Utah campus, Salt Lake City, UT on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017

(Photo by Adam Fondren | Daily Utah Chronicle)

What’s Child Care at the U Like?

By Miacel Spotted Elk, News Writer June 4, 2019

  It’s small, on the fourth floor in the Union and shrouded in boxes of Huggies. A quote on the wall by late anthropologist George Dorsey reads “Play is the beginning of knowledge.” This...

The Muslim Student Association held a Friday prayer in the Union ballroom to honor victims of the Christchurch mosque shootings.

(Photo by: Justin Prather | The Daily Utah Chronicle).

Religion on Campus More Diverse Than Rest of State, With Proportion of Latter-day Saints Over 15% Lower

By Emily Anderson May 10, 2019

  Statewide, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints comprise 61.55% — nearly two-thirds — of the state population, according to a December 2018 article published by The...

Nicole Pankiewicz poses for a photo after the interview on April 26, 2019 at the University of Utah Asia Campus. (Photo by Mitch Shin | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

U Librarian Visits U’s Asia Campus

By Mitch Shin, News Writer May 10, 2019

  Nicole Pankiewicz, a research assistant librarian from the U's Salt Lake Campus, visited the University of Utah Asia Campus (UAC) on April 11. Pankiewicz taught political science in Ohio before...