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Vanessa Hudson, editor-in-chief of The Daily Utah Chronicle, poses near the Student Services Building at the University of Utah on March 27, 2025. (Photo by Madeline Van Wagenen | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Hudson: The Story Is Never Perfect

By Vanessa Hudson, Editor in Chief August 19, 2025

  On a warm May afternoon, over a thousand people filled the steps of Utah’s Capitol Hill, protesting a leaked Supreme Court draft opinion that would ultimately overturn Roe v. Wade.  It...

Online Managing Editor Caelan Roberts poses in front of the Marriott Library on March 24, 2025. (Photo by Addy Cowley | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Roberts: Be Hungry for Knowledge and the Rest Will Follow

By Caelan Roberts, Online Managing Editor August 19, 2025

  When I first came to the University of Utah four years ago, I had a lot of big ideas about what my college experience was going to be. Of course, I couldn't read the future, but I was fairly...

Rachel Kloepfer, special projects managing editor. (Photo by Sam Wheeler | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Kloepfer: Bearing Witness

By Rachel Kloepfer, Special Projects Managing Editor August 19, 2025

  It’s impossible to forget the moment you find out that someone who you thought was missing is dead. Watching the realization come across a friend’s face when a vague description in a mass...

Elle Cowley, Multimedia Managing Editor of The Daily Utah Chronicle, stands in front of the Block U on April 4, 2025. (Photo by Fiona Murray | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Cowley: Core Memories

By Elle Cowley, Multimedia Managing Editor August 19, 2025

  I’ve been debating what to write about for this issue for months. I even started another, much longer and sappier piece about struggling with identity and moving away from home; but after getting...

Eliza Delgado, arts editor. (Photo by Fiona Murray | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Delgado: My Love Letter to Immigrants in the Arts

Immigrants have unforeseeable talents they feel like they can’t share with the world, just like my parents. It is the bridge I found to connect to my parents and crossed it. I ask you to do the same to understand the culture.
By Eliza Delgado, Arts Editor August 19, 2025

  My mom and stepdad are both immigrants. My mom grew up in the tropics of El Salvador until she was 16 years old. At the time, El Salvador was in the midst of a 12-year civil war. My mom’s motherland...

Assistant Arts Editor Graham Jones. (Photo by Kristina Walker | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Jones: Living Through My Work

When nothing makes sense and the world seems to be collpasing around you, try writing about what you love.
By Graham Jones, Assistant Arts Editor August 19, 2025

  I often reminisce about the night I wrote my review for the 2023 film “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.” I came home after an early screening of the movie, made myself a drink and settled...

Josi Hinds, news editor, poses for a photo on the University of Utah campus on March 26, 2025. (Photo by Marco Lozzi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Hinds: What a Ride

By Josi Hinds, News Editor August 19, 2025

  I’ve worn a few hats during my time here at The Daily Utah Chronicle.  The first time I joined was in the fall of 2022. After a year of juggling choices for a potential major, I fell back...

Giovanni Radtke, assistant news editor. (Photo by Luke Larsen | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Radtke: Following Curiosity

By Giovanni Radtke, Assistant News Editor August 19, 2025

  I joined The Daily Utah Chronicle’s news desk on a whim. One day during a Zoom class, a fellow student sent an application link in the chat and I thought, why not? At the time, I didn’t realize...

Abhilasha Khatri, investigative editor. (Photo by Sam Wheeler | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Khatri: Finding Community

By Abhilasha Khatri, Investigative Editor August 19, 2025

  Four years ago, when I knew I’d be attending the University of Utah, I was disappointed. I was desperate to leave Utah after high school, to move on to bigger and better things. The reality...

Assistant Investigative Editor Aynaelyssya Thomas. (Photo by Kristina Walker | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Thomas: More Than An Interview

By Aynaelyssya Thomas, Assistant Investigative Editor August 19, 2025

  Sit down with me for an interview for a second, will you? I will ask you questions about you and what the story is about, but the biggest thing is I will listen. This is your story to tell, not...