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"Sonder I" by Emma Goldgar. (Courtesy Urban Arts Gallery)

‘Sonder’ Showcases Local Art in An Accessible Way

By Tervela Georgieva, Arts Writer January 30, 2022

  It was a cold night when I walked past bright multicolor lights and empty tables with open flame fireplaces. Somewhere amid all of this, tucked away in Salt Lake City’s Gateway, is the Urban...

(Courtesy Utah Athletics)

Utah Skiing Wins Utah Invitational in Dominating Fashion

By Max Valva, Sports Writer January 30, 2022

  The Utah skiing team traveled to Park City this past week to compete in the final two events of the Utah Invitational, with the Alpine team trying to take advantage of the lead the Nordic team...

University of Utah men's basketball's guard Marco Anthony plays against the USC Trojans on Saturday, Jan. 22 at the Jon. M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Xiangyao "Axe" Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Runnin’ Utes Lose Double-OT Match Against Washington

By Ethan Pearce, Sports Editor January 30, 2022

  The University of Utah men's basketball team dropped their tenth game in a row on Saturday afternoon, losing a double overtime thriller in Seattle, Washington. Utah had plenty of chances to win...

University of Utah women's gymnastics' Maile O'Keefe performs on the balance beam in a dual meet vs. Arizona State at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah on Friday, Jan. 24, 2020. (Photo by Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

No. 2 Utah Gymnastics Beats No. 19 Stanford with Impressive Beam Performance

By Chase Mullin, Assistant Sports Editor January 30, 2022

  After a relatively rocky win over the No. 13 Arizona State Sun Devils last week, the No. 2 University of Utah Red Rocks gymnastics team stormed into Saturday afternoon’s meet against No. 19...

Cooper Raiff and Dakota Johnson in the Sundance award-winning film "Cha Cha Real Smooth." (Courtesy Sundance Institute)

Sundance: Raiff’s ‘Cha Cha Real Smooth’ Shines, Wins Audience Award

By Hannah Keating, Arts Editor January 29, 2022

  Filmmaker Cooper Raiff makes his Sundance debut directing, producing, writing and acting in his feature “Cha Cha Real Smooth.” Largely considered a fan-favorite of the festival, winning an...

Still from "Girl Picture." (Courtesy Sundance Institute)

Sundance: Bright, Predictable and Unabashedly Girly, ‘Girl Picture’ is a Portrait of Female Sexuality

By Megan Fisher, Arts Writer January 29, 2022

  Stop me if you’ve heard this one before — two best friends try to navigate the roller coaster ride of teenage life as they take their first unsure steps into independence and adult sexuality....

Spencer X in a Still from "TikTok, Boom." (Courtesy Sundance Institute)

Sundance: ‘TikTok, Boom’ Bites off More Than It Can Chew

By Hannah Keating, Arts Editor January 29, 2022

  In “TikTok, Boom.” director Shalini Kantayya attempts to explore the massive impact Chinese social media app TikTok has had on the “the zeitgeist of the U.S.” and beyond in its rapid...

University of Utah men's basketball's guard Rollie Worster plays against USC Trojans on Saturday, Jan. 22 at the Jon. M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Xiangyao "Axe" Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Runnin’ Utes Doomed by Turnovers, Rebounds; Drop Ninth in a Row to Washington State

By Ethan Pearce, Sports Editor January 27, 2022

  The University of Utah men’s basketball team suffered their ninth loss in a row on Wednesday evening against the Washington State Cougars. Utah went back to old habits, turning the ball over...

"The Panola Project" (Courtesy PMG)

Sundance: Directors of Short Film ‘The Panola Project’ on Highlighting Community Activist Dorothy Oliver

By Hannah Keating, Arts Editor January 27, 2022

  In August 2021, The New Yorker published “An Alabama Woman’s Neighborly Vaccination Campaign” featuring short documentary “The Panola Project,” which follows Dorothy Oliver’s efforts...

Sinead O'Connor in the Sundance premiere of "Nothing Compares." (Courtesy Sundance Institute)

Sundance: ‘Nothing Compares’ Misses the Mark

By Frank Gardner, Assistant Arts Editor January 27, 2022

  Director Kathryn Ferguson’s debut Sundance feature documentary "Nothing Compares" is a vulnerable and intimate picture of pop star Sinead O’Connor’s rise to fame and the controversial...