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No. 4 Utah Gymnastics Faces No.3 Oklahoma in Heavyweight Matchup on Friday

By Chase Mullin, Assistant Sports Editor January 13, 2022

  The University of Utah gymnastics team’s season just got underway last Friday, yet the No. 4 Utah Red Rocks are already about to compete in one of their biggest meets of the entire season,...

Utah Ute's Women's basketball team warm ups before taking on Lipscomb University at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, November 10, 2021. (Photo by Rachel Rydalch | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Utah Women’s Basketball Game Against Cal Canceled

By Eric Jensen, Sports Writer January 13, 2022

  The University of Utah women’s basketball team will have to wait yet again to get their Pac-12 campaign underway after their game against California was canceled tonight due to COVID-19 issues...

Bradley Cooper in "Nightmare Alley." (Courtesy of searchlightpictures.com)

‘Nightmare Alley’ is a Wonderfully Dark Reminder that Everyone is Horrible

By Luke Jackson January 12, 2022

  I’ve always had a slight obsession with sleight of hand magic tricks. The moment of disbelief in someone’s eyes when they’ve successfully been tricked is insanely satisfying. For a split...

University of Utah women's basketball player, Brynna Maxwell (#11), holds the ball on offense in the game against Arizona State University in the Jon M. Huntsman center in Salt Lake City on Dec. 18, 2020. (Photo by Jack Gambassi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Utah Women’s Basketball Returns to Action Against California Thursday

By Chase Mullin, Assistant Sports Editor January 11, 2022

  After a nearly three-week hiatus, the University of Utah women’s basketball team is set to return to the floor Thursday night against the University of California, Berkeley, at the Huntsman...

Video Still by Sama Alshaibi featured in "Land Body" (Courtesy Ogden Contemporary Arts)

‘Land Body’ at OCA: An Exploration of the Female Body and Landscape

By Drew Reynolds, Arts Writer January 11, 2022

  The connection between femininity and the earth has been deeply ingrained into our cultural consciousness. From the earliest points of art history, male artists fostered feminine connotations...

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Utah Gymnastics Looks Poised to Compete for a National Championship

By Chase Mullin, Assistant Sports Editor January 10, 2022

  Most casual University of Utah sports fans would likely be excited to hear that the University of Utah Red Rocks gymnastics team is going into the 2022 season ranked fourth in the nation. The...

Members of the Arts Desk

Starting a New Year: The Arts Desk on Their Past Favorites and Pieces To Look Forward To

  Here on the Arts Desk of the Chronicle, we talk about art. A lot. While 2020 shut down many creative productions as COVID-19 and its subsequent stops, restrictions and shutdowns rose, 2021 brought...

Bozeman, MT - Anker-Lowe family hiking Alex Lowe Peak in Montana. (Credit: Lowe Anker Family)

National Geographic’s ‘Torn’ Documents a Family’s Loss and Explores Their Recovery

By Hannah Keating, Arts Editor January 9, 2022

  National Geographic's latest documentary “Torn” is an intimate look into the life left behind by the “world’s greatest climber” Alex Lowe after his tragic death in an avalanche. In...

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Queer Representation in Holiday Films Isn’t Quite Enough

By Whit Fuller, Arts Writer January 9, 2022

  After the holiday season has come and gone, it becomes obvious how few queer holiday offerings there are. Despite the growth of LGBTQIA+ holiday films on the Hallmark channel and a few films...

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Klay Thompson is Back, and the Basketball World is Right Again

By Ethan Pearce, Sports Editor January 9, 2022

  It’s been over 900 days since Klay Thompson stepped on the court in an NBA game. He tore his ACL during Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals, and we haven’t seen him play since. A devastating Achilles...