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Grace McCallum during her bars routine at the Best of Utah meet in Salt Lake City, Utah on Wednesday, Feb. 18th, 2021. (Photo by Jonathan Wang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Utah Gymnastics Emerges Victorious in Rio Tinto Best of Utah Meet

By Chase Mullin, Assistant Sports Editor January 8, 2022

  The No. 4 University of Utah gymnastics team started their season off strong on Friday night. The No. 4 Utah Red Rocks topped in-state rivals, No. 19 BYU, No. 25 Southern Utah University and...

Choreographer Stefanie Batten Bland (Courtesy Company SBB)

Meet the Choreographer: Stefanie Batten Bland’s ‘Look Who’s Coming To Dinner’

By Tervela Georgieva, Arts Writer January 8, 2022

  It might be hard to believe that a Zoom link ridden with potential technical difficulties can feel so special, but that’s exactly how it felt to join the Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company in cyberspace....

University of Utah men's basketball player Branden Carlson plays against BYU Cougars in Jon M. Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, Utah on Saturday Nov. 27, 2021. (Photo by Xiangyao "Axe" Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Runnin’ Utes Fall Flat Down the Stretch, Suffer Comeback Defeat to Huskies

By Ethan Pearce, Sports Editor January 7, 2022

  The University of Utah men’s basketball team suffered a disappointing loss on Thursday evening against the Washington Huskies. Utah built a 14-point lead in the second half before giving it...

(Photo by Jonathan Wang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

No. 4 Utah Gymnastics Opens Season Friday in Annual Best of Utah Meet

By Chase Mullin, Assistant Sports Editor January 7, 2022

After a 2021 season that saw the University of Utah gymnastics team finish third at the NCAA national championships, the Utah Red Rocks come into the 2022 season looking to take the next step and win a...

Pep talk from team captains to prepare the Utah Utes women's basketball team to take on Lipscomb University at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Nov. 10, 2021. (Photo by Rachel Rydalch Shelton | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Utah Women’s Basketball Games Canceled for Second Straight Week Due to COVID-19

By Eric Jensen, Sports Writer January 4, 2022

  The University of Utah women’s basketball team will have to wait another week to get into Pac-12 play as their games against UCLA and USC this weekend have been canceled. This will mark...

(Photo by Xiangyao "Axe" Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Utah Men’s Basketball Drops Two on the Road in Oregon

By Brian Preece, Sports Writer January 2, 2022

  The University of Utah men’s basketball team (1-3, 8-6) returned from winter break for a two-game trip to the pacific northwest where they faced the Oregon State Beavers (1-2, 3-10) and the...

(Photo by Xiangyao "Axe" Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Utah Football Loses Heartbreaker in Record-Setting Rose Bowl

By Ethan Pearce, Sports Editor January 1, 2022

  The University of Utah football team just came up short of a Rose Bowl title in Pasadena, California on Saturday. It was an exciting game, filled with a lot of broken records and memorable moments. Utah’s...

Alana Haim and Cooper Hoffman in a screenshot from the trailer for "Licorice Pizza" (courtesy of Universal Pictures)

The San Fernando Valley of the 1970s is on Display in ‘Licorice Pizza’

By Megan Fisher, Arts Writer December 31, 2021

  Over the course of Paul Thomas Anderson's latest movie, not a slice of pizza or a piece of licorice can be found. The title “Licorice Pizza” refers not to food, but a chain of record stores...

Ariana De Bose in "America" from "West Side Story" (Courtesy of 20th Century Studios)

Spielberg’s First Musical ‘West Side Story’ Is a Beautiful, Vivid Update of a Classic

By Megan Fisher, Arts Writer December 31, 2021

  The Musical Spielberg Has Been Waiting to Make Steven Spielberg has never made a musical, but his latest movie, an adaptation of the classic "West Side Story," is something that he has been preparing...

(Photo by Jack Gambassi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Utah Football Ready for Anything in Program’s First Rose Bowl

By Ethan Pearce, Sports Editor December 31, 2021

  The University of Utah football team is gearing up for the program’s first ever trip to the Rose Bowl. This Utah team has gone through a lot over the past year, but they’ve reached the mountaintop...