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Behind the Scenes of the University of Utah’s Response to Public Records Requests

By Elise Vandersteen Bailey and Emily Anderson
June 18, 2019
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
(Photo by: Justin Prather | The Daily Utah Chronicle).

Goodbye, Daily Utah Chronicle. Yes, Yes, We Promise We’ll Call.

By Madge Slack, Emily Anderson, Greyson Harness, Christina Giardinelli, Zach Janis, Kristiane Sonnenberg, Andrea Alvarado, Aiden Keenan, Amy Loret, Katelyn Collett, Mandi Johansen, Alli Milne, and Ashlyn Cassity
April 25, 2019
Sterling Van Wagenen, who has now resigned from his position as a professor in the Department of Film and Media Arts, has been charged with sexual abuse of a child. (Photo by Emily Anderson | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Filmmaker, Former U Professor Sterling Van Wagenen Charged with Sexual Abuse of a Child

By Elise Vandersteen Bailey and Emily Anderson
April 12, 2019
(Photo by: Justin Prather | The Utah Chronicle).

Getting the Best Price for the U: UTA Charges UVU and BYU Less for Student Transportation Passes

By Elise Vandersteen Bailey and Emily Anderson
February 19, 2019
Close up of the suspects' vehicle, courtesy of UPD

Campus on Alert After Robbery West of Library

By Emily Anderson
December 15, 2018
Former Utah Department of Public Safety Commissioner John Nielsen speaks at a press conference on Nov. 2, 2018, about the investigations he is leading into the University of Utah's police department and campus safety.

Former Department of Public Saftey Commissioners to Lead Reviews into UPD, Campus Safety

By Emily Anderson
November 2, 2018
University of Utah President Ruth Watkins and University Police Chief Dale Brophy spoke at a press conference on the investigation into the death of student Lauren McCluskey on Oct. 25, 2018 | Chronicle archives.

Murder of U Student Prompts Investigation into Police Department and Campus Safety

By Elise Vandersteen Bailey and Emily Anderson
October 25, 2018
University of Utah student and track athlete Lauren McCluskey was killed in a shooting on campus on Tuesday, Oct 22. (Courtesy of Steve C. Wilson)

U Track Athlete Killed in Shooting on Campus

By Elise Vandersteen Bailey, Emily Anderson, and Christina Giardinelli
October 22, 2018
The University of Utah football team marches onto the field during the NCAA football game vs. Weber State at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, UT on Thursday August 30, 2018. (Photo by Curtis Lin/ Daily Utah Chronicle)

Washington State Organization Bans Use of ‘Ute’ Name and Logo Leading up to Game

By Emily Anderson
September 28, 2018
The Daily Utah Chronicle Selected for Poynter College Media Project

The Daily Utah Chronicle Selected for Poynter College Media Project

By Emily Anderson
September 18, 2018
Darius Gray speaks on June 29, 2018, at the Salt Lake Public Library as part of the Tanner Humanities Center's "Black, White, and Mormon II."

Tanner Humanities Center Hosts Conference on Race in the LDS Church

By Emily Anderson and Jacqueline Mumford
July 3, 2018
Students, staff, and friends of ChenWei Guo came to show their support after the recent shooting tragedy in Red Butte Canyon by lighting candles and walking from the Marriott Library to President's circle for a candle light vigil to share their condolences on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017 (Photo by Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

U Students Come to Terms With Guns’ Place on Campus Half a Year After Shooting Death

By Emily Anderson
June 1, 2018
The Daily Utah Chronicle file photo

Lower Figures, Fewer Opportunities for Female Faculty

By Emily Anderson
April 5, 2018
Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon at Marriott Library Increases Woman Representation on the Site

Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon at Marriott Library Increases Woman Representation on the Site

By Emily Anderson
March 29, 2018
Students for Choice holding their signs during the sexual assault protest in the MEB parking lot on Friday, Nov 4, 2016

Campus Climate Survey Addresses Sexual Assault

By Emily Anderson
March 1, 2018
Getting to Know Ruth Watkins

Getting to Know Ruth Watkins

By Emily Anderson
February 15, 2018
Feed U Food Pantry Launches New Initiatives to Support Students

Feed U Food Pantry Launches New Initiatives to Support Students

By Emily Anderson
January 31, 2018
Students working out at the George S. Eccles Student Life Center in Salt Lake City, UT on Wed, Jan. 10, 2018. (Photo by Curtis Lin/ Daily Utah Chronicle)

Student Life Center Dress Code Enforcement Concerns U Students

By Emily Anderson
January 26, 2018
Ruth Watkins was selected as the new president of the University of Utah on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018.

Ruth Watkins Made First Woman President of the U

By Emily Anderson
January 18, 2018
Photo Courtesy of Chronicle archives.

Presidential Search Committee Announces Three Finalists

By Emily Anderson
January 13, 2018
Classes at the Business Classroom Building were canceled as a result of flooding and a power outage.

[Image] BUC Closed Due to Flooding and Power Outage

By Claudia Robles
January 9, 2018
Hazing Gone Wrong: A Look Back at the U in 1925

Hazing Gone Wrong: A Look Back at the U in 1925

By Emily Anderson
December 9, 2017
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[Image] U Researchers Examine Presidential Discussion of LGBT Community

By Mackenzie McDermott
November 28, 2017
How Emergency Management Services Kept Students Safe After a Crisis on Campus

How Emergency Management Services Kept Students Safe After a Crisis on Campus

By Emily Anderson
November 25, 2017
Austin Boutain plead guilty to aggravated murder in the Oct. 30, 2017, shooting death of University of Utah student ChenWei Guo.

Charges Filed in Shooting Death of U Student

By Emily Anderson
November 16, 2017
U Student Killed in Red Butte Canyon Shooting

U Student Killed in Red Butte Canyon Shooting

By Emily Anderson and Steven Morgan
October 30, 2017
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[Image] Vegan for the Holidays

By Madge Slack
November 8, 2017
Photo Courtesy of Chronicle archives.

U Administration Announces Anti-Racism Task Force

By Emily Anderson
October 26, 2017
Big Ed's restaurant, the former location of which is now up for lease, was a popular hangout spot for University of Utah students until it closed in September 2017.

[Image] Family of Original ‘Big Ed’ Hopes to Reopen Popular Restaurant

By Claudia Robles
October 26, 2017
The construction site of the new Carolyn and Kem Gardner Building at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 5/14/17. Photo by Adam Fondren/Daily Utah Chronicle

Gardner Building Construction Site Vandalized With Racial Slurs

By Claudia Robles and Emily Anderson
October 17, 2017
Computer labs in the Marriott Library. Chronicle archives. (Photo by Ben Mccleery/ Daily Utah Chronicle)

Student Life Center Website Redirects to Porn

By Emily Anderson
October 15, 2017
Grace, a 17-year-old high school student, was rendered unconscious when she got in a fight with an older man during a protest opposing Ben Shapiro speaking at the University of Utah on September 27, 2017.

Girl Hit at Ben Shapiro Protest Tells Her Side of the Story

By Emily Anderson
October 14, 2017
Protesters gather outside of a Ben Shapiro speech at the University of Utah on September 27, 2017. Chronicle archives.

Protest Against Ben Shapiro Speech Results in Scuffles, One Taken into Custody

By Emily Anderson
September 28, 2017
At least 1,000 people waited in line on Sept. 23, 2017, with the hope of securing a ticket to see Ben Shapiro at the University of Utah.

YAF Distributes Tickets for Ben Shapiro at the U

By Emily Anderson
September 25, 2017
Francisco Juarez, a Dream Ambassador at the Office of Engagement at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, UT on Wednesday, September 13, 2017. (Photo by Curtis Lin/ Daily Utah Chronicle)

One U Student’s Fight for a Future in America

By Emily Anderson
September 25, 2017
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[Image] Spice Kitchen Brings Refugee-Prepared Food to U’s Farmers Market

By Hailey Kirkwood
September 19, 2017
University of Utah President David Pershing speaks to protesters outside of his office about Ben Shapiro coming to speak at the school.

U Students Call on Administration to Cancel Ben Shapiro Event

By Emily Anderson
September 13, 2017
Students walking to and from class on campus at the University of Utah on Wednesday, November 16, 2016

U Officials Respond to DACA Rescission

By Emily Anderson
September 7, 2017
Proposed Bachelor Degree a Game Changer

Proposed Bachelor Degree a Game Changer

By Emily Anderson and Mackenzie McDermott
September 5, 2017
Utah State Capitol | Chronicle archives.

Officer Placed on Leave, Officials Respond to Alleged Assault and Wrongful Arrest of U Nurse

By Elise Vandersteen Bailey and Emily Anderson
September 1, 2017
How Our Schools Now Would Affect U Students

How Our Schools Now Would Affect U Students

By Emily Anderson
August 19, 2017
The crowd shouts during the Solidarity Rally against racism at Washington Square Park in Salt Lake City, Utah on Monday, Aug. 14, 2017. (Rishi Deka | Daily Utah Chronicle)

U Students Attend, Speak at Rally in Response to Racist Posters, Charlottesville Violence

By Emily Anderson
August 15, 2017
This flyer from Vanguard America was posted in multiple places on the University of Utah campus. James Fields, accused of driving into a crowd of people, marched wearing Vanguard America apparel on August 12. The group denies Fields's membership and says shirts were handed out to all those in attendance.

Racist Posters Found on U Campus

By Emily Anderson
August 12, 2017
U Students and Faculty Voice Concerns Over $10 Million Koch Foundation Donation

U Students and Faculty Voice Concerns Over $10 Million Koch Foundation Donation

By Emily Anderson
August 7, 2017
U Moving Forward with Recommendations to Address Sexual Assault

U Moving Forward with Recommendations to Address Sexual Assault

By Emily Anderson
July 11, 2017
A woman holds a 'Utah Stands with Bears Ears' sign on South Temple near the Governor's Mansion in Salt Lake City, Utah on Saturday, Apr. 29, 2017. (Rishi Deka, Daily Utah Chronicle)

U Professors Sign Letter To Sec. Zinke Challenging President Trump’s Authority to Rescind National Monuments

By Emily Anderson
June 9, 2017
Carroll Named to National Academy of Sciences

Carroll Named to National Academy of Sciences

By Emily Anderson
May 16, 2017
President David Pershing at the Racial Awareness March at the U in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Friday, Nov. 20th, 2015. (Rishi Deka, Daily Utah Chronicle)

U President David Pershing to Step Down

By Emily Anderson
May 1, 2017
Vivian Lee, CEO of University of Utah Health Care, speaks inside the Sundance Filmmaker Lodge before the showing of Healing Health Care with Disruptive Health Technology in Park City, Utah on Friday, Jan. 28, 2017. (Rishi Deka, Daily Utah Chronicle)

Vivian Lee Resigns from Positions as CEO of University of Utah Health and Dean of the School of Medicine

By Emily Anderson
April 28, 2017
Protesters demanding the U reinstate Mary Beckerle as CEO of Huntsman Cancer Institute ascend the stairs of the Park Building, where President David Pershing's office is located, on Wednesday April 19, 2017.

Huntsman Family, HCI Employees Feud with U Over CEO Dismissal

By Elise Vandersteen Bailey and Emily Anderson
April 20, 2017
U Launches Program to Encourage Success of African-American Doctoral Students

U Launches Program to Encourage Success of African-American Doctoral Students

By Emily Anderson
April 17, 2017
March for Science and How Research at the U is Affected by Trump's Proposed Budget Cuts

March for Science and How Research at the U is Affected by Trump’s Proposed Budget Cuts

By Emily Anderson
April 17, 2017
Student Assaulted with Pepper Spray in Dormitory on Campus

Student Assaulted with Pepper Spray in Dormitory on Campus

By Emily Anderson
March 24, 2017
ASUU Vice President-elect for University Relations Zoe Kozlowski speaks at the second ASUU debate on Wednesday, March 1, 2017 alongside President-elect Zach Berger and Vice President-elect for Student Relations Saeed Shihab.

Unite Claims ASUU Executive Positions by 19 Votes

By Emily Anderson
March 13, 2017
Chronicle archives

February Campus Crime Report

By Emily Anderson
March 7, 2017
Chronicle archives

January Crime Report

By Emily Anderson
February 7, 2017

The U’s SDS Rallies Utahns to Resist Trump

By Emily Anderson
January 21, 2017
U Professor Weighs in on Bears Ears National Monument

U Professor Weighs in on Bears Ears National Monument

By Emily Anderson
January 17, 2017
U Student And Graduate Design A More Convenient Diaper Bag

U Student And Graduate Design A More Convenient Diaper Bag

By Emily Anderson
April 8, 2016
U Professor Drafts Hate Crimes Bill for State Legislature

U Professor Drafts Hate Crimes Bill for State Legislature

By Emily Anderson
March 23, 2016