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The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle
Caelan Roberts

Caelan Roberts, Online Managing Editor

Cael is a senior majoring in English. He has worked at the Chronicle for three years, starting as a writer on the News Desk. In addition to working at the Chronicle, he enjoys writing creatively, skiing, and spending time with his dogs.

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Max Lepore, Hinckley Institute Intern, poses for a photo. (Photo from Chronicle archive)

Hinckley Intern Shares His Experiences With The Institute

By Caelan Roberts, Online Managing Editor
August 4, 2024
Protestors gather and chant at the Salt Lake County Metro Jail for the release of their comrade. (Photo by Caelan Roberts | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Protesters Gather for Second Night, Demand Mecha Organizer Be Released from Jail

By Emerson Hagy, Libbey Hanson, and Caelan Roberts
April 30, 2024
The student group Mecha at their "Rally Against Transphobia," held at the same time as student group Young American for Freedom's event that featured Michael Knowles on April 8, 2024. (Photo by Caelan Roberts | The Daily Utah Chronicle.)

Mecha Members Protest as YAF Hosts Another Far-Right Speaker

By Caelan Roberts and Vanessa Hudson
April 8, 2024
Kara Eaker performs her beam routine against Minnesota in Salt Lake City on March 4, 2022. (Photo by Jonathan Wang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Kara Eaker Retires From Gymnastics, Alleging Abuse

By Caelan Roberts, Online Managing Editor
October 20, 2023
(Image Courtesy of Laura Seitz/Deseret News)

Gov. Cox Discusses Social Media, Israel in October Press Conference

By Caelan Roberts, Online Managing Editor
October 19, 2023
A Vigil held by Hillel for Utah and Chabad to mourn the lives lost in Israel this month on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023 in Panorama East in the A. Ray Olpin Union Building. (Courtesy of Rabbi Moshe)

Jewish Students Gather to Mourn Lives Lost in Israel

By Caelan Roberts, Online Managing Editor
October 18, 2023
(Courtesy The Bona Venture)

How Students at the U Can Get Involved With Research

By Caelan Roberts, Online Managing Editor
October 12, 2023
Day 71 that the @uofubeaniebabies Instagram account placed a beanie babie somewhere on the University of Utah campus for students to find. (Courtesy of @uofubeaniebabies)

The University of Utah Beanie Baby Bonanza

By Caelan Roberts, Online Managing Editor
September 24, 2023
University of Utah women's gymnastics head coach Tom Farden talks about the Red Rocks' performance following a dual meet versus the Stanford Cardinals at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on March 6, 2020. (Photo by Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

U Gymnastics Investigation Finds No Abuse, Recommends Compassion

By Caelan Roberts, Online Managing Editor
September 14, 2023
President Joe Biden delievers a speech on the PACT Act at the George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Salt Lake City on Aug. 10, 2023. (Photo by Caelan Roberts | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

President Joe Biden Visits Utah, Discusses Impact of PACT Act

By Caelan Roberts and Vanessa Hudson
August 10, 2023
The Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Sunday, July 3, 2023. (Photo by Marco Lozzi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Huntsman Cancer Institute to Expand to Utah County

By Caelan Roberts, Online Managing Editor
July 20, 2023
(Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)

Supreme Court Finds Race-Conscious Admissions Unconstitutional in Landmark Decision

By Caelan Roberts, Online Managing Editor
June 29, 2023
(Design by Claire Peterson | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

The History of Utah’s Efforts to Enact Gun Control Legislation

By Caelan Roberts, Online Managing Editor
June 7, 2023
The Feed U Pantry at the A. Ray Olpin Student Union in Salt Lake City on Nov. 1, 2022.

Options on Campus and in SLC for Students with Food Insecurity

By Caelan Roberts, Online Managing Editor
May 24, 2023
The University pf Utah's police department office in Salt Lake City, Utah on June 29, 2022.

New Deputy Chief Safety Officer Leads UUPD with Past Tragedies in Mind

By Caelan Roberts, Online Managing Editor
April 22, 2023
The University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City, Utah on Oct. 5, 2021.

U has Limited Involvement in Great ShakeOut as Nearly a Million Utahns Participate

By Caelan Roberts, Online Managing Editor
April 21, 2023
A campus police officer poses beside his car by the Public Safety Office on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City on Monday Feb. 27, 2023.

How Campus Safety at the U Has Changed Since 2018

By Caelan Roberts, Online Managing Editor
April 18, 2023
Jennette McCurdy speaks at the Union Ballroom in the A. Ray Olpin Student Union on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, April 11, 2023.

1200 U Students Turn Out for Jennette McCurdy Event Discussing Her Memoir

By Caelan Roberts, Online Managing Editor
April 13, 2023
Inversion in Salt Lake City, UT on Nov. 10, 2017.

Digital Library Exhibit Details History of Utah’s Air Quality

By Caelan Roberts, Online Managing Editor
April 7, 2023
Students walk past the new Kahlert Village dorms and the Student Life Center in Salt Lake City on July 1, 2022.

JED Program at the U Unites Campus Mental Health Outreach

By Caelan Roberts, Online Managing Editor
March 31, 2023
Giving Day tables in front of the J. Willard Marriott Library in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, March 28, 2023.

5th Annual U Giving Day Raises Over a Million Dollars

By Caelan Roberts, Online Managing Editor
March 30, 2023
(Graphic by Brenda Payan-Medina | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

ChatGPT Set to Change Higher Ed Landscape

By Caelan Roberts, Online Managing Editor
March 30, 2023
The University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City, Utah on Oct. 5, 2021.

Utah Fresh Website Simplifies U First-Year Experience

By Caelan Roberts, Online Managing Editor
March 1, 2023
(Chronicle archives)

ASUU Faces Backlash for Sanctions Placed on VKW and Karabegovic Tickets After Supreme Court Decision

By Caelan Roberts, Online Managing Editor
February 24, 2023
Jody Rowser, a history major student at the University of Utah, poses in front of the J. Willard Marriott Library in Salt Lake City on Feb. 13, 2023.

45-Year-Old U Student Returns to School to Advocate for Marginalized Communities

By Caelan Roberts, Online Managing Editor
February 23, 2023
ASUU office, Friday, March 25th, 2016, Peter Creveling Daily Utah Chronicle

ASUU Assembly Representative Found in Violation of Redbook Campaigning Guidelines

By Allison Stuart and Caelan Roberts
February 21, 2023
The Carolyn Tanner Irish Humanities Building at the University of Utah on Feb. 16 2023. (Photo by Sophie Felici | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

New Humanities Hub To Centralize Resources and Community for Students

By Caelan Roberts, Online Managing Editor
February 21, 2023
The Bennion Center on campus in the A. Ray Olpin Union building in Salt Lake City on Oct. 22, 2022.

Alternative Breaks Offer Unique Educational Perspectives Focused on Community and Justice

By Caelan Roberts, Online Managing Editor
February 14, 2023
Evening on University of Utah campus, Thursday in Salt Lake City.

Emeriti Club Offers Free Advice to U Students

By Caelan Roberts, Online Managing Editor
February 12, 2023
Plaque inside the A. Ray Olpin University Union at the University of Utah on Saturday Feb. 4, 2023.

The 66-Year History of the A. Ray Olpin Student Union

By Caelan Roberts, Online Managing Editor
February 11, 2023
Salt Lake Tribune sign outside of Tribune's news department in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah on Dec. 5, 2022.

Local Journalists on the Importance of Their Work

By Caelan Roberts, Online Managing Editor
February 10, 2023
D&D club members show mixed reactions after a failed attack during a raid at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah on Feb. 3 2023. (Photo by Sarah Karr | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

D&D Club Offers Community For Students to Be Themselves and Embody Characters

By Caelan Roberts, Online Managing Editor
February 6, 2023
(Photo by Tom Denton | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

U Hires Sarah Shreeves To Take Over as New Dean of Libraries

By Caelan Roberts, Online Managing Editor
January 27, 2023
Custom made jewelry and bags on display at the Off The Rack Flea Market held in the University of Utah Union Ballroom, Salt Lake City, on Wednesday Jan. 18, 2023.

Student-Owned Business Brings the Flea Market to U Campus

By Caelan Roberts, Online Managing Editor
January 22, 2023
University of Utah MLK Week celebrations on Jan. 16, 2023 | Photo by Patrick Hardwig from Hardwig Media)

U’s MLK Day Celebrations Honor Dr. King’s Legacy and Continue to Look Ahead

By Caelan Roberts, Online Managing Editor
January 17, 2023
"c-x," by artist and U student Chanté Burch, on display as part of the "Embodied Ecologies" art installation on the 4th floor of the Salt Lake City Public Library on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. (Photo by Jack Gambassi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

News x Arts: ‘Embodied Ecologies’ Explores Intersection Between Disability and Environmental Health

By Caelan Roberts and Andre Montoya
January 1, 2023
Cultural and Religious Holidays mini banners and decorations in the Union Building at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, on Dec. 5, 2022.

U Students Prepare to Celebrate the Holidays In Various Ways

By Caelan Roberts, Online Managing Editor
December 18, 2022
(Graphic by Mason Orr | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

How to Handle Finals Burnout

By Caelan Roberts, Online Managing Editor
December 11, 2022
Panelist Jen Rosio prepares for the virtual event “Making it Accessible: Actions for Accessible Events, Presentations, Social Media, and Basic Web Design” in the Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion office on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022.

U Celebrates Inaugural Day of Disability and Neurodiversity

By Caelan Roberts, Online Managing Editor
December 8, 2022
A service project organized by the Asian American Student Association (AASA) at their panel discussion on Nov. 17, 2022.

Amplify Event Discusses Serving Communities of Color on Campus

By Caelan Roberts, Online Managing Editor
November 18, 2022
The Block U on the University of Utah Campus in Salt Lake City, Utah on July 12, 2017.

U Reckons With Recent National Rise in Antisemitism

By Caelan Roberts, Online Managing Editor
November 18, 2022
A view of the Utah State Capitol Building in Salt Lake City on Aug. 21, 2021.

U Students React to Gov. Cox’s Proposed Tuition Freeze

By Caelan Roberts, Online Managing Editor
November 15, 2022
Stuart Moffatt and Rachel Tews show their mask and support at the 2022 LGBT Resource Center 20-year Gay-la held at the Museum of Fine Arts in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Oct. 29 2022.

How the U’s LGBT Resource Center Has Evolved Over the Last 20 Years

By Caelan Roberts, Online Managing Editor
November 8, 2022
Humzah Khan, Carson Young, Isabel Newell, and Ramsey McCreary flash the U at Lassonde Studios at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah on Oct. 27, 2022.

How Student-Started Business Foam Became the U’s Premiere Laundry Service

By Caelan Roberts, Online Managing Editor
October 31, 2022
VIP guests enjoy food, drinks, and the awards ceremony at the LGBT Resource Center 20-year Gay-la held at the Museum of Fine Arts in Salt Lake City on Oct. 29, 2022. (Photo by Sarah Karr | The Daily Utah Chronicle).

LGBT Resource Center Holds Annual Gay-la, Celebrates 20th Anniversary

By Caelan Roberts, Online Managing Editor
October 30, 2022
(Courtesy Graeme Christensen)

Union After Dark Event Brings Halloween to Campus

By Caelan Roberts, Online Managing Editor
October 28, 2022
University of Utah Campus in Salt Lake on Oct. 11, 2020.

U Responds to Social Media Harassment of Native Student

By Caelan Roberts, Online Managing Editor
October 25, 2022
A ballot drop box for the 2018 midterm elections at the Salt Lake County Building in Salt Lake City on Oct. 23, 2018.

What Students Need to Know Before Election Day

By Caelan Roberts, Online Managing Editor
October 18, 2022
(Photo by Oksana Shchegolkova: https://www.pexels.com/photo/silhouette-of-trees-under-night-sky-8759756/)

U Studies Meteorite that Caused Sonic Boom in August

By Caelan Roberts, Online Managing Editor
October 9, 2022
(Chronicle Design Archives)

U to Create Updated Climate Change Action Plan to Meet Local and Global Challenges

By Caelan Roberts, Online Managing Editor
October 8, 2022
Famous Native American poet and author, Joy Harjo, reads excerpts of her poetry for the audience in Kingsbury Hall on the University of Utah campus, in Salt lake City, Utah, on Oct. 6, 2022.

U Welcomes Former U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo for Author Meets Readers Series

By Caelan Roberts, Online Managing Editor
October 7, 2022
A University of Utah student getting information at one of the many stands at the Learning Abroad Fair on Oct. 5, 2022.

Learning Abroad Fair Showcases Opportunities Available to U Students

By Caelan Roberts, Online Managing Editor
October 6, 2022
National flags in the A. Ray Olpin Union building on campus at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Oct. 28, 2021.

U Introduces World Languages & Cultures Major

By Caelan Roberts, Online Managing Editor
September 27, 2022
University of Utah's MUSS celebrates a touchdown during the NCAA football game against SDSU on Sept. 17, 2022, at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City. (Photo by Jack Gambassi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

U Student Arrested for Alleged Threat to Detonate School’s Nuclear Reactor if Utes Lost Game

By Caelan Roberts, Online Managing Editor
September 22, 2022
U student Kristin Thompson poses for photograph. (Photo by Hailey Danielson | Daily Utah Chronicle)

U Loosens COVID-19 Guidelines as CDC Updates Recommendations

By Caelan Roberts, Online Managing Editor
September 18, 2022
Nami Skandarian, founder and the president of The Lounge, at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah on Sept. 12, 2022. (Photo by Jonathan Wang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Lounge Club Aims to Bring Students Together

By Caelan Roberts, Online Managing Editor
September 14, 2022
The crowd at the Crimson Nights at the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City, Utah on Aug. 26, 2022. (Photo by Xiangyao "Axe" Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Fall Crimson Nights Returns With Lollapalooza Theme

By Caelan Roberts, Online Managing Editor
August 30, 2022