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Bailey McGartland points to her domestic violence awareness pin in the Alpha Chi Omega Sorority house by the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City on Feb. 9, 2024. (Photo by Rachel Kloepfer | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Remembering Zhifan Dong Two Years Later

By Rachel Kloepfer, Assistant Investigative Editor March 22, 2024

Feb. 11, 2024, marked the two-year anniversary of the murder of University of Utah student Zhifan Dong. Bailey McGartland, a junior at the U who was Dong’s roommate at the time, is working to keep...

The Kahlert Village courtyard on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City on July 1, 2022. (Photo by Jack Gambassi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Internal Conflicts of Housing and Residential Education: HRE Lacks Support For Student Leaders and Residents

By Aynaelyssya Thomas, Investigative Writer January 22, 2024

  Among Resident Advisors and Community Advisors in Housing and Residential Education at the University of Utah, seven told the Chronicle they feel HRE has several communication and support issues...

A mini excavator in front of the new West Village housing under construction in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Mar. 22, 2023. (Photo by Marco Lozzi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Graduate Students Face Housing Challenges Due to Demolitions and Rental Increase

By Aynaelyssya Thomas, Investigative Writer March 26, 2023

  Graduate housing at the University of Utah has housed generations of students and families, but now these students must decide if they want to stay or move somewhere else.  Thousands of students...

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HRE to Implement Communication Changes Following November Housing Incident

By Kayleigh Silverstein, Special Projects Managing Editor, News Writer January 15, 2023

  At 11:45 p.m. on Nov. 19, 2022, residents in a suite in Sage Point Building 813 were reportedly threatened by an intoxicated student, who claimed he had a knife and gun when they did not open...

Chapel Glen at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Dec. 3, 2021.

U Students Grapple with Uncertain Future of Housing

By Marisa Angulo, Investigative Writer November 8, 2022

  In the Spring 2022 semester, students of the University of Utah applied for housing for the upcoming fall term and over 3,000 students were left with their names on the waitlist. Rooms were filled...

U alum Karen Ashton (right) stands with student Emma Richardson (left) in front of the Cleone Peterson Eccles Alumni House on the University of Utahs campus on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. (Photo by Kayleigh Silverstein | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Home Away From Home Program: Forging Connections Across Decades and Miles

By Kayleigh Silverstein, Special Projects Managing Editor, News Writer October 10, 2022

  With rent in Salt Lake City rising faster in the last two years than the previous 10 and students who were relying on on-campus housing being added to a long waitlist, some University of Utah...

Evening on University of Utah campus, Thursday in Salt Lake City.

Understanding the U’s Response to Zhifan Dong’s Death

By Rachel Kloepfer, Assistant Investigative Editor August 6, 2022

  After a resurgence of media coverage on the murder of 19-year-old University of Utah student Zhifan Dong, the U’s response and subsequently released documents reveal the internal details behind...

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‘I felt so angry’: Roommate of Zhifan Dong Says Her Death Was Preventable

By Rachel Kloepfer, Assistant Investigative Editor July 16, 2022

  This article discusses domestic violence and murder.   Zhifan Dong, a first-year international student at the University of Utah, was 19 when her boyfriend Haoyu Wang injected her...

A residential area in Hooper, Utah on March 26, 2022. (Photo by Xiangyao Axe Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Bringhurst: Utah’s Housing Crisis Leaves Students Behind

By Maggie Bringhurst, Opinion Writer April 19, 2022

  Utah’s housing affordability crisis is a pressing issue. Rent is going up, and homeowners have been priced out of their homes. University of Utah students must choose between living in dorms...

The Block U on the University of Utah Campus, Salt Lake City, UT on Wednesday, July 12, 2017.

University of Utah Officials Release ‘Return to Campus’ Plan for Fall Semester

By Megan McKellar and Kayleigh Silverstein June 2, 2020

  On June 1, University of Utah, President Ruth Watkins issued an official announcement to the @theU website about the University of Utah’s plans for returning to campus this fall. President...

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