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The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

Editorial: Former UUPD Officers’ Moral Bankruptcy Shouldnt Be Compensated

Editorial: Former UUPD Officers’ Moral Bankruptcy Shouldn’t Be Compensated

  Former University of Utah police officers Dale Brophy, Miguel Deras, Rick McLenon, Mario Sellick and Aaron Nelson are demanding $10 million from the university for damage to their reputations...

Department of Public Safety on Campus in Salt Lake City.

Officers Involved in McCluskey Case Claim They Were Mistreated by the U, Prepare for $10 Million Lawsuit

By Kayleigh Silverstein, Special Projects Managing Editor, News Writer April 21, 2021

  Months after the University of Utah settled a $13.5 million lawsuit with Lauren McCluskey’s parents, five officers involved in McCluskey’s case sent a notice of claim to the U claiming they...

University of Utah President Ruth Watkins (Courtesy of Communications Department)

U President Ruth Watkins Announces Plans to Resign in April 2021

By Natalie Colby, Editor-in-Chief January 12, 2021

  The president of the University of Utah, Ruth Watkins, announced on Jan. 12 that she plans to resign in April 2021, as she has accepted the position as president of Strada Impact.   Strada...

Headshot of Chief of Police Rodney Chatman. (Courtesy University of Utah)

University of Utah Police Chief Placed on Leave after 10 Months in the Position

By Kayleigh Silverstein, Special Projects Managing Editor, News Writer December 18, 2020

  On Wednesday Dec. 16, UnsafeU, a student organization unaffiliated with the University of Utah, received an anonymous tip saying U Police Chief Rodney Chatman had been placed on administrative...

Jill and Mathew McCluskey, Lauren McCluskeys parents, stand and watch the McCarthey Family Track at the memorial walk on Oct. 22, 2020. (Photo by Alexis Perno | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Students and Campus Organizations Move Forward After McCluskey Lawsuit Settlement

By Natalie Colby, Editor-in-Chief October 28, 2020

  Oct. 22, 2018, track athlete and University of Utah student Lauren McCluskey was shot and killed on the U’s campus by her ex-boyfriend, Melvin Rowland. McCluskey had contacted the U police...

Rebecca Hardenbrook takes a moment to honor at Lauren McCluskey’s vigil on the two year anniversary of McCluskey’s death on Oct. 22, 2020 at the District Attorney’s office in Salt Lake City. (Photo by Ivana Martinez | Daily Utah Chronicle)

U Students and McCluskey Family Remember Lauren McCluskey with Walk and Vigil

By Natalie Colby, Kayleigh Silverstein, and Alexis Perno October 23, 2020

    On the second anniversary of Lauren McCluskey’s death, the Salt Lake City sky was nearly cloudless.  Attendees sported Lauren McCluskey Foundation jackets and vests, hands...

Protestors tape Justice for Lauren signs to the doors of the District Attorneys office in downtown Salt Lake City on Oct. 21, 2020. (Photo by Mark Draper | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Protesters Gather at the District Attorney’s Office to Demand Justice for Lauren McCluskey

By Porshai Nielsen, Investigative Editor October 22, 2020

    On Oct. 21, 2020, UnsafeU, a student-run organization unaffiliated with the University of Utah, organized a protest outside the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office after...

Laurens parents, Jill and Matthew McCluskey, students, staff, family and friends attend a vigil on the steps of the Park Building for Lauren McCluskey who was tragically killed on campus at The University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. (Photo by Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

The U Announces Lawsuit Settlement with Lauren McCluskey’s Parents

By Ivana Martinez and Natalie Colby October 22, 2020

  On Oct. 22, 2020, the two-year anniversary death of Lauren McCluskey – the 21-year old student-athlete who looked towards the university for help and received none – the University of Utah...

Nina, 22, holds sign in solidarity for Lauren McCluskey in caravan protest on June 6, 2020 after the police  scandal which revealed an officer involved in McCluskeys case showed intimated photographs.

Barron: Lauren’s Promise Serves Students

By Morgan Barron, Opinion Writer September 28, 2020

  After four years at the University of Utah, I have a good idea of what will be on a syllabus before I even read it. Details may vary, but every syllabus includes course objectives, instructor...

UnSafe U protesters gather at the Public Safety Building on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City to protest the actions of officers involved in the Lauren McCluskey case on Aug. 6, 2020.

Cushman: Listen to Students. Create a Safer Campus.

By KC Ellen Cushman, Opinion Writer September 16, 2020

  In October of 2018, University of Utah student Lauren McCluskey was killed on campus, only one year after the on-campus murder of another student, ChenWei Guo. Both of these deaths shook students,...