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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

The A. Ray Olpin University Union will be closed until at least April 20.

A. Ray Olpin Union Closes Until End of April Due to COVID-19

By Kayleigh Silverstein, Special Projects Managing Editor, News Writer April 15, 2020

  On April 5, the A. Ray Olpin Student Union at the University of Utah closed after a member of their custodial staff tested positive for COVID-19. “The challenge is people would come in,...

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A Small Step For Campus Safety: New Nighttime Ride Share Service Launches at the U

By Angelyn Ramos, News Writer August 22, 2019

  Within the Academic year of 2018-2019, the University of Utah witnessed very violent and very public crimes. In October of 2018, senior and All-Star track athlete Lauren McCluskey was murdered...

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University of Utah Union Warns Students About Broken Air Conditioning

By Angelyn Ramos, News Writer July 22, 2019

  On July 16, 2019, the University of Utah released a statement about the A. Ray Olpin Union Building. The same date, the cooling system had completely stopped working. According to Union employees,...

Barber: Salt Lake Tribunes Paywall Denies Low-Income Populations Access to News

Barber: Salt Lake Tribune’s Paywall Denies Low-Income Populations Access to News

By Shaelyn Barber February 5, 2018

The year is 1993. Bill Clinton is president. Jurassic Park is in theaters, and Creep by Radiohead has just come out. The World Wide Web was invented in 1989, four years ago and Google won’t exist...

Barber: Criticize Trump Without Fat-shaming

Barber: Criticize Trump Without Fat-shaming

By Shaelyn Barber January 23, 2018

I am doing something I never thought, in a million years, I would: I am defending Donald Trump. Trump recently underwent a medical exam assessing both his physical and mental state. While he was declared...

Barber: Journalists are Biased, Thats a Fact

Barber: Journalists are Biased, That’s a Fact

By Shaelyn Barber November 26, 2017

The late political climate has been waging a war on the media, attacking news sources as fake or biased. The media has been made out to be something evil, and the American people no longer trust it to...

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Saudi Students Celebrate Culture

October 2, 2014

  Arab and American flags were flown together in the Union Ballroom on Wednesday night, as music played in the background. The flag of Saudi Arabia, which is green and white, reads “Allah is the...

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General Conference Reaches a Global Audience

September 30, 2014

  Countless eyes and ears will be focused on speakers and events at the General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, which will be held in Salt Lake City, Oct. 4 to 5. Broadcast...