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The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

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The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

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Evolution of COVID-19 Testing at the U Culminates in Self-Serve Options

By Isaac Dunaway and Allison Stuart March 21, 2022

  The University of Utah currently offers self-serve COVID-19 testing at twelve sites around campus. Students, faculty and staff may use these sites up to twice per week. Immediate household members...

(Photo by Justin Prather | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Safe Ride: One of the Best in the Pac-12

By Marisa Angulo, Investigative Writer February 2, 2022

  For students returning home late at night from campus, Safe Ride has been a blessing. With five semesters of it being available to students, the U has established one the best Safe Ride programs...

(Graphic by Cyan Larson | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

SafeU Initiatives Promote Public Safety on Campus

By Devin Oldroyd, News Writer August 31, 2021

  From maps to COVID-19 guidelines, a person cannot walk five minutes on the U’s campus without seeing them: paper and cardboard signs are posted nearly everywhere, and now they have taken a...

The Kum Administration says goodbye to the University of Utah. They served in an unprecedented year focusing on accessibly and safety for U students. Photographed on April 3, 2021. (Photo by Ivana Martinez | Daily Utah Chronicle.)

The Kum Administration: Setting a Precedent in Unprecedented Times

By Kayleigh Sliverstein April 13, 2021

  In a year defined by changing circumstances, four University of Utah students and their team in student government consistently worked towards achieving one main goal for the campus community:...

Fourth-year student, Thomas Stone, works on a GIS project at a computer lab in Gardener Commons on October 30, 2020. (Photo by Gwen Christopherson | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Poma: Why I’m Cautiously Optimistic about Post-Pandemic Education

By Sasha Poma, Assistant Opinion Editor March 24, 2021

  As we hit the one-year mark of schools moving classes online, all of us feel Zoom-fatigued. Students of all ages want to return to the pre-pandemic way of learning, especially now that more Utahns...

Photo Courtesy of Jess Wojciechowski.

The Wojciechowski Ticket: ASUU’s First All Female Presidency 

By Porshai Nielson March 15, 2021

  The Wojciechowski ticket won the ASUU presidential election on Feb. 26, making them the first all-female ticket to win at the University of Utah. President-elect Jess Wojciechowski, Tiffany...

The block U on campus on Feb. 2, 2021. (Photo by Jack Gambassi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

5-Year Strategic Plan for University Safety Addresses Community Distrust

By Kayleigh Silverstein, Special Projects Managing Editor, News Writer March 5, 2021

  On Feb. 19, the Office of the Chief Safety Officer released their “5-year Strategic Plan for University Safety” which outlines standards and strategic goals for U Safety as their department...

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...

J Willard Marriott Library at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City. (Photo by Adam Fondren | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Virtual Panel Discussion Hosted by the Marriott Library Addresses Alternatives to Calling the Police

By Kayleigh Silverstein, Special Projects Managing Editor, News Writer October 28, 2020

  On Oct. 27, 2020, the J. Willard Marriott Library of the University of Utah, in collaboration with Decarcerate Utah, a prison abolitionist collective, hosted a virtual panel discussion about...

Eccles Student Life Center on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City. (Chronicle archives.)

U Student Life Center Reopens with Changes Amid the Pandemic

By Porshai Nielsen, Investigative Editor September 18, 2020

  For the first time since its opening in 2015, the Eccles Student Life Center in the heart of the University of Utah’s campus was forced to close its doors due to the COVID-19 outbreak in the...