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Smog and the City: The Worsening Air Pollution in SLC

By Haley Utendorfer, News Writer November 2, 2021

  On Aug. 6, Salt Lake City recorded the worst air quality in the world according to IQAir, a Swiss-based air quality technology company. The very next week, Salt Lake topped the list again,...

A sign directs students towards the University of Utah Food Bank located in the basement of the A. Ray Olpin Union building in Salt Lake City, Utah (Photo by Brooklyn Critchley | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

U Students Experiencing Homelessness Find Temporary Shelter

By Nathan Levinzon, News Writer October 31, 2021

  In January 2020, the number of Utahns experiencing homelessness on a single night was 12% higher than 2019. According to the National Coalition for the Homeless, there are three distinct types...

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Saifee: The Inland Port Started with the U, and Should End with You

By Zahra Saifee, Opinion Editor October 29, 2021

  The University of Utah sits at the base of the foothills and peers down into the valley. Oftentimes, the U feels like a bubble, disconnected from the rest of Salt Lake City. But the...

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Salt Lake City Drought Prevention Efforts Still Necessary in Changing Seasons

By Lizzy Seitz, News Writer October 25, 2021

  Utah has been in droughts on and off for years. However, “the most intense period of drought occurred the week of January 19, 2021, where D4 affected 69.99% of Utah land,” according...

Adam Melchor in promo for Melchor Lullaby Hotline Vol. 1. (Courtesy The Quaker Campus)

Adam Melchor Rocks Urban Lounge On Tour with ‘Melchor Lullaby Hotline Vol. 1’

By Hannah Keating, Arts Editor October 21, 2021

  On tour for the release of his new album "Melchor Lullaby Hotline Vol. 1," Adam Melchor performed for an enthusiastic crowd at the Urban Lounge in Salt Lake City on Oct. 20. Melchor’s Hotline The...

Protestors for reproductive justice gather at the Utah State Capitol building for the 2021 Womens March (Photo by Brooklyn Critchley | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Salt Lake Streets Filled with Calls for Reproductive Rights as Part of National March

By Kailey Gilbert, News Writer October 3, 2021

  On the morning of Oct. 2, a thousand people gathered around Washington Square to protest the current abortion bans going on in Texas and around the nation. Across the country, more than 650 marches...

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U Research on Mental Health, From Infancy to Adulthood

By Kayleigh Silverstein, Special Projects Managing Editor, News Writer October 1, 2021

  As a Top-Tier 1 research university, the University of Utah conducts research in a variety of specialties from opioid addiction and chronic pain to dance, art and game design for health. The...

Two University of Utah students embrace at the candlelight vigil held on the A. Ray Olpin Union lawn on campus in celebration of the life of Aaron Lowe. Sept. 29, 2021 (Photo by Jack Gambassi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

22 Forever: U Campus Community Gathers at Candlelight Vigil to Honor Student-Athlete Aaron Lowe

By Jack O'Leary and Kayleigh Silverstein September 29, 2021

As the sun set on a brisk Sept. 29 evening, University of Utah student-athletes walked up from President’s Circle, wearing all black to honor U student-athlete, Aaron Lowe, who was shot and killed on...

Banned Books Week Challenges Ideas of Censorship in Education

By Kayleigh Silverstein, Special Projects Managing Editor, News Writer September 27, 2021

  The J. Willard Marriott Library at the University of Utah is celebrating this year’s Banned Books Week by holding events to honor the theme: “Books Unite Us. Censorship Divides Us.” After...