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The Block U on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City. (Courtesy of the University of Utah)

University of Utah Releases 2023 Crime Report

By Josi Hinds, News Editor September 19, 2024

Editor’s note • This article discusses sensitive topics such as sexual violence and assault. The University Counseling Center can offer support to students. Call 801-581-6826 or visit the website.   The...

The Kappa Sigma fraternity house in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024. (Photo by Marco Lozzi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Opinion: Kappa Sigma is Irredeemable

By Elizabeth Griffee, Opinion Writer September 3, 2024

  In December 2022, the University of Utah terminated its recognition of its branch of the Kappa Sigma fraternity. However, Baylor Biedermann, the fraternity's president, told the Salt Lake Tribune...

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Timpa: Empower Men to Stop Sexual Assault

By Matthew Timpa, Opinion Writer April 11, 2024

  Sexual violence has become so synonymous with college campuses to the point of near complacency. It is so deeply rooted in university culture and is only further enabled by institutions such...

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Reported Domestic Violence Cases Rise in Utah

By Jamie Faux, News Writer November 1, 2023

  In the past, statistics have shown that around 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men in Utah will experience domestic violence at some point in their life. Now, increased reports on abuse reveal that those...

Local Mormon church near Foothill Drive on Sunday, July 11, 2021.

Jarvis: Utah Culture Fosters Violence Against Women

By Caroline Jarvis, Opinion Writer March 17, 2023

  Utah has a violence problem. Forty percent of adult homicides in Utah are domestic violence related, and females make up the overwhelming majority of homicide victims. One in three Utah women...

A view of the Utah State Capitol Building in Salt Lake City on Aug. 21, 2021.

Cushman: Our Legislators Consistently Fail Sexual Assault Survivors

By KC Ellen Cushman, Opinion Writer March 2, 2023

  This legislative session, Rep. Carol Moss sponsored H.B. 334. If passed, it would teach middle and high school students about sexual coercion, grooming and resources for survivors. However, this...

A view of the Utah State Capitol Building in Salt Lake City on Aug. 21, 2021.

Utah GOP Lawmakers Push Two Abortion Bills that Would Further Restrict Abortion Access

By Vanessa Hudson, Editor in Chief February 18, 2023

  Two pieces of legislation posing to further restrict abortion access are being pushed by Republicans in the Utah legislature. Introduced in the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, the...

Lights are illuminated inside the Kappa Sigma fraternity house on Monday, Jan. 23, 2023 in Salt Lake City.

University of Utah Terminates Kappa Sigma for a Year

By Vanessa Hudson, Editor in Chief January 24, 2023

  The University of Utah has terminated its recognition of the Kappa Sigma fraternity chapter for one year. The administration came to the decision after the chapter hosted philanthropy events...

The Legacy Bridge at the University of Utah Campus.

Students React to the U’s Troubling Stalking Statistics

By Allison Stuart, News Writer November 20, 2022

  The 2021 Clery Report showed that there were 130 cases of reported stalking over the 10 private and public universities in Utah in 2021. The University of Utah amounted for 73 of those cases,...