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The Daily Utah Chronicle

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Shadley: The U Must Stop Funding Fossil Fuel Research

By Will Shadley, Opinion Writer April 29, 2022

  I first learned about the Energy and Geoscience Institute when I co-authored an article with Isaac Reese about democratizing campus. We were stunned to find that a research institute at a public...

University Credit Union Rebrands to UFirst

University Credit Union Rebrands to UFirst

By Allison Stuart, News Writer April 25, 2022

  The UFirst Credit Union has recently rebranded from University Credit Union to better serve their 100,000 members. The original name stems from its past of being founded in 1956 at the University...

Laura Seymour and Mina Brown at the welcome desk at the ASUU offices in the Ray A. Olpin Student Union on the University of Utah Campus, Salt Lake City, UT on Thursday, July 13, 2017.

ASUU Budget Reimburses Student Travel

By Allison Stuart, News Writer April 20, 2022

  Due to the lack of university-affiliated trips over the last two years, ASUU has found themselves with a surplus in budget for clubs on campus. University of Utah clubs can apply for several...

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ASUU Board Directors: Translating the Presidency’s Goals and Prioritizing Students

By Chandler Joost, News Writer April 20, 2022

  ASUU is the student government representing all students at the University of Utah. Each branch has its own functions and responsibilities that directly serve the needs and interests of students...

The block U on campus with the colors of the intersectional LGBTQ+ pride flag on March 24, 2021.

Pride Week 2022: Celebrating Solidarity with U

By Devin Oldroyd, News Writer April 18, 2022

  Pride Week 2022 kicked off on March 28 with a theme of solidarity. Clare Lemke, the director of the University of Utah’s LGBT Resource Center, said she was happy most of the events were...

David Rios Ferreira: Transcending Time and Space Exhibition at the UMFA in Salt Lake City, Utah (Courtesy UMFA)

UMFA’s ‘Transcending Time and Space’ is a Gateway to Love, Loss and Memory

By Alfonso Belloso, Arts Writer April 14, 2022

  The Utah Museum of Fine Arts unveiled the latest exhibition presented by ACME Lab titled “Transcending Time and Space” by David Rios Ferreira, featuring work and writing by Denae Shanidiin.  The...

Penelope Caywood (Photo by Langley Hayman | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Penelope Caywood on Bringing the Transformative Power of Drama to the Classroom 

By Tervela Georgieva, Arts Writer April 2, 2022

  It’s hard to find someone who knows as much about youth theatre-arts programs as Penelope Caywood. Caywood is a teacher, actor, choreographer and the artistic director of University of Utah...

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Mendenhall: Affording College Means a Higher Minimum Wage

By Addison Mendenhall March 31, 2022

  Utah has one of the lowest minimum wage rates in the United States. It currently sits at $7.25, which is the same as the Federal Minimum Wage rate. The last time that the minimum wage changed...

Lungs (Courtesy Pinnacle Acting Company)

Should You Have Kids? ‘Lungs’ Asks the Age-Old Question in the Present Day

By Tervela Georgieva, Arts Writer March 29, 2022

  On March 17, Pinnacle Acting Company premiered “Lungs” — an intimate, unflinchingly raw, two-person show — at Riot HQ. Written by Duncan Macmillan and directed by Shianne Gray, “Lungs”...

The cast of Matilda Jr. singing The Smell of Rebellion at Kingsbury Hall. (Courtesy Todd Collins Photography)

‘Matilda Jr.’ Displays the Importance of Theatre by Young Performers

By Evan K. Beesley, Arts Writer March 27, 2022

  Based on the classic story by Roald Dahl, the University of Utah’s Youth Theatre production of "Matilda Jr." at Kingsbury Hall, follows a young, special girl named Matilda who uses her miraculous...