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(From left:) Hysteria, KayBye, Eva Chanel Stephens and Lilia Maughn perfrom at a drag show held at the A. Ray Olpin Student Union Building at the University of Utah. (Photo by Minh Vuong | The Daily Utah Chronicle)(Photo by Minh Vuong | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

A Look at Drag Culture and Representation at the U

By Libbey Hanson, News Writer December 30, 2023

  "Queer people are alive and well," said Utah drag queen Hysteria. Hysteria hosted the University of Utah’s Fall Drag Show on Nov. 2. The show was the second drag show of 2023 run by the...

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Why You Should Care About the SAG-AFTRA Strike

By Graham Jones, Arts Writer, News For U Producer August 1, 2023

  On May 2, 2023, the Writers Guild of America went on strike. The WGA is a labor union that was formed on April 6, 1933 (originally the Screenwriter’s Guild) to protect and represent writers...

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WGA Writers Strike: It’s Happening Again

By Ethan Blume, Arts Writer May 30, 2023

  As many people know, this is not the first time the WGA has gone on strike. They last went on strike in 2007, which drastically changed the landscape of television. Right around when they began...

Jennette McCurdy speaks at the Union Ballroom in the A. Ray Olpin Student Union on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, April 11, 2023.

1200 U Students Turn Out for Jennette McCurdy Event Discussing Her Memoir

By Caelan Roberts, News Editor April 13, 2023

  More than 1,200 people piled into the Union ballroom on Tuesday to hear Jennette McCurdy, New York Times bestselling author of “I’m Glad My Mom Died,” speak. The book is a memoir that covers...

Giving Day tables in front of the J. Willard Marriott Library in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, March 28, 2023.

5th Annual U Giving Day Raises Over a Million Dollars

By Caelan Roberts, News Editor March 30, 2023

  The University of Utah held its fifth annual Giving Day from March 28 to March 29. The celebration lasted a little over 30 hours — or 1850 minutes exactly — and has so far raised $1.2 million...

Plaque inside the A. Ray Olpin University Union at the University of Utah on Saturday Feb. 4, 2023.

The 66-Year History of the A. Ray Olpin Student Union

By Caelan Roberts, News Editor February 11, 2023

  In 1947, the University of Utah had a problem. The number of students on campus was nearing 10,000, and the student union — then located in Gardner Hall — was being outgrown. An article...

Indie Sellers Guild, launched on Labor Day 2022, is a union effort for independent sellers using Etsy.com

Etsy Strike Prompts Launch of Independent Seller’s Union

By Nicoline West, Arts Writer September 23, 2022

  In February of 2022, top e-commerce site Etsy announced that transaction fees for sellers would increase from 5% to 6.5%. The 30% increase took effect in April, prompting about 17,000 sellers...

The crowd at the Crimson Nights at the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City, Utah on Aug. 26, 2022. (Photo by Xiangyao Axe Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Fall Crimson Nights Returns With Lollapalooza Theme

By Caelan Roberts, News Editor August 30, 2022

  The beginning of the semester at the University of Utah is here and that means Crimson Nights has returned once again. The once-a-semester event is the largest event held by the Union Programming...

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Lezaic: Getting the Most Out of College as a Commuter

By Angela Lezaic, Opinion Writer July 17, 2022

  College certainly has its challenges, and commuters face many of them on an exceptionally inconvenient level. Living off-campus can pose barriers to getting the full college experience many students...

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,...