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University of Utah sophomore Kai Roberts (27) in a NCAA Baseball game vs. BYU at Smiths Ballpark in Salt Lake City, Utah on March 11, 2021. (Photo by Kevin Cody | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Utah Baseball Takes Two at Washington State

By Sean Overton, Sports Editor April 5, 2022

  After a high-scoring week, the University of Utah baseball team (17-10-1) was determined to keep their momentum up. They had a pair of high-scoring games last week, winning 18-2 against Northern...

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Science ‘Influencers’ Find a New Way to Share their Passion and Knowledge

By Nathan Levinzon, News Writer April 3, 2022

  On March 7, Neil deGrasse Tyson, an astrophysicist and science communicator, performed his new show "Astronomy Bizarre" to a full house at Eccles Theater. The astrophysicist served as a tour...

Lillian Bowles-Brown, a student at the University of Utah, poses in front of the big block-U on campus in Salt Lake City on Monday, Feb. 28, 2022. (Photo by Jack Gambassi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Alexander: The U Needs To Do More for Its Nontraditional Students

By CJ Alexander, Special Projects Managing Editor April 3, 2022

  Lillian Bowles-Brown transferred to the University of Utah after earning herself an associate degree at Salt Lake Community College. She’s taken numerous political science and research classes...

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...

S.J. Quinney Law School on the University of Utahs campus. (Chronicle archives)

Professional Schools See Competitive 2021-22 Admissions Cycle

By Nathan Levinzon, News Writer April 2, 2022

  The 2021 admissions cycle was competitive for many professional programs across the country. At the beginning of the pandemic, many students who had recently completed an undergraduate degree...

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”...

Cameron Haskins and Ermiya Fanaeian, PSL student leaders, at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, on Friday, Feb. 18, 2022. (Photo by David Chenoweth | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

PSL Forms Study Group, Seeks to Fight Against Oppression

By Vanessa Hudson, Assistant News Editor March 29, 2022

  The Party for Socialism and Liberation is forming a new student study group at the University of Utah in March 2022. Ermiya Fanaeian and Cameron Haskins, students at the U, are the founders of...

President Randall being formally inaugurated at Kingsbury Hall in Salt Lake City on March 23, 2022. (Photo by Kevin Cody | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Taylor Randall Inaugurated as the University of Utah’s 17th President

By Stephanie Hong, News Writer March 25, 2022

  On March 23, at 4:30 p.m. MDT, the inauguration ceremony of the 17th President of the University of Utah, Taylor R. Randall, was held at Kingsbury Hall in President's Circle. About 800 people...

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)

Mendenhall: The U Should Make COVID-19 Era Class Flexibility Permanent

By Addison Mendenhall March 25, 2022

  The University of Utah was greatly impacted by COVID-19, so there were several changes made to mitigate high numbers of positive cases. Social gatherings were limited and in-person classes were...

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Torres: The U’s School of Computing Alienates Students of Intersecting Marginalized Identities

By Gaby Torres, Opinion Writer March 24, 2022

  The University of Utah’s School of Computing feigns interest in students of marginalized identities by placing the burden of meaningful change on their shoulders. It fails to account for intersecting...