The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

Students, staff, and friends attend a vigil in remembrance of MacKenzie Lueck at the University of Utah Student Union lawn in Salt Lake City, UT on Monday, July 1, 2019. (Photo by Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

MacKenzie’s Voice: Friends Gather to Honor Murdered U Student

By Haley Oliphant, Editor-in-Chief July 1, 2019

  The speakers at this event have asked that their last names be omitted from this article. Students, alumni, friends and loved ones gathered on the A. Ray Olpin Union lawn on Monday, July 1...

Investigators release images of Mackenzie Lueck, the 23 year old missing University of Utah student. Courtesy Salt Lake City Police Department.

Search for Missing University of Utah Student Continues

By Angelyn Ramos, News Writer June 25, 2019

  On Monday, June 17, University of Utah student Mackenzie Lueck texted her mother to let her know that her flight from California had landed. Around 1 a.m. Lueck ordered a Lyft from Salt Lake...

South Weber Railroad Clubs leading engine, the Southern Pacific. Courtesy of the South Weber Railroad Club.

All Aboard — Free Train Rides in South Weber

By Ray H., Arts Writer June 19, 2019

  Upon entering the Canyon Meadows Park in South Weber, there is a little railroad track along with railroad lights, signs and gates. There is a small playground, a baseball field and kids playing...

(Justin Prather | The Daily Utah Chronicle).

SummerArts Piano Competition Provides Key Opportunities to Pianists

By Hannah Keating, Arts Editor June 17, 2019

  Held annually through the University of Utah's School of Music, the SummerArts Piano Competition acts as an opportunity for young pianists of the Salt Lake Valley to showcase their talents while...

Courtesy Flickr.

The Changing Face of Science Fiction

By Alison Myers, Arts Writer June 13, 2019

  Here’s the scenario — the civil rights movement is blazing across America, kids are being shipped in scads to fight a war that grows increasingly unethical every day and television has never...

Jennifer Mayer-Glenn , the new Director of Neighborhood Partners.

The University of Utah Welcomes a New Director of Neighborhood Partners

By Angelyn Ramos, News Writer June 12, 2019

  On June 7, 2019, University of Utah President Ruth Watkins appointed a new director to the University Neighborhood Partners (UNP) program — Jennifer Mayer-Glenn. Mayer-Glenn received her bachelor’s...

Queer Spectra Arts Festival Opens Door to Vital Conversation

Queer Spectra Arts Festival Opens Door to Vital Conversation

By Alison Myers, Arts Writer June 11, 2019

  A panel of artists lines up, standing and sitting, against a white backdrop. The unusual suspects. “You can’t be what you can’t see,” Rhonda Kinard, a member of the Americana folk band...

Oliver Dunn, Utah baseball vs. Gonzaga March 12, 2019 in Salt Lake City, UT. (Photo / Steve C. Wilson / University of Utah)

Oliver Dunn Gets Drafted in 11th Round

By Casey Overfield, Sports Editor June 10, 2019

  Although the baseball season ended a few weeks ago, there is still time to celebrate as the Major League Baseball draft wrapped up on Wednesday, June 5. The draft consisted of three days...

University of Utah senior right-handed pitcher Austin Moore (30) pitches during an NCAA Baseball game at the Smiths Ballpark in Salt Lake City, Utah on Thursday, April 11, 2019. (Photo by Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

2019 Utah Baseball: Satisfied? No. A Promising Future to Look Forward To? Absolutely.

By Brayden Ramsay, Sports Writer June 5, 2019

  Utah Baseball Recap Many will look at the 2019 baseball season as one to be forgotten for the Utah baseball team. Coming off of a 16-33 (6-24) 10th place in the Pac-12 showing, many people...

Pathway to the Pacific exhibition at the J. Willard Marriott Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Marriott Library Commemorates the Historic Golden Spike

By Ray H., Arts Writer June 2, 2019

  May 10 marked the 150th Anniversary commemorating the driving of the last spike, known as the Golden Spike, of the Transcontinental Railroad which connected the Pacific to the Eastern railways....