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The Daily Utah Chronicle

The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

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Domed Stadiums: A Game-Changing Innovation

By Jonah Marriott, Sports Writer March 8, 2024

  Many sports can be played in indoor domed stadiums with controlled climates, voiding the concerns of weather and changing the game entirely. Despite the incredible impact of this type of stadium,...

University of Utah student section, The MUSS at the game against USC at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City on Oct. 15, 2022. (Photo by Jonathan Wang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Sports x Arts: Community Through Sports, Uniforms and Food

By Isaac Dunaway and Luke Jackson January 7, 2023

  What is it that makes a sporting event so exciting? What is it that makes over 50,000 people throw on red shirts and pile into Rice-Eccles Stadium? What is the driving force that inspires comments...

University of Utah senior running back Zack Moss (2) rushes with the ball after taking a handoff from University of Utah senior quarterback Tyler Huntley (1) in an NCAA Football game vs. UCLA at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, UT on Saturday November 16, 2019.(Photo by Curtis Lin | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Zack Moss: Quiet Confidence

By Brayden Ramsay, Sports Writer November 22, 2019

  You know him as an NFL-caliber football player, maybe even as a Utah Football all-time record holder, or quite possibly as that running back that you’re glad you never have to line up against....

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith during the TeamSmile event. Photo courtesy of The Kansas City Chiefs.

Alex Smith will draw on experience in commencement speech

May 1, 2014

As he stepped up to the podium, you could tell Alex Smith was and always will be a Ute. The Utah graduate and current starting quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs was humble from the beginning - something...

Bitter disappointment

By By Bryan Chouinard , Asst. Sports Editor November 30, 2009

The 91st installment of the Holy War lived up to expectations Saturday night when8212;for the second time in five years8212;60 minutes of play could not determine a winner.

Former U scientist wins Nobel

By By Rita Totten October 8, 2009

Former U biochemist Venkatraman "Venki" Ramakrishnan was one of three scientists awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize for chemistry for his work with ribosomes8212;which began on campus.

Burned car victim was U student

By By Michael McFall, Staff Writer April 13, 2009

DNA testing confirmed that the body Washington County Sheriff's deputies found in a torched car near Zion National Park on April 2 is Zach Ruble, a freshman in bioengineering at the U, the third in a series of deaths that might be connected.

Memorial event focuses on Kristallnacht

By By Jenna Miller, Staff Writer April 13, 2009

The U will observe its 25th annual Days of Remembrance this week in honor of the people who died during the Holocaust.

Fans should save boos for the right moment

By By Marco Villano January 26, 2009

Save the boos for when they seem right, it makes them more valuable and meaningful.

Partisanship shouldn’t stall democracy

By By Aaron Zundel January 26, 2009

t nearly every point in this nation's history, when people stand united things generally turn out for the better. When we are divided, things generally fall apart. If America wants to continue to thrive in the 21st century as it did during the 20th, we will need to work together.