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The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

Ron DeSantis speaking during the Utah GOP Convention at the UCCU Center in Orem on Saturday, April 22, 2023.

Florida Governor DeSantis Prompts Protest at Utah GOP Convention

By Vanessa Hudson and Jake Duffy April 24, 2023

  On Saturday, the Utah GOP held its organizing convention with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as the keynote speaker. Thousands of people, mostly Republican delegates, gave the governor a standing...

(Graphic by Sydney Stam | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Barney: The Left and The Right are Not Two Sides of the Same Coin

By Sebastian Barney, Opinion Writer April 21, 2023

  The range of political ideology in the United States is partially constrained to a left versus right dogma. We’ve seen this play out year after year, election cycle after election cycle, where...

The University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City, Utah on Oct. 5, 2021.

U has Limited Involvement in Great ShakeOut as Nearly a Million Utahns Participate

By Caelan Roberts, News Editor April 21, 2023

  The statewide Great ShakeOut earthquake drill took place on April 20, and nearly a million Utahns were registered to participate in the drill.  The University of Utah had limited involvement...

Sophomore golfer Chris Bratcher golfing at the River Oaks golf course on Saturday, May 21, 2022.

Utah Golf Finds Individual Success, but Team Struggles at The Thunderbird

By Austin Eames, Sports Writer April 19, 2023

  After three straight competitions on the West Coast, the Utah men’s golf team traveled to Arizona this past weekend, April 14 and 15, to compete in the Thunderbird Collegiate golf tournament...

The Many Wests: Artists Shape America. exhibition at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023.

A West that Never Was: UMFA Curator on their Newest Exhibition

By Heather Hopkins April 19, 2023

  Currently on view at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts is an exhibition titled “Many Wests: Artists Shape an American Idea.” This collaborative exhibition takes a critical look at Western narratives...

Participants at Rally To Save Our Great Salt Lake at Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2022.

Shrinking Great Salt Lake is a ‘Solvable problem’

By Kayleigh Silverstein, Special Projects Managing Editor, News Writer April 18, 2023

  The Great Salt Lake is projected to disappear in five years, a new BYU study shows. In November 2022, the lake dropped to a new record low elevation of 4,188.5 feet, according to KSL News Radio. The...

Evening on University of Utah campus, Thursday in Salt Lake City.

U Professor’s Book Gathers Perspectives of Latter-day Saint Women Throughout the Years

By TJ Ross, News Writer April 16, 2023

  The J. Willard Marriott Library hosted "Sister Saints: A Conversation About Modern Latter-day Saint Women" in the Gould Auditorium on April 5.  Author Neylan McBaine held an interview-style...

Catcher Julia Scardina (#28) swings away as the Utes take on No. 11 Oregon at the Dumke Family Softball Stadium at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, on Friday, March 18, 2022.

Utah Softball Standing Firm Despite Weather

By Elijah Murray, Sports Writer April 8, 2023

  The season is fully underway for the University of Utah softball team and, despite the inconsistent weather, the Lady Utes find themselves second in the Pac-12. Utah won their first three...

Inversion in Salt Lake City, UT on Nov. 10, 2017.

Digital Library Exhibit Details History of Utah’s Air Quality

By Caelan Roberts, News Editor April 7, 2023

  Most students of the University of Utah are aware that air quality is a persistent issue on the Wasatch Front, especially during winter when inversions are common. A new digital exhibit at the...

Gia Bianca Stephens speaking at the The Drag Queen Story Time event at the Gould Auditorium on the first floor of the J. Willard Marriott Library on Thursday, March 30, 2023.

Pride Week at the U: Drag Queen Storytime with Gia Bianca Stephens

By Vanessa Hudson and Jake Duffy March 31, 2023

  During the University of Utah's Pride Week, the Marriott Library held a drag queen storytime with Gia Bianca Stephens, where she read "GuRu," "Rainbow Revolutionaries" and "The Queer Bible."...