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The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

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The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

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."...

As You Like It program.

U of U Department of Theatre Presents Shakespeare’s ‘As You Like It’

By Heather Hopkins March 29, 2023

  The University of Utah department of theatre shows off its acting chops in their rendition of Shakespeare’s “As You Like It.” An Interactive Show Keeping the modern attention span engaged...

(Design by Claire Peterson | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Langley: Cars Make Cities Worse

By Jeffrey Langley Jr., Opinion Writer March 29, 2023

  A long-standing symptom of America's gung-ho approach to individual freedom is our love of the automobile. Since the introduction of the Model T Ford over one hundred years ago, cars have dominated...

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

A Center for Medical Cannabis Research is in the Works at the U

By Vanessa Hudson, Assistant News Editor March 26, 2023

  The University of Utah will be housing a new Center for Medical Cannabis Research after the legislature and the governor approved the project proposed by Rep. Jennifer Dailey-Provost and Sen....

California Gulls and Black-Necked Stilts wade in shallow water on the east shores of the Great Salt Lake in Syracuse, Utah on July 27, 2021.

Cowley: The Drought Isn’t Over

By Elle Cowley, Multimedia Managing Editor March 25, 2023

  As part of the research done for a Can of Worms episode, our podcast team took a trip down to Antelope Island to visit the Great Salt Lake. As we drove in, the entire area looked incredibly grim....

(Graphic by Claire Peterson | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Gov. Cox Tells Utahns To Prepare for Flooding With Above Normal Snowfall to Melt

By Vanessa Hudson, Assistant News Editor March 19, 2023

  Gov. Spencer Cox held his monthly press conference on March 16, discussing social media regulations, water rights, abortion restrictions, and equity, diversion and inclusion. As the March 23...

The Utah State Capitol Rotunda on Friday, Feb. 12, 2020.

Langley and Petters: Stop Taking Women’s Rights Away

By Jeffrey Langley Jr. and Keegan Petters March 10, 2023

  Since the overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022, conservative legislators have saddled nearly half of the United States with limitations or outright bans on abortion. Utah’s Rep. Karianne Lisonbee...

Utah guard Marco Anthony (10) in the game versus Washington State Cougars at Jon. M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Jan. 19 2023.

Runnin’ Utes Go One-and-Done in Pac-12 Tournament, Likely Ending Tumultuous Season

By Ethan Pearce, Sports Editor March 9, 2023

  The University of Utah men’s basketball team bowed out early in the Pac-12 Tournament at the hands of the Stanford Cardinal, potentially ending what has been an up-and-down season for the Utes....

A candle light vigil placed in front of the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023.

Utah Turkish American Association Grieve and Aid Victims of Turkey Earthquake

By Jake Duffy, News Writer March 8, 2023

  At the bottom of the footsteps of the Utah State Capitol on the evening of Saturday, Feb. 25, a candlelit outline of Turkey was displayed. In the center sat the red and white crescent moon flag....