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John and Collyn preview Utah’s matchup with Texas Tech, plus some women’s soccer coverage. 📌 Listen to more from Sports ...
09/28/2025

John and Collyn preview Utah’s matchup with Texas Tech, plus some women’s soccer coverage.

📌 Listen to more from Sports Writers John Leone and Collyn Cowles at the link in our bio.

✍️: John Leone and Collyn Cowles | The Daily Utah Chronicle
🎨: Mary Allen | The Daily Utah Chronicle

On Sept. 10, conservative political activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at Utah Valley University during a Turning...
09/28/2025

On Sept. 10, conservative political activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at Utah Valley University during a Turning Point USA event. His death sparked widespread public concern. Many public figures have since addressed the rise of politically targeted violent acts.

The shooting followed the assassination of Melissa Hortman, a Minnesota state lawmaker, and the assassination attempt of President Donald Trump. Utah Governor Spencer Cox has said he intends to “pursue the death penalty” for the killer, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson.

📌 Read more from News Writer Georgia Metcalf at the link in our bio.

✍️: Georgia Metcalf | The Daily Utah Chronicle
📸: (Courtesy REUTERS/Cheney Orr)

Chabad on Campus, an international organization serving universities across the country, first arrived at the U with jus...
09/26/2025

Chabad on Campus, an international organization serving universities across the country, first arrived at the U with just three students. In the past three years, the group has grown to almost 130 students. Since then, the group has worked hard to establish a permanent safe space for Jewish students. Donations from their sponsor, Adam Meister, turned the idea into a reality.

Rabbi Moshe Nigri, who represents Chabad at the U, said the space marks an important milestone for the university. “Being the first Jewish space at the U, we have goals to make students more comfortable with religion,” Nigri said.

📌 Read more from Newsletter Editor & News Writer Teanna Sorensen at the link in our bio.

✍: Teanna Sorensen | The Utah Daily Chronicle
📷: Luke Larsen | The Daily Utah Chronicle

Utah remains one of the most literate states in the country, with an average of 9% illiterate compared to the national a...
09/24/2025

Utah remains one of the most literate states in the country, with an average of 9% illiterate compared to the national average of 14.7%.

Literacy rates often reflect the quality of a state’s education system, which can have a notable impact on long-term success. However, there are nuances to the ways the scores are presented.

📌 Read more from News Writer Teetad Govitviwat at the link in our bio.

✍: Teetad Govitviwat | The Utah Daily Chronicle
📷: Kristofer Hoon | The Daily Utah Chronicle

Utah volleyball lost their first set to UVU then rallied to take the match 3-1 including a 12-point run in the fourth se...
09/22/2025

Utah volleyball lost their first set to UVU then rallied to take the match 3-1 including a 12-point run in the fourth set.

📌 Read more from Sports Writer Sean Stetson at the link in our bio.

✍ 📷: Sean Stetson | The Utah Daily Chronicle

“Squanchy Papi” brings to light the vibrant community that lies within fixed gear biking, set to premiere at the Orem Fi...
09/22/2025

“Squanchy Papi” brings to light the vibrant community that lies within fixed gear biking, set to premiere at the Orem Film Festival on Sept. 24. The documentary-style film encapsulates this community through 16mm film, thoughtful storytelling and Santos’ unique story. The director, Brinton Douglas, a former U student, paints a portrait of his friend, Nick Santos, also known as “Squanchy Papi,” in the short film.

Brinton Douglas highlights the Salt Lake fixed gear community in new short film.

📌 Read more from Arts Writer Hailey Edmonds at the link in our bio.

✍️: Hailey Edmonds | The Daily Utah Chronicle
(Poster Courtesy of Brinton Douglas)

09/20/2025

Protest and resistance have long been part of the University of Utah’s history. For more than a century, students have spoken out, challenged authority and pushed back against the limits of campus life — sometimes quietly, sometimes in ways that made national headlines.

📌 Read more from Newsletter Editor & News Writer Teanna Sorensen at the link in our bio.

✍: Teanna Sorensen | The Daily Utah Chronicle
🎨: Lexi Metcalf | The Daily Utah Chronicle

They didn’t make it look easy in the first half, but the Utes pulled it together in the final 30 minutes, taking down Wy...
09/18/2025

They didn’t make it look easy in the first half, but the Utes pulled it together in the final 30 minutes, taking down Wyoming to start the season 3-0.

One hundred penalty yards, three missed field goals and a red-zone fumble contributed to a sloppy first half of football in the third week of the 2025 season. If Utah hopes to remain undefeated through week four, these unprecedented errors must be limited.

On the positive side, Utah was electric in the second half, scoring four touchdowns in four drives. Touchdowns by NaQuari Rogers, Larry Simmons, JJ Buchanan and Hunter Andrews capped a surge of offense in the third and fourth quarters of the game. When asked about the overall effort by the offense, Devon Dampier made sure to give a shout-out to his defense before assessing his performance.

Overcoming adversity was the name of the game on Saturday night. One player who Whittingham is confident will bounce back is Dillon Curtis. The kicker from Murray, Utah, struggled vs. Wyoming. He started the game off strong, drilling a 43-yard field goal, but the wheels fell off after that, as he missed three consecutive field goal attempts of over 45 yards.

Overall, it was a good learning experience for the Utes in Laramie on Saturday night. Being tested early by mishaps, such as penalties and underperforming players, is something that all football teams experience. Learning how to overcome those adversities is something that Utah can look back on when negative instances inevitably happen again.

📌 Read more from Sports Editor John Leone at https://dailyutahchronicle.com/2025/09/14/utes-escape-laramie-with-a-31-6-victory-over-wyoming/

✍: John Leone | The Utah Daily Chronicle
📷: Collyn Cowles | The Daily Utah Chronicle

The University of Utah women’s soccer team wrapped up its non-conference schedule on Sunday, Sept. 14 following a challe...
09/15/2025

The University of Utah women’s soccer team wrapped up its non-conference schedule on Sunday, Sept. 14 following a challenging three-match home stand that saw the Utes go 1-2, with a win over Utah Tech sandwiched between losses to LSU and Oregon State. Despite the mixed results, Utah enters Big 12 conference play with a 5-3-1 record and optimism about its overall performance through the first month of the season.

📌 Read more from Assistant Sports Editor Collyn Cowles at the link in our bio.

✍️ 📸: Collyn Cowles | The Daily Utah Chronicle

The Colorado River is big. Very big. Starting in the Colorado Rockies, it winds southwest, flowing through Colorado, Uta...
09/14/2025

The Colorado River is big. Very big. Starting in the Colorado Rockies, it winds southwest, flowing through Colorado, Utah and Arizona, straddling the Nevada-California border, then crossing into Mexico before finally emptying into the Gulf of California. The 1,450-mile-long river and its tributaries make up a watershed that supports around 40 million people across the American southwest and northern Mexico. Critically, however, the river is in danger: Its flow has been shrinking, dramatically affecting the ecosystems and wildlife that call this region home.

So begins “The American Southwest,” the provocatively titled new documentary from Fin & Fur Films in collaboration with Len Necefer’s Natives Outdoors. While written and directed by veteran filmmaker Ben Masters, the film is the product of a broader collaboration among craftspeople, Indigenous leaders and conservationists, notably Diné filmmaker-producer Necefer and narrator Quannah Chasinghorse (Hän Gwich’in and Sicangu Lakota).

📌 Read more from Arts Writer Samuel Loveland below.

✍️: Samuel Loveland | The Daily Utah Chronicle
📸: Courtesy of Felicia Wong

Student activism has shaped the University of Utah for years, yet the focus of said activism has evolved with changing p...
09/12/2025

Student activism has shaped the University of Utah for years, yet the focus of said activism has evolved with changing political climates, safety concerns and institutional challenges.

To understand how students are engaging in activism and protest at the U, the Chronicle sat with Black Student Union (BSU) President Nevaeh Parker, Pacific Islander Student Association’s (PISA) Vice President Mayette Pahulu and MEChA leader Agnelli Hernandez.

📌 Read more from News Writer Suvam Pokharel at the link in our bio.

✍: Suvam Pokharel | The Daily Utah Chronicle
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A show that began as a brainchild in a London library has entered the inaugural season of the Studio 115 Series on campu...
09/12/2025

A show that began as a brainchild in a London library has entered the inaugural season of the Studio 115 Series on campus.

“After a lot of pushing from a lot of students and faculty over the last couple of years, there’s finally a space for new works and student live productions,” Joel Thompson, playwright and director of “Same Mistakes” said.

The Performing Arts Building, located next to the Campus Store, is home to Studio 115, a black box theatre space, and has now become the spot for fringe-style theatre productions. Beginning in the fall semester, the Studio 115 Series welcomes students, faculty and staff to get involved in community-based performance art. This coming weekend, Sept. 11 through 14, will present “Same Mistakes,” the third of 10 shows in this year’s season.

📌 Read more from Arts Editor Laney Hansen at the link in our bio.

✍️: Laney Hansen | The Daily Utah Chronicle
📸: Courtesy of Ben Rauschkolb

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