University of Utah

The University of Utah (also The U or the U of U) was established by Mormon leader Brigham Young. Initially named "University of Deseret" in Salt Lake City, Utah on February 28, 1850, the school was closed two years later for financial reasons. It reopened as a commercial school in 1867 in the old Council House in what is now downtown Salt Lake City under the direction of Elder David O. Calder, a prominent Salt Lake City businessman and associate of Mormon prophet Brigham Young. The University was renamed University of Utah in 1894 and classes were first held on the present campus approximately two miles directly east of downtown Salt Lake City in 1900.

Daily Utah Chronicle

The Daily Utah Chronicle is the U's student-run paper. It publishes daily on most school days during fall and spring semesters, and tri-weekly during summer semester. In the early 2000s administration threatened to place the paper under a faculty advisor due to complaints of anti-Mormonism and religiously-themed comics deemed in poor taste. However, the paper remains independent.

Related Topics:
2000s - Anti-Mormonism

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The Daily Utah Chronicle is typically about eight pages with longer editions for weekend game-guide editions. The paper is a broadsheet and usually features full-color printing on the front page because of an arrangement to use Newspaper Agency Corporation printing facilities, a deal brokered by The Salt Lake Tribune and intended to inspire journalism mentoring.

Related Topics:
Newspaper Agency Corporation - The Salt Lake Tribune - Journalism

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The "Daily Utah Chronicle" was recently selected as the top newspaper in its region by the Society of Professional Journalists.

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