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What is Sun News Daily?
Sun News Daily is the student-run news outlet for Utah Tech University, published under the tagline "Utah Tech University's Student News Source." It covers campus life and the surrounding community rather than national or world news, with sections for News, Sports and Opinion.
Its content is written largely by students and centers on Utah Tech: club and intramural athletics, university enrollment trends, new businesses near campus, and student-authored opinion columns on topics like car dependency and public health. The reporting is local and campus-focused, so it is most useful to Utah Tech students, faculty, prospective students and local residents who want coverage of the university that larger outlets will not provide.
As a student publication, expect the trade-offs that come with that model: strong access to campus events and student perspectives, but less investigative depth, editing resources and geographic reach than a professional daily paper. Coverage can also skew toward sports and opinion relative to harder campus news.
If you are deciding whether it is worth following, check whether its recent stories match your interest — for example, whether you care more about Trailblazer athletics or university policy and enrollment. For official university information, compare it against Utah Tech University.
How can I contact Sun News Daily with a news tip or letter to the editor?
The site's Contact Us page is the starting point for both news tips and letters to the editor, but Sun News Daily does not publish a dedicated tip line or opinion submission email in the material available here. In practice, that means you should treat the contact page as the routing hub: it is where the outlet lists how it wants to be reached, and where a letter to the editor or story lead should be sent once you confirm the current address.
What to send, and how to frame it
- News tips: Lead with the verifiable facts. Give who, what, when and where in the first two sentences, then say how you know it. If you have documents, photos or a named source willing to talk, say so in the first message rather than in a follow-up.
- Letters to the editor: Keep it short and sign it with your real name and affiliation, such as your year and major if you are a Utah Tech student. Editors generally prefer a letter that takes one clear position over one that covers several topics.
- Timeliness: Because this is a student newsroom covering campus and local sport, a tip tied to a specific event, meeting or match is more useful the same week, not the same month.
A practical next step
Open the contact page, note the email address or form it lists, and send a single message with a subject line that states your purpose plainly, for example "News tip: bank opening date at Utah Tech" or "Letter to the editor: car dependency." Include your phone number if you are open to a callback, since student reporters often need a quick clarifying question before they can publish.
If the contact page does not give you a usable route, the newsroom's own published work is a reasonable fallback: bylines on recent stories identify the reporters and editors most likely to handle your subject. You can also look at how comparable student outlets handle submissions, such as Utah State University or Brigham Young University, though each outlet sets its own rules and none of those policies apply to Sun News Daily.
One caution: do not send sensitive material through a public form if it identifies a source who could face consequences. Ask first whether the outlet can receive documents another way.
What sports teams and intramural activities does Sun News Daily cover at Utah Tech?
Sun News Daily covers Utah Tech University athletics and campus recreation as a student news source, with coverage split between varsity teams, club sports, and intramural programming.
Varsity and club teams covered
- Football – game previews and recaps, including Big Sky Conference play and matchups against ranked opponents such as BYU.
- Softball – season outlooks and roster/energy stories, including the team's move into the Big Sky.
- Men's club soccer – player-focused features on competing in college despite challenges.
- Women's soccer – match coverage, including a draw against a highly ranked opponent.
Intramural and recreational activities
- Fall intramural sports – reported as a decades-old program offering students a way to stay active and engaged with the campus community, with multiple sports offered each fall semester.
How to use this If you're a student deciding whether to try out, join a club, or sign up for intramurals, the coverage is most useful as a starting point for names, seasons, and context — then confirm schedules, registration windows, and eligibility directly with Utah Tech athletics or campus recreation. For a fuller picture of student life and local context, Sun News Daily also runs news and opinion alongside sports.
Where can I find Sun News Daily's photo galleries and video reports?
Sun News Daily's photo galleries and video reports live in two dedicated sections on its homepage: PHOTO GALLERY and Sun News Video. Both appear as navigation headings on the site, separate from the main news, sports and opinion feeds, so you can jump straight to visual coverage without scrolling through articles.
What to expect
- Photo Gallery – a visual section for still images, likely event and campus photography. Useful if you want a quick sense of what happened at a game, club event or campus happening rather than reading a full write-up.
- Sun News Video – the video counterpart, for reported segments or clips. Better when a story depends on motion, sound or a person speaking, such as match highlights or interviews.
How to choose
| You want | Go to |
|---|---|
| Quick visual recap, no narration | Photo Gallery |
| Highlights, interviews, on-camera reporting | Sun News Video |
| Full context, quotes, background | The written news, sports or opinion sections |
A practical next step: open the homepage, find the two headings near the top, and start with the section matching your need. If you are following Utah Tech athletics, for example, check Sun News Video first for game action, then the written sports stories for scorelines, records and context such as conference play.
For comparison, Dixie Journal and SUU News are other student-run outlets in the region; their visual sections work similarly if you want to see how another campus newsroom organizes galleries and video.
What student life and enrollment issues does Sun News Daily report on?
Sun News Daily covers campus life at Utah Tech University through student-reported news, sports and opinion, with enrollment and student-experience stories as a recurring thread. The clearest example in its current lineup is a news piece on Utah Tech's international enrollment rising while the U.S. average declines — framing the local trend against a national one and, from the excerpt, contrasting international students' longer moves with the typical few-hours-from-home student.
Student life coverage clusters into a few recognizable beats:
- Enrollment and demographics: international enrollment growth versus national decline.
- Campus amenities and development: a bank and ice cream shop opening soon at Utah Tech.
- Clubs and recreation: the men's club soccer team competing despite challenges; fall intramural sports as a way to stay active and engaged.
- Athletics as campus identity: softball's new season and move into the Big Sky, football chasing a first win at Northern Colorado, and a matchup against ranked BYU.
- Opinion on student-relevant policy: an argument that eliminating car dependency would help the economy and the environment, and a piece arguing looking good has overtaken being healthy.
If you're a prospective or current student trying to gauge what daily life is actually like, read the enrollment and amenities stories for institutional changes, then the club and intramural pieces for how students spend time outside class. A useful comparison: news items tell you what the university is doing, while opinion and sports items show what students are arguing about and rallying around. For the university's official enrollment figures and program details, cross-check with Utah Tech University rather than relying on student reporting alone.
How can Utah Tech students contribute articles or join the Sun News Daily staff?
The short answer: you contact the newsroom directly and ask about contributing or joining the staff. Sun News Daily is Utah Tech University's student news source, and its homepage carries a Contact Us section alongside its news, sports and opinion sections — that is the route to take. The site does not publish a formal application form or a list of open staff roles on the page, so the practical move is to write to the editors, introduce yourself and state what you want to do.
A concrete first step
Send a short email through the Contact Us link on Sun News Daily. Include:
- Your name, year and major.
- Whether you want to write news, sports, opinion, photos or video (the homepage has a photo gallery and a "Sun News Video" section, so visual contributors clearly have a place).
- One or two story ideas relevant to campus, such as club sports, enrollment trends or student life.
- A writing sample or a link to something you have published, if you have one.
- Your weekly availability.
What the published work suggests about fit
Looking at the bylines and sections, the paper runs student-reported campus news, club and varsity sports coverage, and signed opinion columns. Recent items include club soccer, international enrollment, intramural sports and an opinion piece on car dependency. If you can report on Utah Tech specifically — teams, departments, events, student organizations — you are pitching into an established pattern rather than inventing a beat.
Choosing between contributing and joining staff
| Contributing | Joining the staff | |
|---|---|---|
| Commitment | One story or a few at a time | Regular, ongoing assignments |
| Best for | Testing your interest, building clips | Students aiming for consistent bylines or editorial roles |
| How to start | Pitch a single story idea to the editors | Ask what roles are open and what the time expectations are |
Ask the editors which of these they are currently taking on; that answer depends on the semester and the newsroom's needs, not on anything the homepage states.
A useful decision criterion
If you mainly want published clips, pitch one well-scoped campus story and see how the editing process feels. If you want the newsroom experience — deadlines, meetings, a section to own — ask about staff positions and the weekly time commitment before you agree. Either way, mention any relevant coursework or prior experience, and follow up politely if you do not hear back within about a week.
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