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Cowley: Stop Prioritizing Politics over Public Health

By Elle Cowley, Multimedia Managing Editor February 19, 2022

  Within the first week of the session, the legislature repealed mask mandates in two Utah counties. The justification for the removal of mask mandates was that elected officials had a “better...

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Linnabary: Yes, the Governor Needs a Fence

By Ian Linnabary, Opinion Writer February 19, 2022

  We have all probably seen depictions of the Secret Service, the president's personal bodyguards, in media — men in black suits and sunglasses with blank expressions. While performing other...

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Cushman: Make Mental Health Care Accessible to Make Troubled Teen Institutions Safer

By KC Ellen Cushman, Opinion Writer February 19, 2022

  In 2020, Paris Hilton said she experienced daily abuse in the 90s at Provo Canyon School, one of Utah’s many troubled teen institutions. In 2021, Danielle Bregoli too alleged that she suffered...

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Shadley: There’s No Substitute for Public Education

By Will Shadley, Opinion Writer February 19, 2022

  More teachers calling in sick due to the Omicron variant has depleted an already understaffed education system. On Jan. 31, Gov. Spencer Cox issued an executive order allowing state employees...

Cristal Isa performs on the balance beam in a dual meet vs. The University of Kentucky at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah on Friday, Jan. 3, 2020.  (Photo by Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

No. 4 Utah Gymnastics Surpasses the 198-Mark as they Top Oregon State

By Chase Mullin, Assistant Sports Editor February 19, 2022

  After a relatively shocking first loss of the season last week, albeit to an highly-talented UC Berkeley squad, the No. 4 University of Utah gymnastics team bounced back this Friday at the Huntsman...

Utah basketball's Both Gach (#2) in the matchup against the UCLA Bruins at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022. (Photo by Jack Gambassi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Runnin’ Utes Staunch Defense Propels Them To Win Over Stanford

By Ethan Pearce, Sports Editor February 19, 2022

  The University of Utah men’s basketball team was able to upset the Stanford Cardinal on their home floor late Thursday night. Utah made a comeback after being down as many as nine in the second...

Latoya Cameron and Cameron Beck in "The Clean-Up Project" premiering at Plan-B Theatre (Photo Credit Sharah Meservy)

Plan-B Theatre’s Premiere of ‘The Clean-Up Project’ is a Shocking Conversation about Race

By Hannah Keating, Arts Editor February 17, 2022

  In the world premiere of Carleton Bluford’s “The Clean-Up Project,” Plan-B Theatre opens their 2022 season during Black History Month with a glaring and intimate look at racism in an America...

Greg Larsen (R) Corrine Adair (L) in "One For The Pot" (Photo courtesy of Hale Centre Theatre, photographed by Leavitt Photography)

Hale Centre Theatre’s ‘One For The Pot’ Will Have You Doubled Over in Laughter

By Evan K. Beesley, Arts Writer February 17, 2022

  "One For The Pot" written by authors Ray Cooney and Tony Hilton first ran on London's West End in 1961 for an astounding 1,200 performances to rave reviews. With an astounding provenance like...

"Actual People, Feature Film Trailer- 2022 Slamdance Film Festival" (Courtesy of SlamDance Film Festival's YouTube)

SLAMDANCE: Kit Zauhar’s ‘Actual People’ Reveals Vulnerable Truth

By Lee Kedem, Arts Writer February 17, 2022

  “Actual People” is a new narrative film that had its North American premiere at the 2022 Slamdance Film Festival. Director and screenwriter, Kit Zauhar, tells the story of Riley, a college...

Community members and students gather for the Open House of the Black Cultural Center at the University of Utah

Black History Month 2022 Emphasizes Black Health and Wellness

By Isaac Dunaway and Natalie Colby February 17, 2022

  Black History Month takes place every February in the United States to coincide with the birthdays of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln. Meligha Garfield, director of the University of...