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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

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Richards: The Inherent Value of Humanities

By Connor Richards October 18, 2017

When deciding a major, one of the first things students ask themselves is how what they choose will come across to others. At least, this was one of the first things I asked myself. For students like...

Richards: American Vandal Accurately Portrays the High School Mindset

Richards: “American Vandal” Accurately Portrays the High School Mindset

By Connor Richards October 13, 2017

While summer blockbusters are usually based around intense action and overwhelming special effects, some of the most popular movies of all time have been about a more mundane subject matter: high school....

Richards: Appreciation or Appropriation?

Richards: Appreciation or Appropriation?

By Connor Richards October 4, 2017

Every Labor Day, the small town of Wellsville, Utah, hosts the Wellsville Founders’ Day Parade in celebration of the town’s founding. In addition to the parade, the northern Utah town’s 3,678 occupants...

Protesters gather outside of a Ben Shapiro speech at the University of Utah on September 27, 2017.

Richards: What I Saw at the Ben Shapiro Protest

By Connor Richards October 2, 2017

There have been mixed accounts of what happened at the University of Utah on the evening of September 27 at a protest outside conservative commentator Ben Shapiro's speech. It was reported by national...

H2H: How Should the U Respond to Planned Ben Shapiro Event

H2H: How Should the U Respond to Planned Ben Shapiro Event

By Nicholas Coleman and Connor Richards September 19, 2017

The U Should Protect Free Speech Nicholas Coleman The nation is focused on the University of Utah, as Ben Shapiro will soon appear on campus. Hosted by the University’s Young Americans for Freedom...

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Richards: Utah Schools Need to Stand Up For Students

By Connor Richards September 12, 2017

Students are the latest victims of a string of right-wing policies laid out by President Donald Trump's administration — an administration that seems intent on targeting only the most innocent populations....

H2H: Is U.S. Military Involvement Necessary

H2H: Is U.S. Military Involvement Necessary

By Nicholas Coleman and Connor Richards September 11, 2017

U.S. Intervention Extends Tragedies by Connor Richards While at the Fort Myer military base in Arlington, Virginia, in August, President Donald Trump announced changes to the United States’ military...

David Sacharny, a PhD student in Computing Robotics, codes artificial intelligence software for robots on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2017

(Photo by Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Will Artificial Intelligence Be the Last Human Invention?

By Connor Richards September 5, 2017

In Plato’s “Phaedrus,” Socrates tells the legend of King Thamus who is given the gift of writing from Theuth, the Egyptian god of knowledge. Writing, Theuth persuades, will act as a mass remedy for...

Richards: Nurse Arrest Video Disturbing, Highlights Hypocrisy of Public Officials

Richards: Nurse Arrest Video Disturbing, Highlights Hypocrisy of Public Officials

By Connor Richards September 3, 2017

City and state officials have been quick to condemn Salt Lake police for the arrest of nurse Wubbels. But their support for Operation Rio Grande leaves room for questions. It’s a video that has been...

The Family Promise Salt Lake Shelter for the homeless on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017. (Rishi Deka | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Richards: Shifting the Narrative on Homelessness

By Connor Richards August 31, 2017

Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams received wide attention and praise when he revealed he spent three days and two nights posing as a homeless man in the Rio Grande downtown area earlier this year. The...