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The 2019 Oscar Awards Nominees were announced on January 22, 2019. courtesy Flickr.

Opening Up the Oscars: Nominations Snubs and Surprises

By Palak Jayswal, Arts Editor January 24, 2019

  The 2019 Oscar Nominations were announced by hosts Kumail Nanijiani and Tracee Ellis Ross on Tuesday morning at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater. While the range of films nominated may...

Professor Viktor Valkov, courtesy Michaela Funtanilla.

Visiting Professor Viktor Valkov Impresses in His Faculty Recital

By Josh Petersen January 23, 2019

  It was a rainy night on Jan. 17, but for the audience inside the Libby Gardner Concert Hall, there was an entirely different kind of thunder. In his faculty recital, Department of Music visiting...

(Photo by Justin Prather | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

New Year, New You: Go Cruelty Free in 2019

By Alaikia Marielle January 23, 2019

  Over the last several years there has been a massive push to make more ethical choices, especially when it comes to makeup and beauty products. This trend can be seen most evidently on YouTube,...

Comedian Ben Bailey, courtesy Pam Loshak

Laugh Your Stress Away With Stand-Up Comedian Ben Bailey

By Abigail Raasch, Arts Writer January 22, 2019

  Stand-up comedian Ben Bailey has a simple goal for audiences who come to his shows: “I want them to laugh until they forget about the things that suck.” When college is stressful and life...

(Photo by: Justin Prather | The Daily Utah Chronicle).

TOLERANCE Takes the Stage at UMFA

By Alison Myers, Arts Writer January 22, 2019

  Art often communicates with us on an intuitive if not spiritual level, but for art to be considered activism, we may need to ask what qualifies the piece. For the ideas to be provoking, what...

Design by Madge Slack with photos courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, Pixabey, Max Pixel and Flickr

Can LDS Actors Accept Roles in the Top Ten Broadway Shows?

By Alaikia Marielle January 21, 2019

  Every actor draws a line: at some point, one must decide if there are roles that one is or is not willing to accept based on one's personal beliefs and morals. But where do active members of...

A Utah Ballet Rehersal in the Marriot Dance Building. January 25, 2017. Michael Adam Fondren for The Daily Utah Chronicle

Artistic Choice or Unfair Discrimination?

By Abigail Raasch, Arts Writer January 20, 2019

  I commonly hear my friends, who are acting majors, describe their college degree as a "degree in auditioning." Nothing could be closer to the truth. As a performing arts student, one of the most...

"Cereal is no longer an unhealthy bowl of sugar and milk, but a delicious reward that I have earned by being alive." (Design by Ashlyn Cary | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Binge Bytes: ‘The White Vault’ and ‘Lake Clarity’

By Marshall Falkner January 18, 2019

  If you know anything about my choice in podcasts, it’s that I love them spooky — “Darkest Night” and “The No Sleep Podcast” are both in my top-five favorites. If you’re a horror...

[Photo by Cassandra Palor | Daily Utach Chronicle]

More Than Decoration: Self Expression and Bumper Stickers

By Josh Petersen January 18, 2019

  Whether you are walking through the parking lot or gazing at the sea of laptops in a lecture hall, bumper stickers are a constant fixture on campus. These little stickers are everywhere and everyone...

(Photo by: Justin Prather | The Daily Utah Chronicle).

Inversion Season Fashion: Patterned Pollution Masks Give Options

By Alaikia Marielle January 17, 2019

  Salt Lake City natives are no stranger to the temperature inversion which occurs every winter and increases particulate pollution in the valley to sometimes dangerous levels. For those who are...