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Demonstrators at the protest of the overturn of Roe v. Wade in Salt Lake City, Utah, on June 24, 2022. (Photo by Xiangyao Axe Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Torres: Utahns Need to Break Laws to Change Them

By Gaby Torres, Opinion Writer September 9, 2022

  The recent influx of attacks on Utahns’ rights — the Dobbs decision, the policing of trans girls’ bodies, police violence, abuse concealed by the LDS church — has evoked significant public...

Utah golfer Chris Bratcher golfing at the River Oaks golf course on May 21, 2022. (Photo by Jonathan Wang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Utah Golf Struggles at Fighting Irish Classic Despite Valiant Effort

By Kyle Garrison, Assistant Sports Editor September 8, 2022

  The Utes golf team competed in the Fighting Irish Classic this past Labor Day weekend. Despite a slow start to Day One, the Utes were able to claw their way back to secure 13th place out of 15...

The University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City, Utah on Oct. 5, 2021.

Utah Ranks Worst State for Women’s Equality in Recent Study

By Stevie Shaughnessey, Home Stretch Producer, Host September 8, 2022

  In a 2022 WalletHub study, Utah was ranked as the worst state for women’s equality, with Utah being the lowest overall in the education and income gap categories. Women earn 30.9% less than...

Reese Witherspoon as Elle Woods in Legally Blonde. (Courtesy YouTube)

Movie Recommendations to Get You Back to School

By Megan Fisher, Arts Writer September 8, 2022

  School is back in session and that means mountains of homework and unsettling stress. Every day brings something new to learn. Anything from paying bills to buying cleaning supplies. You may even...

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Mendenhall: Stop Highlighting Problematic Content Creators

By Addison Mendenhall September 8, 2022

  Social media is Gen Z’s primary source of entertainment and current events. Platforms like TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter help individuals amass a limitless following, and according...

Students of Introduction to Design Thinking in class in the Gardner Commons building at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022.

Nationwide Teacher Shortage Negatively Impacts Student Education

By Stevie Shaughnessey, Home Stretch Producer, Host September 7, 2022

  As the Fall 2022 school year begins, schools nationwide are lacking educational staff, creating a teacher shortage. In Utah alone, schools are expected to face a shortage of almost 200,000...

The Utah State Capital in Salt Lake City, Utah on Jan. 16, 2022. (Photo by Xiangyao Axe Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Cushman: A Vote for McMullin is a Vote for the Utah Way

By KC Ellen Cushman, Opinion Writer September 7, 2022

  This November, Utah will have the “strangest Senate race in America,” with independent challenger Evan McMullin taking on incumbent Sen. Mike Lee. McMullin, a former Republican turned independent,...

Arts Bash 2019 (courtesy of finearts.utah.edu)

College of Fine Arts Welcomes 2022-23 Year with Arts Bash

By Nicoline West, Arts Writer September 5, 2022

  The College of Fine Arts kicked off the 2022 Fall Semester Wednesday, Aug. 31 with their annual Arts Bash. This year, the University of Utah’s Office of Orientation and Transition celebrated...

University of Utah middle blocker, Amelia Van Der Werff (#5), plays in a game against University of Arizona in Jon M. Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, on October 24th, 2021. (Photo by Xiangyao Axe Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Utah Volleyball Goes 2-1 Over Labor Day Weekend

By Max Lepore, Sports Writer September 4, 2022

  Utah Volleyball spent the weekend in West Lafayette, Indiana where they competed in three matches in two days, going home with a 2-1 record overall from the hard-fought matches. Friday To begin...

University of Utah Campus in Salt Lake on Oct. 11, 2020.

Two Racist Incidents Reported in Beginning of U’s Fall 2022 Semester

By Kayleigh Silverstein, Special Projects Managing Editor, News Writer September 4, 2022

  Nearly a week before the start of the University of Utah's Fall 2022 Semester, a white male completing a delivery on campus threatened and verbally attacked a Black professor with racial slurs...