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Real Salt Lake forward Rubio Rubin (14) in the game vs. the Vancouver Whitecaps at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah on June 18, 2021. (Photo by Jack Gambassi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

RSL Tops Whitecaps With Two Goals in Stoppage Time

By Brian Preece, Sports Writer June 19, 2021

  Why do we watch sports? Is it to vicariously recapture our glory days or for the competition? Possibly just to circumvent the everyday monotony of life and escape, if only for an hour or two?...

Real Salt Lake goalkeeper David Ochoa (1) celebrates after the team's 3-1 win vs. the Vancouver Whitecaps at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah on June 18, 2021. (Photo by Jack Gambassi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Thoughts from the Pitch: RSL vs. Vancouver Whitecaps

By Cole Bagley, Sports Editor June 18, 2021

  It was a battle of two home teams on Friday night as Real Salt Lake faced the Vancouver Whitecaps at Rio Tinto Stadium. Vancouver is currently playing their 2021 matches in Utah due to the COVID-19...

(Graphic by Piper Armstrong | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Buening: Start Demanding Climate Reform

By Sarah Buening, Assistant Opinion Editor June 18, 2021

  As the climate crisis worsens, environmentally-conscious consumers are beginning to feel more and more disheartened. Even with growing public concern and the popularization of sustainability,...

(Graphic by Cyan Larson | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

The Promotion of Fast Fashion from Influencers Is Problematic and Unsustainable

By India Bown, Arts Writer June 18, 2021

  Fashion social media influencers, from platforms like Instagram and TikTok, use their status to push followers to a culture of fast fashion, moving people away from sustainability in their purchases....

A lion lays down in a Hole Zoo exhibit in Salt Lake City on June 16, 2021. (Photo by Silvana Peterson | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Cushman: Utah Must Protect Its Animals in Captivity

By KC Ellen Cushman, Opinion Writer June 17, 2021

  As a kid, my parents often took me to Utah’s Hogle Zoo. Being the know-it-all I was, I’d spout new animal facts I had learned to anyone I talked to after our visits. Many of us likely share...

University of Utah's rising junior, Angeline Bourgeault, collects samples for her Field Botany class along the Bonneville Shoreline Trail in Salt Lake City on June 13, 2021. (Photo by Gwen Christopherson | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Soter: Utah Needs More Than Prayer to Save Us from the Drought

By Theadora Soter, Multimedia Managing Editor June 16, 2021

  On June 4, Utah made national headlines after Gov. Spencer Cox declared a Weekend of Prayer, encouraging his constituents to pray for rain to alleviate the state’s current drought. Cox’s...

(Graphic by Cyan Larson | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Alexander: Utah’s School Board Made The Wrong Decision on Critical Race Theory

By CJ Alexander, Special Projects Managing Editor June 15, 2021

  On June 4, Utah’s Board of Education approved new rules on the topic of critical race theory, or CRT, that outlined what educators can and cannot teach their students about race. Personally,...

Saya Woolfalk's "Encyclopedia of Cloud Divination" (Plates 1-3) at Kimball Art Center. (Photo by Luke Jackson | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

‘When Evening Has Passed and Tomorrow Comes’ Exhibition Inspires and Reflects Utopia

By Luke Jackson June 15, 2021

  "Utopia" in and of itself is an interesting concept. First written by Sir Thomas More, the word is essentially a combination of the Greek words for “good place” and “no place.” A utopia...

Usnavi (Anthony Ramos) looks through his bodega's window to watch Washington Heights' residents dancing in the street.(Courtesy HBO Max)

‘In the Heights’ Shines Cinematically, Speaks to Representation in Hollywood

By Makena Reynolds, Arts Writer June 14, 2021

  A cinematic celebration of Washington Heights and Latin and Hispanic culture, the new movie “In the Heights” is an experience you do not want to miss. This film was directed by Jon M. Chu,...

Sisilia Kaufusi speaks at the AAPI Heritage Month Celebration Rally at Washington Square Park in Salt Lake City on May 22, 2021. (Photo by Natalie Colby | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

U Student Sisilia Kaufusi Takes on Miss Utah Competition as Only Competitor of Color

By Natalie Colby and Kayleigh Silverstein June 11, 2021

  “When you think of a Tongan woman, it’s probably not me — too dark, too skinny, too plastic, too fie palangi,” said Sisilia Kaufusi at the Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month...