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Bukowski’s poetry is unlike most of what you’ll read from any other poet. (Cartoon by Isabelle Schlegel | Daily Utah Chronicle)

The Poetry of Charles Bukowski

By Parker Dunn, Online Managing Editor June 1, 2020

  Beauty is often tagged onto the symmetrical, the flawless — the things in life that beg to be looked at. The late German American writer Charles Bukowski found beauty in the disturbed, the...

Game 2 of 2019 NBA Finals, image via: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2019_nba_finals_game_2.jpg

The Show Must Go On: Why the NBA Needs to Return

May 31, 2020

  As the sports community still basks in the warm glow cast by the hit docu-series, "The Last Dance," the desire for basketball has reached new heights. Anxious owners, players and fans are itching...

Ricky Powell and Laurence Fishburne look at a photobook together on a park bench in New York City. (Photo by Jasper Cicero | Courtesy Tribeca Enterprises)

The Photographer Becomes the Subject in ‘Ricky Powell: The Individualist’

By Parker Dunn, Online Managing Editor May 31, 2020

  The 10-day We Are One: A Global Film Festival continues to bring lovers of film and cinema together by virtual yet victorious means. Day two of the festival landed on Saturday, May 30, and featured...

"Losing Alice" pilot explores themes of feminine guilt and insecurity within a relationship. (Photo by Rotem Yaron | Courtesy Tribeca Enterprises)

‘Losing Alice’ Pilot Portrays Feminine Insecurity With Perfection

By Parker Dunn, Online Managing Editor May 30, 2020

  This article contains mild spoilers for the pilot of television series “Losing Alice.” Tribeca Enterprises and YouTube kicked off the We Are One: A Global Film Festival on Friday, May...

(Ivana Martinez | Daily Utah Chronicle) Black Lives Matters protesters march for George Floyd in downtown Salt Lake City on May 30, 2020.

As #BlackLivesMatter Protests Reach Salt Lake City, Protestors Surround SLCPD and Utah State Capitol

By Ivana Martinez and Natalie Colby May 30, 2020

Update: Gov. Gary Herbert has now mandated an 8 p.m. curfew for the night of May 30, 2020. Salt Lake City Police Department announced on Twitter the curfew will be mandated until Monday, June 1....

NYC action in solidarity with Ferguson. Mo, encouraging a boycott of Black Friday Consumerism.

Community Town Hall Discusses the disproportionate effects of COVID-19 on the Black Community

By Megan McKellar, News Writer May 30, 2020

  On May 28, the Utah Division of Multicultural Affairs held a virtual Black Community Town Hall via Zoom and Facebook Live to facilitate a discussion about COVID-19 and its impact on the black...

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Remembering Jerry Sloan, The Illinois Farm Boy Turned Utah Jazz Coaching Legend

By Cole Bagley, Sports Editor May 27, 2020

  Alongside NBA legends John Stockton and Karl Malone, Jerry Sloan is a name that comes to the minds of Utah Jazz fans whenever they think about the individuals who created a legacy within the...

The Nuncheon Sessions bring the concert to you. (Photo by Wendy Wei | Courtesy Pexels)

The Nuncheon Sessions: Jumping Into Online Concerts

By Paige Lee, Arts Writer May 27, 2020

  The very idea of a virtual series of concerts is fascinating — the very thought of attending a concert from home rather than from a venue is a novel concept to many. The Nuncheon Sessions is...

Students, staff, family and friends attend a vigil on the steps of the Park Building for Lauren McCluskey who was tragically killed on campus at The University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. (Photo by Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

U Students Outraged at Mishandling of Explicit Photos in the Lauren McCluskey Case

By Megan McKellar, News Writer May 26, 2020

  On May 17, the Salt Lake Tribune published an article which described how Miguel Deras, a former University of Utah police officer assigned to Lauren McCluskey’s case, saved explicit images...

Legislative meeting at the Utah Capital building in Salt Lake City, Utah on Friday, Feb. 23, 2018. (Photo by Cassandra Palor | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Chung: Utah Needs to Create a Task Force to Ensure Asian Americans’ Safety

By Stacy Chung May 25, 2020

  May is Asian Pacific American Heritage month — a month of festive moods and vibrant gatherings to celebrate this community. But ever since the outbreak of COVID-19, anxiety and prohibitions...