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The Utah Utes cheer after the 2023 Las Vegas Bowl at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, NV on Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023. (Photo by Xiangyao “Axe” Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Las Vegas Bowl: Utah Football Falls to Northwestern in Defensive Battle

By Abbey Thomas and Sean Overton December 23, 2023

The University of Utah football team (8-5, 5-4 Pac-12) faced Northwestern in the SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl in their last game as a member of the Pac-12. Not only was this game historic for the...

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How Do Students Feel About the U’s Dating Culture?

By Ethan Udy, Arts Writer December 23, 2023

  Navigating the dating and sex culture here at the University of Utah can be difficult and daunting for students. For most, they would prefer to date casually and focus on their studies. Business...

University of Utah Hospital main entrance in Salt Lake City on June 23, 2021. (Photo by Kevin Cody | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Hufford: Integrated Healthcare Should be Accessible to All

By Olivia Hufford, Opinion Writer December 21, 2023

  The United States faces an unprecedented mental health crisis — nearly 60% of individuals actively seek care, but as many as 40% can’t access it. Poor insurance coverage and long waitlists...

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The Utah Starzz: Salt Lake’s Forgotten WNBA Franchise

By Jonah Marriott, Sports Writer December 21, 2023

The year was 1997. Titanic was the biggest movie in the world, Bill Clinton was president and a brand new sports league had just begun play: the Women’s National Basketball Association. The WNBA focused...

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Conference Center in Salt Lake City on Nov. 28, 2022. (Photo by Xiangyao "Axe" Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Jarvis: Post-Prop 8, the Church Must Apologize

By Caroline Jarvis, Opinion Writer December 21, 2023

  California’s Proposition 8, a 2008 ballot measure that sought to amend the California Constitution to define marriage as between a man and a woman, overturned the state’s Supreme Court ruling...

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Hall: Rehabilitation is the Way Forward

By Lexi Hall, Assistant Opinion Editor December 20, 2023

  Utah, like many states across the nation, is grappling with the pressing issue of recidivism within its criminal justice system. The high rate of individuals returning to prison after release...

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Hargis: Support SURF in Their Fight for Sexual Liberation

By Harper Hargis, Opinion Writer December 20, 2023

  When living in Utah, one must be constantly aware of religious expectations. In Salt Lake City especially, the religious undercurrent in local culture can be hard to ignore — particularly,...

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U Students Talk Tolerance and Diversity at the U

By Jamie Faux, News Writer December 20, 2023

  "We should disagree," said Gov. Spencer Cox, speaking at an event put on earlier this year by the group Tolerance Means Dialogue. "We should disagree profoundly. Our nation was founded on profound...

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Cozy Book Recommendations for Sweater Weather

By Grier Abercrombie, Arts Writer December 19, 2023

  Sweater weather is upon us. Now is the perfect time to get away from the cold Utah weather by escaping into the expansive worlds of fiction. Several genres come to mind when imagining fall...

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We Need to Talk About Porn

By Luke Jackson December 19, 2023

  Porn is a heavy and, honestly, culturally ugly term. There’s a lot of baggage and wincing at the sheer mention of it. As much as some of us (in the state of Utah) like to pretend that it doesn’t...