Black Lives Matter Demonstrators Organize Protest for Political Prisoners: A Photo Series
By Gwen Christopherson, Photographer
September 9, 2020
Writing to Political Prisoners Speaking Up March to the Mural
Emails between McCluskeys and U Administrators Before Lawsuit Allege Sexism in Policing and Independent Review Process
By Maddy La Turner and Elise Vandersteen Bailey
August 10, 2020
Emails between Jill McCluskey and University of Utah administrators obtained by The Daily Utah Chronicle show that Jill voiced concerns about sexism in the U’s police department to university administrators months before she and husband Matthew McCluskey filed a $56 million lawsuit against t...
Protesters ‘Say Her Name’ in Demonstration Centering Women’s Issues, Local Politicians
By Natalie Colby and Ivana Martinez
August 1, 2020
The Salt Lake County Black Democratic Caucus gathered protesters at Washington Square Park on July 31 at 5:00 p.m. to "say her name." The protest was organized to honor women of color who have suffered from police brutality, using Breonna Taylor’s name as a rallying call. Taylor w...
Protests Continue for Bernardo Palacios-Carbajal, Exposing “Killer Cops” and Painting Streets Red
By Ivana Martinez and Natalie Colby
June 28, 2020
Too much blood has been spilled. The people of Salt Lake are chanting, “Not One More.” As protests continue for almost a month, they have honed in on securing justice for Bernardo Palacios-Carbajal who was shot over 20 times in the back by the Salt Lake City Police Department on May 23, 2020. On ...
Juneteenth, SLC: A Photo Series
By Mark Draper and Gwen Christopherson
June 20, 2020
Performers & Speakers Around the Park Celebration
Failures in Iowa Caucus Spread “Fake News” and Misinformation
By Natalie Colby and Kayleigh Silverstein
April 7, 2020
On Feb. 3, 2020, the Iowa Caucus started and set out to give voters a glimpse into how the rest of the Democratic primary would go. However, misinformation caused confusion for some voters. The official results of the caucus did not come out until Feb. 9 due to various missteps that many b...
DACA and the DREAM: What U Should Know
By Ivana Martinez, Assistant News Editor
April 7, 2020
In September 2017, the Trump administration announced it would be terminating the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, better known as DACA. Since then there have been several lawsuits filed against the motion. According to the New York Times, in 2019 the Supreme Court was determining if the dismissal ...
Utah Goes to Bernie, Yet the Democratic Nomination Remains Up in the Air
By Ivana Martinez, Assistant News Editor
March 12, 2020
Since Super Tuesday, several Democratic candidates have left the 2020 presidential race. Pete Buttigieg, who garnered several endorsements from Utah politicians, withdrew from the 2020 presidential race a few days prior to Super Tuesday. Mike Bloomberg dropped out 12 hours after the polls...
Candidate for Utah’s 3rd Congressional District Devin Thorpe Talks on His Main Issues
By Natalie Colby, News Editor
March 11, 2020
On March 3, Devin Thorpe announced his run for the 3rd Congressional District of Utah against Republican incumbent John Curtis. Thorpe will run as a Democrat. Thorpe said he decided to run because he has spent several years writing about issues such as global health, extreme poverty and ...
Utah Democratic Representatives Rally for Pete: What Do Students Think?
By Ivana Martinez and Jacqueline Mumford
February 29, 2020
Over the past few weeks, Utah’s Democratic politicians, from city mayors to Congresspeople, have been throwing their support behind different presidential candidates. As of Feb. 19, 2020, there are eight Democratic candidates still in the race — Joe Biden, Mike Bloomberg, Pete Buttigieg,...
Poma: LDS Members Must Do More to Fight Racism
September 22, 2020
Artist of the Week: Allison James
September 22, 2020
Fire Breaks out in Neff’s Canyon
September 22, 2020
Barron: Vote Biden to Fulfill the White Horse Prophecy
September 22, 2020