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U Student Group Hosts Women’s March on Utah 2019

U Student Group Hosts Women’s March on Utah 2019

By Jacqueline Mumford, Managing Editor January 20, 2019

  On Jan. 19, people from across the state of Utah met at Washington Square Park to participate in the 2019 Salt Lake City Women’s March on Utah. Women and their allies marched nearly a mile...

Utah State Capitol. Chronicle archives.

Rep. Sandra Hollins Hopes to Pass Bill to Remove Utah’s Slavery Exemption

By Katelyn Collett January 17, 2019

  Slavery has not existed in the United States since Abraham Lincoln and Congress passed Amendment XVIII to the Constitution in 1865. Since Utah became a state in 1896, it would make sense that...

Vice President Joe Biden at the University of Utah in 2018. Chronicle archive.

Why Vice President Biden Didn’t Accept the U’s Money

By Katelyn Collett January 7, 2019

  Former vice president Joe Biden came to speak to students at the University of Utah in December as the keynote speaker to the MUSE project’s theme of hope, hardship and purpose. Biden spoke...

Photo by: Justin Prather | The Daily Utah Chronicle

Lauren McCluskey Inspires Lawmakers to Propose New Gun Law

By Katelyn Collett January 6, 2019

  Back in October, student Lauren McCluskey’s death ignited interest in how Utah communities may prevent similar incidents in the future. Andrew Studdard, a newly elected lawmaker, proposed a...

(Photo by Mark Draper | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Ghorbani, Wilson Announce Intent to Run for McAdams’ SL County Mayor Seat

By Katelyn Collett December 5, 2018

  With the 2018 midterm elections over, in order to become Utah’s 4th district representative, congressman-elect Mayor Ben McAdams will issue his resignation as Salt Lake County mayor, leaving...

Courtesy of Michael Giardinelli.

Medical Marijuana Compromise Bill Passes Utah House and Senate

By Christina Giardinelli December 4, 2018

House Bill 3001, a bill drafted as a replacement for Proposition 2 for the legalization of medical cannabis, passed the Utah House during a special session with 60 votes in favor and 13 opposed. After...

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (D) participates in a roundtable discussion at the Huntsman Cancer Institute, Friday, Feb. 26, 2016. Vice president Biden visited the hospital to further discuss his initiative to eradicate cancer. (Rishi Deka, Daily Utah Chronicle)

Joe Biden to Speak at Kingsbury Hall

By Connor Applegate December 4, 2018

  On Monday, the University of Utah announced that the My U Signature Experience Project (MUSE) initiative will be sponsoring a campus event with a keynote address from former Vice President Joe Biden...

A voting machine at the Marriott Library. (Chronicle archives)

Utah’s 2018 Midterm Elections Rundown

By Jacqueline Mumford, Managing Editor November 9, 2018

  Although Election Day has passed and polls across the nation have closed, election season may not be over so quickly. Many races have been called across the state, but some, like the high-profile...

Paula Cook, Lisa Harkness and DeAnn Kettenring.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Calls on Women to Vote Against Proposition 2

By Mackenzie McDermott November 4, 2018

Friday afternoon, three Utah women joined together to share their concerns regarding Proposition 2. “Women have historically been the gatekeepers for keeping children and homes safe and secure. They’ll...

People cast their votes during the Midterm Elections 2018 at the Salt Lake County Building in Salt Lake City, UT on Tuesday Oct. 23, 2018.
(Photo by Curtis Lin | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Changing the World With No Job After College

By Mackenzie McDermott November 2, 2018

  After graduating in May with a degree in Middle Eastern Studies and an emphasis in Arabic from the University of Utah, Avisha Sab spent two months creating the informative website Voter Cafe. “The...