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Point of View: Internships, More Than a Resume Booster

By Estella Weeks, Point of View Host October 2, 2024

Intro: [music] Welcome back to The Daily Utah Chronicle’s opinion podcast. I’m your host, Estella Weeks, and you’re listening to Point of View. Estella Weeks: So we are here with Cameron...

The Bennion Center in the Olpin Student Union February 6, 2017. (Michael Adam Fondren | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Opinion: The Bennion Center Is Underrated

By Emma Thompson, Opinion Writer September 30, 2024

  I always have something going on, whether it's personal issues or running late. Without fail, the Bennion Center will have all the lights on and I'll be greeted as I walk in. The BC always provides...

People gather at the Redwood Drive-In that was just voted to be rezoned for housing developments.

Opinion: Condemn EDGEHomes, Save the Redwood Drive-In

By Elizabeth Griffee, Opinion Writer September 27, 2024

  West Valley’s Redwood Drive-In is one of the only drive-in theatres in all of Utah and the only one in the Salt Lake area. The Redwood Drive-In has been extremely successful since its historic...

Charlie Kirk responds to a university student during a Turning Point USA debate outside the J. Willard Marriott Library on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. (Photo by Marco Lozzi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Opinion: Attacks on College Are the Real Scam

By Samantha Reagan, Opinion Writer September 27, 2024

  Last spring, conservative online influencer Charlie Kirk was on campus. His team caught attention with their large inflatable "free speech ball," camera team, and most notably, their t-shirts...

Marathon Petroleum Refinery at night 
(Photo by: Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Opinion: Dark Skies for a Brighter Future

By Emma Smith, Opinion Writer September 18, 2024

  This article was originally published in the Welcome Home print issue of The Daily Utah Chronicle, originally in stands on August 25, 2024. It has not been updated and some information may be...

Image of a white stone government building during the day.

Opinion: The Threat of Expanded Presidential Immunity

By Lexi Hall, Assistant Opinion Editor September 17, 2024

This article was originally published in the Welcome Home print issue of The Daily Utah Chronicle, originally in stands on August 25, 2024. It has not been updated and some information may be out of...

The Block U on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City. (Courtesy of the University of Utah)

Opinion: Democracy Dies Under Misinformation

By Matthew Timpa, Opinion Writer September 15, 2024

  This story is published as part of U.S. Democracy Day and the Utah College Media Collaborative, a cross-campus project bringing together emerging journalists from Salt Lake Community College,...

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Opinion: SLC Keeps Third Places Alive

By Samantha Reagan, Opinion Writer September 11, 2024

  Third places are places other than work or home where people gather and interact. They can be coffee shops, libraries, parks, bars or shopping centers, to name a few. Across the country,...

The Salt Lake Temple in downtown Salt Lake City. (Chronicle archive)

Opinion: Do Not Forsake Us

By Morgan Champine, Opinion Editor September 8, 2024

  Galatians 5:22-23 reads, “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.”   This verse was written on my...

Student looking for parking at Rice Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, on Friday, Jan. 14, 2022 (Photo by David Chenoweth | The Daily Utah Chronicle

Opinion: The U’s ‘College Town Magic’ Is Just a Parking Crisis in Disguise

By Emma Thompson, Opinion Writer September 7, 2024

  As part of an attempt to make the University of Utah a residential campus, the Kahlert Village parking lot has closed to begin construction on new student housing. Despite the attempt to create...