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The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

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The Daily Utah Chronicle

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(Chronicle archives)

Kincart: Standing with Queer Students at BYU

By Sydney Kincart, Print Chief, Opinion Writer March 17, 2021

  On March 4, 2021, rows of rainbow colors illuminated the “Y” above Brigham Young University. A group of students hiked to the “Y” and held LED lights from 8 to 9 P.M. This event concluded...

Saifee: Angela Daviss Transformative Perspective at the U

Saifee: Angela Davis’s Transformative Perspective at the U

By Zahra Saifee, Opinion Editor March 15, 2021

  This year, Dr. Angela Davis was the keynote speaker at the Conference on Diverse Excellence — an annual event planned and hosted by ASUU's Diversity Board to initiate conversations around marginalized...

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

Kincart: How Utah Can Help the Disabled

By Sydney Kincart, Print Chief, Opinion Writer March 15, 2021

  As the legislative session comes to a close, it’s important to reflect on the legislation we witnessed this session to determine policy goals for the next session, as well as recognize the...

A pride flag hangs from a house in Salt Lake City, Utah on Sept. 21, 2020. This design of the pride flag includes Black, Brown and trans pride. (Photo by Gwen Christopherson | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Soter: Trans Teens Need Gender-Affirming Healthcare

By Theadora Soter, Multimedia Managing Editor March 14, 2021

  Transgender patients all over the country are regularly discriminated against by their healthcare providers. In fact, 33% of respondents in the 2016 US Transgender Survey said they’d had a...

A woman holds a Womens Rights are Human Rights sign during Womens March on the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City, Utah on Monday Jan. 23, 2017. (Photo by Rishi Deka | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Weglinski: Utah, Stop Making Decisions for Women

By Sonia Weglinski, Opinion Writer March 13, 2021

  State lawmakers have made a habit of making Utah women’s lives significantly more difficult. As the Salt Lake Tribune Editorial Board wrote last month, “No Utah woman is safe when the Legislature...

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Poma: Utah Needs a Clear Definition of Consent

By Sasha Poma, Assistant Opinion Editor March 11, 2021

  During the 2020 legislative session, I wrote about Rep. Angela Romero’s H.B. 213, otherwise known as the Consent Amendments. Unfortunately, while the bill passed, the final language of the...

Flags inside the student union (Photo by: The Daily Utah Chronicle).

Letter: Keep Asian-America in the Foreground

By Samuel Judd-Kim February 25, 2021

  Recently, the social media feeds of many students have been graced by a number of popular posts alluding to recent upticks in violence against Asian-Americans, undeniably fueled in part by anti-Chinese...

(Paris Hilton in Provo, UT during 2021. Courtesy of Jennifer Rovero)

Kincart: Paris Hilton Protecting Utah Teens?

By Sydney Kincart, Print Chief, Opinion Writer February 24, 2021

  A reality TV star, model and socialite may just have sway on Utah politics. Paris Hilton shifted much attention to the ongoing legislative session when she testified to the state's Senate Judiciary,...

Photo courtesy of ASUU

Saifee: Dr. Angela Davis is the Transformative Voice We Need at the U

By Zahra Saifee, Opinion Editor February 23, 2021

  Every year in February, ASUU’s Diversity Board hosts the Conference on Diverse Excellence. CODE's mission is to educate and provide spaces for conversations centered around uplifting marginalized...

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Cushman: Protect Incarcerated Women’s Reproductive Freedom

By KC Ellen Cushman, Opinion Writer February 21, 2021

  Women's health needs are unique. A history of ignorance and taboo around women’s health issues means that even today women can struggle to receive the healthcare they want or need to address...