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The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

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The Daily Utah Chronicle

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Clark Aposhian, chairman of the Utah Shooting Sports Council.

Coleman: Utah’s Gun Advocates

By Nicholas Coleman March 19, 2018

The following is the second of a three-part series highlighting the companies, advocates and legislators central to the Second Amendment dialogue in Utah.  Though the Utah high school students who participated...

Barber: Life in 1947, Womens Work

Barber: Life in 1947, Women’s Work

By Shaelyn Barber March 18, 2018

Among old belt-buckles, wooden furniture, yard appliances and music records, I found gold at a yard sale: a copy of Life Magazine from Sept. 15, 1947. It’s brimming with history, a time capsule of what...

Barber: Get Involved with Students for Choice

Barber: Get Involved with Students for Choice

By Shaelyn Barber March 11, 2018

It’s all about taking charge of your own reproductive health, and Students for Choice at the University of Utah is here to help you do just that. “We believe in the fundamental rights of every individual,...

Jensen-Coon: Collaborating with Corporations for Change

Jensen-Coon: Collaborating with Corporations for Change

By Kelcy Jensen- March 2, 2018

While sitting in my Infancy class listening to my professor lecture on postpartum depression she mentioned that there used to be a non-profit organization in Salt Lake City that helped new mothers with...

Coleman: Long-Distance Diagnoses Violate Goldwater Rule

Coleman: Long-Distance Diagnoses Violate Goldwater Rule

By Nicholas Coleman March 1, 2018

Assessing the mental stability of mainstream figures is a tempting venture for psychiatrists thirsting for fame. Former presidential candidate Barry Goldwater was forced to address claims he was unfit...

Patience: Dont Blame Mental Illness for Mass Shootings

Patience: Don’t Blame Mental Illness for Mass Shootings

By Alisa Patience February 28, 2018

“It wasn't the airplanes. It was beauty killed the beast.” The famous last line in multiple “King Kong” adaptations perfectly represents the contrasting views people hold of gun violence, which...

Coleman: Addressing Reverse Racism

Coleman: Addressing “Reverse Racism”

By Nicholas Coleman February 19, 2018

“It is not possible to be racist against a white person in the United States,” read an article recently published by my colleague, Shaelyn Barber. Strap in, folks, it is time to address the myth of...

Braden: Black History Deserves Recognition

Braden: Black History Deserves Recognition

By Paul Braden February 17, 2018

To say Black History Month has faced an undeserved number of challenges since its belated inception in 1926 is, unfortunately, an understatement. Times have gratefully changed for the better, and evidence...

Patience: History Needs a Rewrite

Patience: History Needs a Rewrite

By Alisa Patience February 16, 2018

Though the acknowledgment of other races’ importance throughout history should be a regular, year-round concept, it unfortunately is not. So this February is once again a time dedicated to important...

Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes speaks during the Solidarity Rally against racism at Washington Square Park in Salt Lake City, Utah on Monday, Aug. 14, 2017. (Rishi Deka | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Barber: Reverse Racism Is America’s Favorite Myth

By Shaelyn Barber February 14, 2018

What do Narnia, the Loch Ness Monster, and reverse racism all have in common? None of them are real. Lately, there have been a lot of calls of “reverse racism,” or racism against Caucasians, in...