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The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

Social Issues

Entertainer Oprah Winfrey (L) and producer Harvey Weinstein laugh before receiving W.E.B. Du Bois Medals at the Hutchins Center Honors at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts September 30, 2014.

Golden Globes 2018: Bravery or Blithering Stupidity?

By Nicholas Coleman January 15, 2018

Sexual harassment and assault are unequivocally awful crimes and deserve the full severity of the law as punishment. Those who take advantage of young women and men (specifically boys, as the Daily Beast...

Patience: Growing Apart or Growing Up

Patience: Growing Apart or Growing Up

By Alisa Patience January 15, 2018

As we grow up we make new friends or we try to cling to our old ones. Going through the drastic, stressful changes of life, we especially want someone familiar and loving around us. One of the most satisfying...

Barber: Resist a Capitalist Christmas

Barber: Resist a Capitalist Christmas

By Shaelyn Barber December 13, 2017

Beginning in early fall, signs of holiday cheer appear in stores. At first, it’s only a small section in the middle selling Christmas essentials, but before long they are increasingly pervasive. Before...

Williams: Female Biker Gangs Symbolize Empowerment

Williams: Female Biker Gangs Symbolize Empowerment

By Brook Williams December 4, 2017

Motorcyclists are known for being bad, free-spirited and never playing by the rules. The history of motorcycles consists of stories mostly about men. Hell's Angels, Outlaws, 69’rs, Black Sabbath and...

Braden: Millennials Make Old Jobs New

Braden: Millennials Make Old Jobs New

By Paul Braden December 1, 2017

Whether it’s the result of lower earnings for recent college grads, a desire to disassociate from impersonal aspects of the digital age or a rejection of the lifestyle the boomers forced upon us, one...

Barron: Second Notice: Reverse Climate Change or Find a New Home

Barron: Second Notice: Reverse Climate Change or Find a New Home

By Morgan Barron, Opinion Writer November 30, 2017

“We the... senior members of the world’s scientific community, hereby warn all humanity of what lies ahead. A great change in our stewardship of the earth and the life on it, is required, if vast human...

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Jensen-Coon: Empathetic, Mind-Reading Men, Oh My!

By Kelcy Jensen- November 30, 2017

Often men are considered to be insensitive and unkind — a couple of gender stereotypes that can be inhibiting. What if, instead a man is responsive and emotional? Could this potentially change his love...

Foglesong: Embrace Your Inner Weirdness

Foglesong: Embrace Your Inner Weirdness

By Samuel Foglesong November 28, 2017

Humans, especially Americans, pride themselves on having freedom in all areas of our lives: from choosing whom to vote for, all the way down to deciding what to eat for breakfast. It is shocking, then,...

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)

Williams: Women’s Rights Are Human Rights

By Brook Williams November 6, 2017

What’s worse than a being sexually assaulted? Being forced to marry the perpetrator in order for their charges to be dropped. Sounds completely twisted and insane right? This is not uncommon in parts...

Protesters gather outside of a Ben Shapiro speech at the University of Utah on September 27, 2017.

Foglesong: You Can’t Understand Because You’re White

By Samuel Foglesong November 6, 2017

The concept of privilege has grown increasingly prevalent in social dialogues in the United States. This has been especially true on college campuses where, for many, the concept of social advantage...