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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
Miacel Spotted Elk

Miacel Spotted Elk, News Writer

Miacel Spotted Elk is a news writer.

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The Challenges of TikTok Go Beyond Teens Making Memes. The Company Now Has a U.S. National Probe

By Miacel Spotted Elk, News Writer
December 22, 2019
Former Vice President of the United States Joe Biden speaks at Kingsbury Hall on the University of Utah Campus on Dec. 13, 2018. (Photo by: Justin Prather | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

How Apolitical Speeches Made at the U Might Become Politically Damaging

By Maddy La Turner and Miacel Spotted Elk
December 3, 2019
Erin Mendenhall gives a speech to a crowd on Nov. 5 at Publik Coffee

The General Election Happened on Nov. 5. Here’s What Happened in 72 Hours. 

By Miacel Spotted Elk, News Writer
November 9, 2019
The Mayoral Town Hall was hosted on Oct. 28 at The Hinckley Institute. ((Photo by Miacel Spotted Elk | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Young Voters Are Vital in Salt Lake’s Close Mayoral Election Race

By Miacel Spotted Elk, News Writer
November 4, 2019
The Mayoral Town Hall was hosted on Oct. 28 at The Hinckley Institute. ((Photo by Miacel Spotted Elk | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Days Before the Election, Mayoral Candidates Speak on LGBTQ Issues at Town Hall

By Miacel Spotted Elk, News Writer
October 30, 2019
University of Utah Police Cars | Chronicle archives.

Privacy Invasions and Housing and Residential Education: An Update on the Officers Circle Security Cameras

By Miacel Spotted Elk, News Writer
October 29, 2019
At the protest downtown against President Donald Trump during his visit to the State Capitol in Salt Lake City on Monday, Dec. 4, 2017. Chronicle archives.

Don’t Know What’s Going on With the Impeachment Inquiry? Here’s a Brief Explainer.

By Miacel Spotted Elk, News Writer
October 12, 2019
Indigenous Voting Rights Addressed During Three-Day Conference on Campus

Indigenous Voting Rights Addressed During Three-Day Conference on Campus

By Miacel Spotted Elk, News Writer
October 9, 2019
Sage Point Buildings in the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City, UT on Monday August 27, 2018.(Photo by Curtis Lin | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Flood at Sage Point Forces 160 U Students into Temporary Housing

By Miacel Spotted Elk and Elise Vandersteen Bailey
October 2, 2019
The Legacy Bridge at the University of Utah | Chronicle archives.

Student Residents at Officers Circle Sign Petition After Security Cameras Were Installed Inside Their House

By Miacel Spotted Elk, News Writer
September 28, 2019
University of Utah Police cars | Chronicle archives.

Calls For A Safety Escort Climbed By 83% This Past Year. Do Students Feel Safe On Campus?

By Miacel Spotted Elk, News Writer
September 8, 2019
Thousands of Utahn's protest Trump's administration with the proposal of shrinking Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in Salt Lake City, Utah on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017 | Chronicle archive.

Oil and Gas Development is Open on Former Grand-Staircase Escalante Lands

By Miacel Spotted Elk, News Writer
September 7, 2019
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)

Grassroots and Individual Donors Work For Salt Lake’s Mayoral Candidates in Historic Runoff

By Miacel Spotted Elk, News Writer
September 6, 2019
(Graphic by Piper Armstrong | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

A Young Population with Low Voter Turnout

By Miacel Spotted Elk, News Writer
August 27, 2019
Salt Lake City. Courtesy Wikimedia Commons.

Improved Ties with the Governor and Downtown Development Addressed in Televised SLC Mayoral Debate

By Miacel Spotted Elk, News Writer
July 16, 2019
The Primary Debate for Mayoral Candidates in Salt Lake City, Utah on Wednesday, June 26th. (Photo by Cassandra Palor | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Salt Lake Mayoral Candidates Discuss Issues Unique to Residents

By Miacel Spotted Elk, News Writer
July 16, 2019

LGBTQ Alumni Look Back At Life Under the BYU Honor Code

By Miacel Spotted Elk, News Writer
June 13, 2019
University of Utah's President's Circle | Chronicle archives.

The U and BYU Share A Founder, But Similarities Stop There

By Miacel Spotted Elk, News Writer
June 12, 2019
Photo by Miacel Spotted Elk | The Daily Utah Chronicle

The Takeaway Panelists Discuss Troubling Rates of Violence Against Indigenous Women in Utah

By Miacel Spotted Elk, News Writer
June 10, 2019
Day care center on the University of Utah campus, Salt Lake City, UT on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017 (Photo by Adam Fondren | Daily Utah Chronicle)

What’s Child Care at the U Like?

By Miacel Spotted Elk, News Writer
June 4, 2019
Puneet Singh and activist Takiyah Thompson at ASUU Diversity Board event, “United Against White Supremacy" on April 5, 2019 (Photo by Miacel Spotted Elk | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Activist Talks About White Supremacy, Capitalism and Change on Campus

By Miacel Spotted Elk, News Writer
April 11, 2019
(Courtesy of Jesse Espinosa)

Meet the LDS Influencers: Faith, Fashion and the Rise to Internet Fame

By Miacel Spotted Elk, News Writer
April 5, 2019
(Photo courtesy of Nick Marsing | Manti Mormon Miracle Pageant)

Phasing Out Latter-day Saints’ Pageant Traditions

By Miacel Spotted Elk, News Writer
March 24, 2019
Connor Morgan, 2018-19 ASUU President (Courtesy of Connor Morgan)

What to Expect From the Upcoming State of ASUU Address

By Miacel Spotted Elk, News Writer
March 19, 2019
Pictured from left to right, Michael Erikson, a lawyer from Ray Quinney and Nebeker; a member of the U's General Counsel, Robert Payne; U Law Professor Ronnell Anderson Jones and ACLU Policy Director John Mejia. The four panelists spoke to students during a free speech panel on Feb. 26 at the Bennion Service House (Photo by Miacel Spotted Elk | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Legal Panelists Focus on Free Speech Rights at Bennion Service House Dialogue

By Miacel Spotted Elk, News Writer
March 7, 2019
High school students attend the Passageways to Law event on Feb. 22 2019 at the S.J Quinney College of Law (Photo by Miacel Spotted Elk | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

College of Law Program Provides High School Students with Passageways to Law School

By Miacel Spotted Elk, News Writer
February 24, 2019
Women's Leadership Summit 2018 (Courtesy of Jessica Ashcraft)

Upcoming Women’s Leadership Summit in March Aims to “Rise Up, Lift Up”

By Miacel Spotted Elk, News Writer
February 23, 2019
The Living Legends group in 1977, known as the Lamanite Generation. Courtesy of BYU's Living Legends.

The Making of a Lamanite: Popular Native American Cultural Efforts from the LDS Church

By Miacel Spotted Elk, News Writer
February 23, 2019
Torn pride flag hanging outside Laziz Kitchen (Courtesy of Moudi Sbeity)

Pride Flag Torn in Front of Restaurant Co-owned by State Senator Derek Kitchen

By Miacel Spotted Elk, News Writer
February 17, 2019
This chapel in Tohatchi, New Mexico, is one of many belonging to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located in the Navajo Nation. (Photo courtesy of Nathan Anderson)

The Making of a Lamanite: A Brief History Between the LDS Church and Indigenous Communities

By Miacel Spotted Elk, News Writer
February 14, 2019
Photos of the Student Wellness center at the University of Utah on January 29, 2019 (Photo by: Matt Gubler || The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Women’s Self-Care: Give Yourself the Gift of Self-Care This February

By Miacel Spotted Elk, News Writer
February 8, 2019
The James L. Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology Building, an engineering building at the University of Utah | Chronicle archives.

The U is Gearing Up to Open Loan Forgiveness Program for Tech Students

By Miacel Spotted Elk, News Writer
February 1, 2019
Students, staff, family and friends attend a vigil on the steps of the Park Building for Lauren McCluskey who was tragically killed on campus at The University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. (Photo by Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Lauren’s Law: Social and Judicial Movements Towards Addressing Sexual Assault

By Miacel Spotted Elk, News Writer
January 22, 2019
Courtesy of Neelam Chand of the Office of Equity and Diversity.

MLK Week at the U: Activism and Coalition Building are Key

By Miacel Spotted Elk, News Writer
January 20, 2019
Cars parked in a campus parking lot. Chronicle archives.

Students Living on Campus are Growing Anxious About Their Own Safety at Night

By Miacel Spotted Elk, News Writer
December 23, 2018
Photo of Shaniah Chee at the University of Utah on Monday, December, 3rd, 2018. (The Utah Chronicle | Photo by Cassandra Palor)

Salt Lake City Has One of the Highest Cases of Violence Against Native American Women: Native Students at the U Believe it

By Miacel Spotted Elk, News Writer
December 5, 2018