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The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

Black Lives Matter mural displayed at the City County buidling in downtown Salt Lake City on Nov. 24, 2021. (Photo by Rachel Rydalch | The Daily Utah Chronicle.

What Remains: Returning to the Protest Art Left in Salt Lake

By Drew Reynolds, Arts Writer March 3, 2022

  I often find myself roaming the streets of downtown Salt Lake City, trying to escape my stuffy apartment, but these are no longer the streets of my childhood, the ones I grew up on. They are...

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Guest Opinion: A New Way for the New College Democrats

By Mason Moore March 1, 2022

  Looking back at archived issues of The Daily Utah Chronicle, a curious pattern of campus politics seems to emerge. A year or so ahead of a presidential election, student political organizations...

(Graphic by Emily Christensen | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Editorial: The U Institutionalizes Student Activism

By The Daily Utah Chronicle Editorial Board February 23, 2022

  Student activism has always been a part of the University of Utah’s campus life. We’ve seen protests and demonstrations on small and large scales throughout the U’s history. But over time,...

Spider webs stretch across sage brush and rabbit brush on either side of the causeway at Antelope Island State Park in Syracuse, Utah on July 27, 2021. (Photo by Gwen Christopherson | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

2021 UN Climate Change Conference Reveals Global Priorities, U Community Responds

By Isaac Dunaway, Sports Writer January 11, 2022

  Representatives of nearly 200 countries gathered at this year's United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland. Throughout these two weeks, nations agreed to "maintain 1.5C," recommitting...

(Graphic by Piper Armstrong | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Buening: Start Demanding Climate Reform

By Sarah Buening, Assistant Opinion Editor June 18, 2021

  As the climate crisis worsens, environmentally-conscious consumers are beginning to feel more and more disheartened. Even with growing public concern and the popularization of sustainability,...

Protesters raise their signs in Salt Lake City, Utah on June 4, 2020. (Photo by Manasij Mukherjee | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Activism for Racial Equity Continues After a Summer of Protest

By Cate Quigley February 25, 2021

      During the summer of 2020, the United States saw some of the most violent and powerful protests for racial equity since the Civil Rights Movement in response to the murder...

Protesters speak out against police corruption and violence during an open mic in front of the Utah State Capitol on June 5, 2020. (Photo by Mark Draper | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Soter: Gen-Z Activists Should Treat COVID-19 Like the Human Rights Crisis It Is

By Theadora Soter, Multimedia Managing Editor August 14, 2020

  Young people, especially those from Generation Z, seem to care a lot about their communities and the human rights issues within them. One in 10 college freshmen plan to participate in some type...

An attendee to Equality Utahs Pride for Black Lives Matter event records the crowd and speakers gathered at Liberty Park in Salt Lake City on June 14th 2020. (Photo by Mark Draper | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Christopherson: Instagram Is Finally Starting to Matter

By Nain Christopherson and Mark Draper July 5, 2020

Did you see the sky on the evening of June 4? It was exquisite — only believable because we live in a valley of perpetually pink sunsets. The moon seemed all the more vast for the pale blue lingering...

Protesters come together to demand justice for Bernardo Palacios on 500 S. State St. chanting mayor , what happened to his fingers? on June 24, 2020. (Photo by Ivana Martinez | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Gholami: In the Modern Age of Surveillance, Are Our Civil Rights Under Attack?

By Samira Gholami, Opinion Writer June 26, 2020

  Internet platforms’ abilities to share information is an immensely powerful tool, as seen in recent weeks with viral videos of police brutality. Though the violence isn’t new, the cameras...

The artists and organizers of Art Against Doom gather together at Copper Palate Press to get ready for their Sept. 20 show. (Photo by Matt Gubler)

Art Against Doom: Creative Activism in the Face of Climate Change

By Abigail Bowé, Arts Writer September 18, 2019

  If you've ever taken a course in the Carolyn and Kem Gardner Commons, perhaps you've seen a large installation — up on the second floor — of a quote from pop artist Andy Warhol printed along...