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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

Editorial: Former UUPD Officers’ Moral Bankruptcy Shouldnt Be Compensated

Editorial: Former UUPD Officers’ Moral Bankruptcy Shouldn’t Be Compensated

  Former University of Utah police officers Dale Brophy, Miguel Deras, Rick McLenon, Mario Sellick and Aaron Nelson are demanding $10 million from the university for damage to their reputations...

Fourth-year student, Thomas Stone, works on a GIS project at a computer lab in Gardener Commons on October 30, 2020. (Photo by Gwen Christopherson | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Poma: Why I’m Cautiously Optimistic about Post-Pandemic Education

By Sasha Poma, Assistant Opinion Editor March 24, 2021

  As we hit the one-year mark of schools moving classes online, all of us feel Zoom-fatigued. Students of all ages want to return to the pre-pandemic way of learning, especially now that more Utahns...

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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...

Wellness center on campus, Thursday is operating virtually due to COVID. (Photo by Maya Fraser | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Kincart: “Back to Normal” Won’t Happen This Spring

By Sydney Kincart, Print Chief, Opinion Writer January 28, 2021

  University of Utah healthcare workers began receiving the COVID-19 vaccine on December 15. Because the University Hospital cares for a large percentage of Utah’s COVID-19 patients, it is among...

The University of Utah campus gets adorned with the first snowfall of the season on Dec. 04, 2019 (Photo by Abu Asib | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Saifee & Weglinski: Spring Semester Can Bring Hope

By Sonia Weglinski and Zahra Saifee January 19, 2021

  As the end of our winter break nears, there seems to be a looming sense of anxiety about the coming spring semester. Simply put, the fall semester was not easy for us. The ongoing pandemic, a...

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Barron: STEM Majors, Join the Opinion Desk

By Morgan Barron, Opinion Writer December 16, 2020

  I joined the Daily Utah Chronicle’s opinion desk during my sophomore year at the University of Utah. It was a non-obvious extracurricular for a mechanical engineering student like myself, but...

Students at the University of Utah are following the COVID-19 guidelines by wearing masks while working on campus. (Photo by Abu Asib | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Kincart: COVID-19 Doesn’t Excuse Being Uninvolved

By Sydney Kincart, Print Chief, Opinion Writer November 16, 2020

  As we approach the end of a stressful semester, it’s important for students to find a community on campus. And it’s even more important during the pandemic. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic,...

J Willard Marriott Library at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City. (Photo by Adam Fondren | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Virtual Panel Discussion Hosted by the Marriott Library Addresses Alternatives to Calling the Police

By Kayleigh Silverstein, Special Projects Managing Editor, News Writer October 28, 2020

  On Oct. 27, 2020, the J. Willard Marriott Library of the University of Utah, in collaboration with Decarcerate Utah, a prison abolitionist collective, hosted a virtual panel discussion about...

The A. Ray Olpin Unions food court sits empty on September 21st 2020. (Photo by Jack Gambassi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Barron: Time for the U to Close Campus

By Morgan Barron, Opinion Writer October 27, 2020

  Gov. Gary Herbert announced preemptive health measures on March 12 to prevent community spread of COVID-19 in Utah. Following Herbert’s announcement, the University of Utah shifted from in-person...

Students at the University of Utah are following the COVID-19 guidelines by wearing masks while working on campus (Photo by Abu Asib | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Nelson: Small Fish in a Socially-Distanced Pond

By Paige Nelson, Opinion Writer September 20, 2020

  In colleges across the country, freshmen are not receiving a proper college experience. First-year students are coming off an abrupt ending to their senior years and don’t get to live on a...