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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

The Utah State Capitol Building in Salt Lake City, Utah on Feb. 15, 2023. (Photo by Andrea Oltra | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Hufford: Keep Utah’s Children Safe

By Olivia Hufford, Opinion Writer February 21, 2024

  The turbulent emotion brought on by parent custody battles often affects more than just the couple involved. Children caught in the middle of situations like these experience heavy impacts,...

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Reported Domestic Violence Cases Rise in Utah

By Jamie Faux, News Writer November 1, 2023

  In the past, statistics have shown that around 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men in Utah will experience domestic violence at some point in their life. Now, increased reports on abuse reveal that those...

Jennifer Andrus poses for a photo outside the Carolyn Tanner Irish Humanities Building at the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City on Aug. 30, 2023. (Photo by Marco Lozzi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Hargis: Jenny Andrus and Narrative Research on Violence

By Harper Hargis, Opinion Writer October 8, 2023

  I spent my freshman year of college in labs and lecture halls as a biology student. I have a distinct memory of what research looked like for me — running around in a lab coat and latex gloves,...

Local Mormon church near Foothill Drive on Sunday, July 11, 2021.

Jarvis: Utah Culture Fosters Violence Against Women

By Caroline Jarvis, Opinion Writer March 17, 2023

  Utah has a violence problem. Forty percent of adult homicides in Utah are domestic violence related, and females make up the overwhelming majority of homicide victims. One in three Utah women...

The University pf Utahs police department office in Salt Lake City, Utah on June 29, 2022.

U Campus Police Rebranding Gives Students Mixed Feelings

By Stevie Shaughnessey, Home Stretch Producer, Host November 25, 2022

  The Department of Public Safety at the University of Utah has been making major modifications to its division, from the language used by officers to culture changes within the department. One...

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U Staff Recognize Male Victims of Domestic Violence

By Stevie Shaughnessey, Home Stretch Producer, Host November 20, 2022

  When his girlfriend snapped one day about two years ago, Salt Lake City man Josh Murray was physically abused. He told Fox 13 news that the way he saw "the woman he knew and loved for [over 10]...

Police officers assemble outside of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Oct. 7, 2020.

U Police Change Language Used With Victims, Others Reporting an Incident

By Stevie Shaughnessey, Home Stretch Producer, Host November 8, 2022

  Jason Hinojosa, interim chief of police at the University of Utah, recently announced that the U Police are working to better serve the community by changing the language used when they interact...

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Cushman: DV Survivors Deserve Access to Crime Victims’ Funds

By KC Ellen Cushman, Opinion Writer June 1, 2022

  The Utah Office for Victims of Crime has been providing crime victims assistance and financial compensation for decades. The Crime Victims’ Reparations Fund can help cover crime-related expenses...

U Counseling Center displays green flags with students relationship expectations on Oct. 28, 2021. (Photo by Rachel Rydalch | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

The Red Flag Project: U’s Counseling Center Spreads Awareness of Interpersonal Violence

By Devin Oldroyd, News Writer November 24, 2021

  October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. At the University of Utah, this is a time to support both survivors of interpersonal violence and secondary survivors, those who are "affected by...

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U Student Victims of Gun Violence and the Impact of their Deaths

By Haley Utendorfer, News Writer November 17, 2021

  In the past five years, six University of Utah students have been killed: ChenWei Guo, Lauren McCluskey, Sarah Hawley, Mackenzie Lueck, Ty Jordan and Aaron Lowe. Five of these deaths were directly...