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The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

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...

A student biker biking across campus at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Dec. 5, 2021. (Photo by Jonathan Wang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Bringhurst: Switch Gears to Biking

By Maggie Bringhurst, Opinion Writer December 10, 2021

  The University of Utah is a designated Gold Bicycle Friendly University. Students take part in the annual UBike Week, which encourages and incentivizes biking on campus. Biking is popular, so...

U student Kristin Thompson poses for photograph. (Photo by Hailey Danielson | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Soter: Masks Are Saving Lives but Killing the Environment

By Theadora Soter, Multimedia Managing Editor November 4, 2021

  I know you don’t want to, but we’ve got to talk about masks. Much to everyone’s dismay, the COVID-19 pandemic is not going away anytime soon. This is especially true in Utah where case...

(Graphic by Storey McDonald | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Bringhurst: The Hungry Student Is More than a Stereotype

By Maggie Bringhurst, Opinion Writer October 29, 2021

  Since the first day of the semester, the University of Utah’s Feed U Pantry has welcomed almost two hundred hungry new clients. On a larger scale, millions of people around the world...

(Graphic by Storey McDonald | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

How the Environment Impacts Sports

By Blake Wittwer, Sports Writer October 28, 2021

  The environment is everything in sports, and much of the pageantry of it revolves around these modern-day coliseums, home to some of the best athletes on the planet. However, there...

(Photo by Jack Gambassi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Shadley: The U Didn’t Prepare You for a Sustainable Career, but You Don’t Have to Accept That

By Will Shadley, Opinion Writer October 26, 2021

  All too often, corporations and governments pass off climate action to the consumer. While there are actions each of us can take to shop and buy sustainably, the biggest ecological problem...

(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,...

A sign reported fire danger levels near Mueller Park Canyon in Bountiful, Utah on Friday, May 21, 2021. (Photo by Brooklyn Critchley | The Daily Utah Chronicle) 

Shadley: Masks Protect Us From Poor Air Quality, but Will Utahns Wear Them?

By Will Shadley, Opinion Writer May 25, 2021

  The CDC recently announced that fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear masks in most settings. While we can debate whether this announcement came too soon, the prevalence of masks will...

(Photo by Noah Elliott Morrison | Courtesy Lisa Waud)

Plants Are a Creative and Environmental Inspiration for Good

By Whit Fuller, Arts Writer May 16, 2021

  There is no denying that plant ownership has seen a recent resurgence in pop culture and even within our day-to-day lives. More and more people are purchasing plants and investing in their gardens...

Shadley: Corporations Can’t Fix the Climate Crisis

Shadley: Corporations Can’t Fix the Climate Crisis

By Will Shadley, Opinion Writer May 12, 2021

  A few weeks ago, I stumbled upon this YouTube video from Google. The video, which was posted on Nov. 18, 2020, provides a timeline of Google’s various sustainability actions, including achieving...