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Letting Women Be Women in Entertainment

By Haley Freeman, Arts Writer December 22, 2023

  The arts haven’t always been equal. Gender roles that began with familial standards of men working and women raising children kept women from performing onstage until the 18th century. The...

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Barney: Trans People Should Arm Themselves

By Sebastian Barney, Opinion Writer March 25, 2023

  At national and state levels, the general sentiment towards the transgender community is transphobic at best and hostile at worst. Rhetoric against trans people, oftentimes employing fictitious...

The Block U on the University of Utah Campus, Salt Lake City, UT on Wednesday, July 12, 2017.

Latinx Mental Health Workshop Brings Students Together To Discuss Anger as a BIPOC Student

By Jake Duffy, News Writer March 19, 2023

  The University of Utah’s Latinx community and University Counseling Center held its most recent workshop on anger in a series about mental health in the Latinx community. The Anger We Carry...

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Mendenhall: Make Men’s Birth Control More Accessible

By Addison Mendenhall July 6, 2022

  Birth control has been a sensitive subject in the media over the last several months. Given the recent overturning of Roe v. Wade, it’s more important than ever to educate ourselves about...

Diversity and Inclusion in the Work Place by U.S. Embassy Jerusalem is marked with CC BY-ND 2.0.

Hibben: Don’t Feel Pressured To Act Like a Man

By Aya Hibben, Opinion Writer April 2, 2022

  A gender pay gap still exists in almost all occupations. But in male-dominated fields, women face more sexual harassment, stereotyping, anxiety and stress, and struggle to advance in their respective...

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Editorial: Our Future is Uncertain and Stressful

  The world we are entering into is not a welcoming one. It’s not even promised. Our parents and grandparents grew up in a world with possibilities and chances for change. Institutional...

S.J. Quinney Law School on the University of Utahs campus. (Chronicle archives)

Alexander: Utah Fails Women in Legal Careers

By CJ Alexander, Special Projects Managing Editor January 11, 2021

  The amount of work that goes into becoming a lawyer is immense, vigorous and incredibly difficult. Not just anyone can succeed in the legal field, as it is a highly competitive and cutthroat...

An obelisk, donated by the United Daughters of the Confederacy in 1961, commemorating the 100-year anniversary of the Battle of Big Bethel. (Courtesy U.S. Air Force)

Cushman: Confederate Monuments Are an Affront to Equality and Democracy

By KC Ellen Cushman, Opinion Writer August 12, 2020

  In Germany, illegally displaying Nazi symbols is punishable with jail time. Displaying a swastika is not only a cultural taboo but can also be a crime because Germany has decided that Nazi symbolism...

Protesters march up State Street towards the Capitol Building during the Womens March on the Capitol on January 23, 2017. (Photo by Adam Fondren | Daily Utah Chronicle.

Starr: If Utah Was Truly Pro-Family, It Would Ratify the ERA

By Kennedie Starr, Opinion Writer January 12, 2020

As a state where far too many women endure serious challenges, including a large wage gap and little professional respect, it is critical that Utah ratifies the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) in 2020. While...

The Utah Pride Festival parade included a group from the University of Utah to represent the LGBT.

The Past and Future of the LGBT Resource Center

By Angelyn Ramos, News Writer October 1, 2019

  The LGBT Resource Center has been an ally and resource for the LGBTQ+ population of the University of Utah since 2002. In Feb. 2019, the resource center appointed new director, Dr. Clare Lemke. Dr....