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Reese: A Biden-Harris Presidency Could Mean More Unionized Student Workers

By Isaac Reese, Opinion Writer October 6, 2020

  Unions have always been an important force in politics. They are the reason we have weekends, lunch breaks and other basic protections in the workplace. Employers did not offer these conditions...

An advertisement for the 2020 Vice Presidential Debate at the Student Union at the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City on September 28th 2020. The last 2024 Presidential Debate will also be held at the U. (Photo by Camille Rousculp | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Cushman: Presidential Debates Are Not Hard Enough

By KC Ellen Cushman, Opinion Writer October 5, 2020

  In previous elections, presidential debates have influenced the majority of Americans’ votes. They offer a platform for presidential candidates to share their platforms and demonstrate why...

Advertisement for the 2020 Vice Presidential Debate on the Marriott Library at the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City on September 28th 2020. (Photo by Camille Rousculp | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

U Prepares for Upcoming VP Debate with Hosting Hinckley Forum and Announcing Ticket Winners

By Natalie Colby, Editor-in-Chief October 5, 2020

    As the University of Utah prepares to host the vice presidential debate, they held two events on Oct. 5, 2020 to inform students and fulfill final announcements. At 12 p.m., the Hinckley...

President Donald Trump and Former Vice President Joe Biden face off in Cleveland, OH on Sept. 29, 2020.

U Students Express Frustration After Watching First Presidential Debate

By Natalie Colby and Jack O'Leary September 30, 2020

  On Sept. 30 at 7 p.m., former Vice President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump met on stage for the first time in Cleveland, OH. to debate issues people will be voting on in Nov. While people...

Former Vice President of the United States Joe Biden speaks at Kingsbury Hall on the University of Utah Campus on Dec. 13, 2018.

(Photo by: Justin Prather | The Daily Utah Chronicle).

Alexander: Want Life to Go Back to Normal? Vote for Biden

By CJ Alexander, Special Projects Managing Editor September 29, 2020

  The novel coronavirus continues to bring out the best and worst in our political leadership. With a surge in outbreaks and the anticipation of a second wave of the virus, US citizens are becoming...

Jose Chacon, a junior in political science, asks a question while attending the University of Utah Prison Education Project talk in the Student Union Ballroom on Wednesday, April 5, 2017

Voting in 2020, An Unprecedented Election Year

By Kayleigh Silverstein and Natalie Colby August 14, 2020

  Donald Trump or Joe Biden is the choice many Americans are contemplating as election day in November approaches, and the year 2020, with many pivotal events and conversations, has changed the...

Thousands of people came to support Democratic Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders at his rally at This is the Place Monument in Salt Lake City, Friday, March 18, 2016 | Chronicle archives

Cushman: I Still Believe in Bernie

By KC Ellen Cushman, Opinion Writer March 15, 2020

  On Monday, March 2, 2020 Bernie Sanders held a rally in Salt Lake City, drawing huge crowds and loud applause. Utah support for the populist candidate has always been strong — Sanders won...

On Mar. 2, 2020, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders held a rally at Utah State Park a day prior to Super Tuesday.

Utah Goes to Bernie, Yet the Democratic Nomination Remains Up in the Air

By Ivana Martinez, Assistant News Editor March 12, 2020

  Since Super Tuesday, several Democratic candidates have left the 2020 presidential race. Pete Buttigieg, who garnered several endorsements from Utah politicians, withdrew from the 2020 presidential...

President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Gold Reserve Actt on Jan. 30, 1934. (Courtesy Wikimedia Commons)

Dalley: Democrats Shouldn’t Abandon Their Progressive History

By Nathan Dalley, Opinion Writer December 16, 2019

Multiple establishment Democrats have criticized their further left colleagues directly and indirectly over the past year, claiming that their perceived ideological extremity will cost Democrats the 2020...

Former Vice President of the United States Joe Biden speaks at Kingsbury Hall on the University of Utah Campus on Dec. 13, 2018. (Photo by: Justin Prather | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

How Apolitical Speeches Made at the U Might Become Politically Damaging

By Maddy La Turner and Miacel Spotted Elk December 3, 2019

While The Daily Utah Chronicle was investigating response times to public records requests made to the University of Utah earlier this year, reporters uncovered two names of particular interest among the...