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Dream Center for DACA Students at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Sept. 19, 2022. (Photo by Andrea Oltra | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Biden Administration Finalizes Rule to Make DACA a Federal Regulation

By Vanessa Hudson, Assistant News Editor October 5, 2022

  The Biden administration recently finalized a rule to codify Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) into federal regulation, replacing the original 2012 memorandum. However, it remains...

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Cushman: Preschool Education Is Not a Partisan Issue

By KC Ellen Cushman, Opinion Writer July 28, 2021

  In the “New Girl'' episode "Lillypads," Schmidt tries preparing his daughter for an interview to get into a prestigious preschool. The episode pokes fun at how some parents go to crazy lengths...

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Cushman: Trump’s Foreign Policy Demolishes U.S. Credibility

By KC Ellen Cushman, Opinion Writer November 9, 2019

Foreign policy is often a divisive issue no matter what political party someone is aligned with. The Trump Administration's recent decision to pull U.S. troops out of northern Syria, for example, was leveled...

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Gastelum: Is Zion Williamson The Real Deal?

By Leilani Gastelum March 1, 2019

  Lately, there has been a lot of talk in the sports world and social media about 18-year-old Duke freshman, Zion Williamson. He is known to be one of the best college basketball players and is...

Scott: Mormon Pioneers Would Stand with Immigrants

Scott: Mormon Pioneers Would Stand with Immigrants

By Elise Scott, Opinion Writer August 22, 2018

My upbringing was defined by distrust and hyperbole. I was raised in a home that valued independence and privacy, hid emergency food storage in the basement, and nursed a vague distrust of a large, centralized...

Thousands of Utahns protest Trumps administration with the proposal of shrinking Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in Salt Lake City, Utah on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017 | Chronicle archive.

Richards: National Monument Shrinking Undermines Native Voices

By Connor Richards December 16, 2017

On Dec. 4, eyes all across the nation were on Utah as Donald Trump arrived at the State Capitol. People waited anxiously for the President’s highly anticipated announcement regarding the Bears Ears National...

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Former U Student, Now Police Sergeant, Meets President Obama

By Mary Royal March 2, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] When Charli Goodman answered the phone last week she had no idea the opportunity of a lifetime would be waiting on the other end of the call. [ OLIVER ANDERSON:...

U Students Find Coverage Through Obamacare

By Christine Kannapel March 1, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Obamacare is expanding in Utah and so are its political and health benefits among U students. FEATURE STORY: U VOLUNTEER WORK LEAVES KIDS SMILING President Barack Obama...

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U Student Shares Her Story at the White House

By Mary Royal January 25, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]   The last day of Fall Semester was an exciting time for students at the U, but especially for graduate student Arielle Spanvill. A project manager for Utah...

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Obama Nominates U Professor Allan Landon to Serve on Federal Reserve

January 15, 2015

  President Barack Obama nominated U professor Allan Landon for a seat on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. In a press release issued by the White House, Obama said “Allan Landon has the...