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Utah State Capital In Salt Lake City, Utah on Wednesday, Feb.  21, 2018. (Photo by Cassandra Palor | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

DEI, Housing and Water Rights: Utah’s Lawmakers Are Back for the 2024 Legislative Session

By Anika Rao, News Writer January 16, 2024

  Utah’s state representatives and senators returned to the Capitol today for the 2024 legislative session. Last week, House and Senate Republicans released their priorities for this session,...

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Buening & Shadley: De-Stigmatizing Climate Policy within the GOP

By Will Shadley and Sarah Buening July 23, 2021

  In 2016, only 2% of people listed climate change as their “most important issue” in determining their pick for president of the United States. Between record-setting wildfire seasons, a global...

ASUU President Ephraim Kum speaks to students about he sees changes in government

Government and Policy: How Three Local Leaders Serve Their Communities

By Jack O'Leary, News Writer January 28, 2021

      On Jan. 27, the Bennion Center held an online forum focused on government and policy featuring three local government leaders as panelists. Salt Lake City Council Member Andrew...

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Reese: Why Shouldn’t Marijuana Dispensaries Be Able to Use Banks?

By Isaac Reese, Opinion Writer September 5, 2020

  Utahns legalized medical marijuana via ballot initiative in 2018. Less than two years later, the first medical marijuana dispensary opened and more locations are planned to open statewide. In...

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What to Do When Your Professor Goes AWOL

By Haley Oliphant, Editor-in-Chief October 1, 2019

No time to read? Check out this story’s episode of the Floodlights podcast.   When University of Utah student Schyler Fox took an online History 1500 course last spring, it started like...

A UPD car parked on campus. Chronicle archives.

As UUPS Seeks Accreditation, Students Consider the Value of the Safety Recommendations

By Joseph A. Moss September 22, 2019

After the murder of Lauren McCluskey ignited intense debates about campus safety, the University of Utah has taken several steps to find solutions. The U published a list of 3o recommendations made...

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Chavez: Elizabeth Warren For Utah

By Paij Chavez, Opinion Writer June 24, 2019

  Although Utah is a deep red state well-known for its conservative voting record, it is now expected to have a larger voice in the nomination of future presidential candidates. Thanks to S.B....

Scott: Students Must Neutralize Bias and Remain Involved with Tenure Evaluations

Scott: Students Must Neutralize Bias and Remain Involved with Tenure Evaluations

By Elise Scott, Opinion Writer May 22, 2019

  At the University of Utah, faculty members who are pursuing tenure have their performance evaluated through the Retention, Performance and Tenure (RPT) process. These regular reviews allow them...

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Alvarado: The Anti-Vaxx Movement Puts Us in the Middle Ages

By Andrea Alvarado March 9, 2019

  In 1998, Andrew Wakefield published an article, unaware of the serious repercussions his work would have in public health around the world. His study claimed to have found a correlation between...

Green, Hayashi, McDonals speak at the Title IX panel on Jan. 22, 2019. Courtesy of Amy Loret.

The Future of Title IX: Have Your Say

By Amy Loret January 24, 2019

  “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any educational program or...