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The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

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The Daily Utah Chronicle

Utah Women Run Joins the Hinckley Institute to Encourage Civic Engagement Among U Students

Utah Women Run Joins the Hinckley Institute to Encourage Civic Engagement Among U Students

By Stevie Shaughnessey, Home Stretch Producer, Host December 16, 2022

  Utah Women Run has recently partnered with the Hinckley Institute of Politics at the University of Utah. This collaboration was formed due to the alignment of each initiative's “nonpartisan”...

Shipping containers are lined up at the Salt Lake City Intermodal Terminal (SLCIT) in Salt Lake City, Utah on Monday, October 4, 2021. (Photo by Brooklyn Critchley | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Langley: The Utah Inland Port Authority Works Against Salt Lake Citizens

By Jeffrey Langley Jr., Opinion Writer September 26, 2022

  Heat waves, waning water sources and toxic dust have stoked anxieties here in the west. In Salt Lake City, record-breaking temperatures this month have made us all quite uncomfortable. For some,...

University of Utah Campus in Salt Lake on Oct. 11, 2020.

Cowley: Keep Turning Point USA Off of Campus

By Elle Cowley, Multimedia Managing Editor September 22, 2022

  A few weeks ago, I visited our campus’ back-to-school club fair. There were lots of organizations and groups tabling, but one in particular stuck out to me. To my surprise, Turning Point USA...

U.S. Senator Mike Lee of Utah speaking at the 2016 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland. (Photo by Gage Skidmore | Courtesy Flickr)

The Utah Senate Race: Mike Lee vs. Evan McMullin

By Stevie Shaughnessey, Home Stretch Producer, Host August 22, 2022

  On Nov. 8, the Senate election will be held with 34 of the 100 seats up for grabs this year. Utah Sen. Mike Lee, who has been in office since 2011, is running against Evan McMullin. McMullin...

Demonstrators march up the steps of the Utah State Capitol in protest of the potential overturn of Roe v. Wade in Salt Lake City on May 5, 2022. (Photo by Xiangyao Axe Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Cowley: I Feel Powerless

By Elle Cowley, Multimedia Managing Editor May 24, 2022

  The last couple of years have been incredibly taxing. Time and time again, I feel as if our government makes decisions that benefit only a select few. COVID-19 continues to spread and has mutated...

Senator Mike Lee

Cowley: US Congress Members Need Term Limits

By Elle Cowley, Multimedia Managing Editor April 20, 2022

  Up until recently, Sen. Mike Lee vocally supported imposing term limits on senators. He even promised to co-sponsor legislation that would have put a two term limit on senators — that was,...

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Cowley: Dismantle Online Echo Chambers

By Elle Cowley, Multimedia Managing Editor April 8, 2022

  The average Twitter or Instagram user might not realize it, but their feeds are specifically tailored to keep them scrolling for as long as possible. Liking one post on Instagram’s explore...

(Photo by Langley Hayman | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

U Students on their Political Affiliation and Participation

By Chandler Joost, News Writer March 2, 2022

  Politics and political activism in the United States has always existed in many forms, whether local, state or national, with many involving themselves in the process. However, recently there...

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...

(Graphic by Sydney Stam | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Forth: It’s Time to Break Your Political Bubble

By Kate Forth, Opinion Writer October 3, 2021

  Reasonable political discussion has disappeared. This was evident during the 2020 presidential debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. The debate demonstrated...