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Starting From the Bottom: Improving Women’s Equality in Utah

By Amy Loret February 18, 2019

  Utah made history in 1896 as the first state in the country to elect a woman to a state Senate. It was also one of the first states to give women the right to vote nearly 150 years ago — decades...

Vicente Fox speaks at Kingsbury Hall on Feb. 12, 2019 (Courtesy of Nick Cockrell )

Former President of Mexico Speaks At The U On Strengthening U.S.-Mexico Relations

By Amy Loret February 15, 2019

  On Tuesday, Feb. 12, former President of Mexico Vicente Fox delivered a lecture at Kingsbury Hall on “Building Bridges: Fixing the Immigration Issue and Strengthening U.S.-Mexico Relations.” Bob...

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Alvarado: Are Atheists Less Trustworthy?

By Andrea Alvarado February 9, 2019

  Although the First Amendment clearly states that freedom of religion is protected under the Constitution, there is confusion surrounding atheism and the rights of those who consider themselves...

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Opening Up the Oscars: ‘Vice’

By Yixin Song February 6, 2019

  It was not until the moment in the film that Liz Cheney announced her shift of position on same-sex marriage that "Vice" finally struck me as an intimate record of a personal transformation. “Vice,”...

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Are Protests Productive?

By Josh Petersen January 27, 2019

In Defense of Public Protest By Josh Petersen Whether it’s colonists dumping tea in the Boston Harbor or Black Lives Matter protesters marching in the streets of Ferguson, protesting has always been...

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Petersen: Civility is Overrated. Someone Tell Democrats.

By Josh Petersen January 14, 2019

  The midterm elections are over. Let the liberal infighting commence. With a majority in the House of Representatives and a presidential election on the horizon, Democrats must decide how to...

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Sonnenberg: Drawing the Line Between Politics and Friendship

By Kristiane Sonnenberg December 6, 2018

  The last couple of years of American politics have been nightmarish. Even in 2014, a year before Donald Trump began his presidential campaign, polarization was at an all-time high — 92 percent...

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (D) participates in a roundtable discussion at the Huntsman Cancer Institute, Friday, Feb. 26, 2016. Vice president Biden visited the hospital to further discuss his initiative to eradicate cancer. (Rishi Deka, Daily Utah Chronicle)

Joe Biden to Speak at Kingsbury Hall

By Connor Applegate December 4, 2018

  On Monday, the University of Utah announced that the My U Signature Experience Project (MUSE) initiative will be sponsoring a campus event with a keynote address from former Vice President Joe Biden...

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AAAS Nominates Two U of U Professors

By Connor Applegate December 3, 2018

  University of Utah professors Shelley Minteer and Glenn Prestwich were recognized by their peers as 2018 Fellows for the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in an announcement...

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Remembering the Legacy of Dan Jones

By Kaylara Benfield November 19, 2018

  It is with sadness we say goodbye to an emeritus University of Utah professor. Dr. Dan Jones has played a prominent role in education and he has taught for over 52 years. Professor Jones served...