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The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

Trump supporters stand with other protesters at the intersection of 1300 E and 200 S in Salt Lake City, UT on October 7, 2020.(Photo by Jack Gambassi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

U Students and Professors React to Jan. 6 Protests at the U.S. and Utah State Capitol Buildings

By Kayleigh Silverstein, Special Projects Managing Editor, News Writer January 12, 2021

  On Jan. 6, while the House and Senate met to affirm president-elect Joe Biden’s victory, hundreds of President Donald Trump's supporters gathered on Capitol Hill, with some forcing their way...

Protestors tape Justice for Lauren signs to the doors of the District Attorneys office in downtown Salt Lake City on Oct. 21, 2020. (Photo by Mark Draper | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Protesters Gather at the District Attorney’s Office to Demand Justice for Lauren McCluskey

By Porshai Nielsen, Investigative Editor October 22, 2020

    On Oct. 21, 2020, UnsafeU, a student-run organization unaffiliated with the University of Utah, organized a protest outside the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office after...

The Trial of the Chicago 7 directed by Aaron Sorkin (Courtesy Niko Tavernise/Netflix).

‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ Is Aaron Sorkin’s Idealistic Take on the 1968 Case

By Jacqueline Mumford, Managing Editor October 20, 2020

  Aaron Sorkin’s “The Trial of the Chicago 7” is a fast-paced, star-studded, Hollywood-spun reminder that the past isn’t as far behind us as we may like to think. Clocking in at a two...

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick attempts a pass in Super Bowl XLVII. (Image via WikiMedia Commons)

Colin Kaepernick Needs a Team. Let’s Find Him One.

October 16, 2020

  This story originally ran online on Sept. 9 2020. It has been updated with new information since the NFL season began.  Colin Kaepernick has been out of the NFL since 2016 after he knelt...

Black Lives Matter demonstrators write letters to political prisoners at Pioneer Park on August 28, 2020 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Gwen Christopherson | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Black Lives Matter Demonstrators Organize Protest for Political Prisoners: A Photo Series

By Gwen Christopherson, Photo Chief September 9, 2020

Writing to Political Prisoners Speaking Up March to the Mural

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick attempts a pass in Super Bowl XLVII. (Image via WikiMedia Commons)

Colin Kaepernick is Still Without a Team. Let’s Find Him One.

By Ethan Pearce, Sports Editor September 9, 2020

  Colin Kaepernick has been out of the NFL since 2016 after he knelt during the National Anthem as a peaceful protest against racism and police brutality in America. In his six seasons with the...

Rebecca Hardenbrook leads protesters in chants while marching to the John R. Park Building on the University of Utah campus on Sept. 3, 2020.

Students March Through Campus Demanding the Abolition of UUPD and Resignation of President Ruth Watkins

By Porshai Nielsen, Investigative Editor September 3, 2020

  About 50 students gathered at Rice-Eccles Stadium to march to President’s Circle carrying signs and chanting their disapproval for U President Ruth Watkins and administration at the University...

Protesters paint the streets red, to illustrates all the blood that has been spilled by the police at the District Attorney’s Office in  Salt Lake City on June 27, 2020. (Photo by Ivana Martinez | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Cushman: Our Laws Shouldn’t Criminalize Protest

By KC Ellen Cushman, Opinion Writer August 17, 2020

  Madalena McNeil, a 28 year-old Utah resident, was one of many protesters who took to the streets following the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s decision not to bring charges against the...

Police in riot gear surround and block in protesters in the streets of Salt Lake City on July 9, 2020. (Photo by Ivana Martinez | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Letter to the Editor: America: The Great Radicalizer

By Damon Ngô July 16, 2020

  Over 130,000 Americans are dead because of COVID-19. Over 40,000,000 Americans are out of work. In 2019, 999 Americans were killed by police. As protests occur all across the country, in all...

An attendee to Equality Utahs Pride for Black Lives Matter event records the crowd and speakers gathered at Liberty Park in Salt Lake City on June 14th 2020. (Photo by Mark Draper | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Christopherson: Instagram Is Finally Starting to Matter

By Nain Christopherson and Mark Draper July 5, 2020

Did you see the sky on the evening of June 4? It was exquisite — only believable because we live in a valley of perpetually pink sunsets. The moon seemed all the more vast for the pale blue lingering...