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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

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Hargis: Purity, Repression and the Brigham Young Virginity Club

By Harper Hargis, Opinion Writer August 22, 2023

  I’m not from Utah originally. Even before I moved, rumors spread abound about the religiosity of the place. I heard that people were shameless with their worship, often pushing it onto others....

Local Mormon church near Foothill Drive on Sunday, July 11, 2021.

Cowley: LDS Plastic Surgery Craze is Hypocritical

By Elle Cowley, Multimedia Managing Editor December 30, 2022

  Up until recently, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints did not allow their members to get tattoos or any piercings other than a single lobe piercing. Still, there remains a heavy...

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Cushman: Utah Needs to Address Misogyny to Stop Sexual Assault

By KC Ellen Cushman, Opinion Writer September 27, 2022

  In Utah, most violent crime is perpetrated at rates significantly lower than the national average. The same cannot be said for rape, where we have higher rates than the national average and one...