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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

University of Utah graphic design students opinions on race display with student responses at the J. Willard Marriott Library.

Graphic Design Students Gather Opinions on Race Through Library Display

By Allison Stuart, News Writer December 20, 2021

  In order to gather information about how to create an anti-racist University of Utah, several graphic design students had the idea to set up a display on the first floor of the J. Willard Marriott...

J. Willard Marriott Library in Salt Lake City, UT on Wednesday May 23, 2018. (Photo by Curtis Lin | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Reframing the Conversation Series Joins In-Person Return

By Devin Oldroyd, News Writer September 17, 2021

  On Sept. 8, 2020, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion’s Reframing the Conversation series made its in-person comeback with Inclusive Histories Matter. The event was held in person in the Gould...

Protester with a sign for George Floyd at the Utah Capitol on June 4, 2020. (Ivana Martinez | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Alexander: Don’t Let Black Lives End in Vain

By CJ Alexander, Special Projects Managing Editor April 2, 2021

  I was 11 years old and living near Ferguson, Missouri, when Michael Brown was shot in the back six times by police officer Darren Wilson. I saw firsthand the outrage in the community following...

Saifee: Angela Daviss Transformative Perspective at the U

Saifee: Angela Davis’s Transformative Perspective at the U

By Zahra Saifee, Opinion Editor March 15, 2021

  This year, Dr. Angela Davis was the keynote speaker at the Conference on Diverse Excellence — an annual event planned and hosted by ASUU's Diversity Board to initiate conversations around marginalized...

Protesters raise their signs in Salt Lake City, Utah on June 4, 2020. (Photo by Manasij Mukherjee | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Activism for Racial Equity Continues After a Summer of Protest

By Cate Quigley February 25, 2021

      During the summer of 2020, the United States saw some of the most violent and powerful protests for racial equity since the Civil Rights Movement in response to the murder...

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Weglinski: Kamala Harris Offers Hope to Women of Color Nationwide

By Sonia Weglinski, Opinion Writer November 30, 2020

  Like many other Americans, my eyes were glued to the TV screen on November 7th as I watched Vice President-elect Kamala Harris deliver her acceptance speech. Chills ran through me as she said,...

Zions National Park in Springdale. (Photo by Cassandra Palor | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Saifee: The Environmental Movement’s Progressive Transformation is Long Overdue

By Zahra Saifee, Opinion Editor November 22, 2020

  Google “Treehuggers” — a word commonly used in reference to members of the environmental movement — and you’ll find image after image of a, most-likely white, man hugging a tree. Unfortunately,...

Scott M. Matheson Courthouse | 2020 Photo by Hailey Danielson | The Daily Utah Chronicle

Cushman: Juvenile Justice Reform Needs to Be Race-Conscious to Count

By KC Ellen Cushman, Opinion Writer September 26, 2020

  The Utah legislature passed a number of criminal justice reforms in 2017 to help reduce the number of children in the juvenile justice system. A new report from Voices for Utah Children shows...

Speakers Daud Mumin and Abena BakenRa have a moment after speaking at the Black Lives Matter Protest held at the Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City on June 4, 2020. (Ivana Martinez | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Burton: Activists and Religious Groups Should Be Allies, Not Opponents

By Logan Burton, Opinion Writer September 22, 2020

  With protests over police brutality and discrimination still in full swing, hundreds of protestors are taking to the streets. Despite the universal ideas championed by these protestors — namely...

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 NgĂ´ 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...