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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

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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Saifee: Dr. Angela Davis is the Transformative Voice We Need at the U

By Zahra Saifee, Opinion Editor February 23, 2021

  Every year in February, ASUU’s Diversity Board hosts the Conference on Diverse Excellence. CODE's mission is to educate and provide spaces for conversations centered around uplifting marginalized...

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: Utah Needs Police Reform. Rep. Angela Romero Has Some Great Ideas

By KC Ellen Cushman, Opinion Writer February 1, 2021

  Police reform has moved to the forefront of many peoples’ political discourse over the past year, especially as the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and other people of color have shaken...

Salt lake resident shows their support for Biden-Harris presidency on Thursday, October 29th, 2020. Photo by Maya Fraser | The Daily Utah

Kincart: Is Your Post-Election Rhetoric Exclusive?

By Sydney Kincart, Print Chief, Opinion Writer November 25, 2020

  In the weeks leading up to and away from the election, it is not unusual to hear friends say, “If Trump wins, I’m leaving the country.” In 2016, Canada’s immigration website crashed as...

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,...

A protester speaks to police in the blockade at the intersection of 200 S and 1300 E in Salt Lake City, UT on October 7, 2020.(Photo by Jack Gambassi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Understanding Racial Battle Fatigue and Anti-Racist Education at the U

By Kayleigh Sliverstein, Joseph Moss November 20, 2020

  Dr. William Smith’s Research on Racial Battle Fatigue The term “racial battle fatigue” was coined by Dr. William Smith, the department chair of the department of education, culture and society...

A protester speaks to police in the blockade at the intersection of 200 S and 1300 E in Salt Lake City, UT on October 7, 2020.(Photo by Jack Gambassi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Weglinski: No, Trump, Racial Sensitivity Training Is Not Racist

By Sonia Weglinski, Opinion Writer October 31, 2020

  President Trump called racial sensitivity training “racist” when asked to defend his recently issued cease order at the first presidential debate. The question referred to Trump’s new directive,...

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...

Conference center for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in downtown Salt Lake City, photographed on Aug. 28, 2020. (The Daily Utah Chronicle | Gwen Christopherson)

Poma: LDS Members Must Do More to Fight Racism

By Sasha Poma, Assistant Opinion Editor September 22, 2020

  Conversations surrounding racism and the 2020 election have prompted many institutions, including the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, to reevaluate their stances and actions against...

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...