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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

Demonstrators raise their fists in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement in front of the Utah State Capitol Building in Salt Lake City, Utah, June 4, 2020. (Photo by Mark Draper | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Joint Resolution 2 Passes Unanimously in the ASUU Assembly After Black Students at the U Share Personal Experiences with Racism on Campus

By Kayleigh Silverstein, Special Projects Managing Editor, News Writer July 23, 2020

  On Tuesday, July 21, 2020, the Associated Students of the University of Utah general assembly meeting heard Joint Resolution 2 in support of the Black Student Union at the U. After passing in...

Laura Seymour and Mina Brown at the welcome desk at the ASUU offices in the Ray A. Olpin Student Union on the University of Utah Campus, Salt Lake City, UT on Thursday, July 13, 2017.

Joint Resolution 2 in Support of Black Student Union Passes in Senate, with One Opposed

By Kayleigh Silverstein, Special Projects Managing Editor, News Writer July 17, 2020

  On Thursday, July 16, the Associated Students of the University of Utah held a senate meeting to discuss Joint Resolution 2: A Resolution in Support of the Black Student Union at the U. After...

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...

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Chung: Trump’s New Executive Order Won’t Make Much Progress on Police Reform

By Stacy Chung June 27, 2020

  President Trump’s new executive order to make “real progress on public safety” is an inadequate policy that initiates no proximate action but merely outlines a set of guidelines to respond...

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Gholami: Higher Education Still Has Much to Do in Addressing Racism

By Samira Gholami, Opinion Writer June 21, 2020

  Universities are typically thought of as bastions of progressive enlightenment where thinkers come together to make society better. Many people wouldn’t think that racist and bigoted rhetoric...

A protester sings The Hanging Tree from the the movie The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 at a vigil held in Bernardo Palacios honor at the Utah State Capitol Building on June 6th 2020. (Photo by Mark Draper | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Scott: Six Steps to Better Allyship

By Elise Scott, Opinion Writer June 16, 2020

  In the last two weeks, public support for the Black Lives Matter movement has skyrocketed. The protests — which a majority of Americans support — were sparked by the devastating murder of...

A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints at the University of Utah Institute of Religion Building speaks to the crowd gathered for a group march, prayer, and vigil on Sunday, 14 June 2020 to protest the death of George Floyd and other African-American people due to police brutality and systemic racism. The crowd marched from the U to the Utah State Capitol (Photo by Abu Asib | The Daily Utah Chronicle).

Latter-day Saints Hold Event in Support of Black Lives Matter, Organizers Call for Change within Church

By Megan McKellar, News Writer June 16, 2020

On June 14, a group of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints marched from the University of Utah’s Institute of Religion building to the Utah State Capitol, joining dozens of...

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Scott: Shielding White Children From The Reality of Racism is a Failure

By Elise Scott, Opinion Writer June 12, 2020

  When I was in second grade, my teacher performed a rendition of Jane Elliott’s controversial "Blue Eyes/Brown Eyes” exercise. The “Blue Eyes/Brown Eyes” exercise takes a group of people,...

Anti-police protesters pose in front of the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City, Utah, on June 4, 2020. (Photo by Manasij Mukherjee | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Barron: How to Be an Ally as a White Student at the U

By Morgan Barron, Opinion Writer June 10, 2020

  Since George Floyd’s murder at the hands of a white police officer late last month, many of us have shared posts on social media wanting to highlight injustice, show support for protests and...

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Scott: Racism in Utah Schools Leaves Long-term Wounds

By Elise Scott, Opinion Writer June 5, 2020

  The youth are our future, which is why it is concerning that so many recent high profile acts of racism in Utah have come at the hands of high school students. Whether it be slurs at basketball...