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The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

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The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

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Nshangalume: Access to Justice is a Right

By Iragi Nshangalume, Opinion Writer February 11, 2024

  The Sixth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees legal assistance to all Americans, regardless of their financial status. Utah, however, needs to do a better job following directions. Utah...

Department of Public Safety on Campus in Salt Lake City.

The U’s Safety Committee Receives New Members After 2 Years

By Stevie Shaughnessey, Home Stretch Producer, Host April 6, 2023

  In the coming months, the University of Utah’s Independent Review Committee will be receiving new leaders selected from different organizations around campus, such as ASUU, Housing and Residential...

(Courtesy Wikimedia Commons)

U Professors Discuss the Importance of Utah Supreme Court’s First Female Majority

By Stevie Shaughnessey, Home Stretch Producer, Host December 28, 2022

  Two University of Utah Law alumni, Diana Hagen and Jill Pohlman, were recently appointed to serve as justices on the Utah Supreme Court, marking the first time in history that the state’s top...

(Graphic by Storey McDonald | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Hibben: Hold Enablers Accountable for Harming Victims

By Aya Hibben, Opinion Writer February 12, 2022

  Psychologists have studied the “bystander effect,” a theory suggesting that those who see traumatic events are less likely to help with others present. Researchers use events such as the...

University of Utah Tik-Toking Professor Ruth Hackford-Peer demobnstrates a selflie video in front of her house in the Sugar House area, SLC, on January 29th, 2020. (Photo by Mark Draper | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

U Law Professor and Student Work to Confront Barriers Head On

By Ivana Martinez and Natalie Colby March 5, 2021

  The tiny screen lights up and the video begins, “If law school was not designed for you...” Ruth Hackford-Peer, or @lawoutersider has been answering that question on TikTok, for over a month...

Presidents circle at the University of Utah Monday September 14, 2015. (Chronicle Archives)

Letter: Independent Review Committee Response to Chronicle Op-Ed

By Professor Amos N. Guiora February 2, 2021

  I write as Chair of the Independent Review Committee in response to an article that recently appeared in The Daily Utah Chronicle entitled “Reese: U Students Need and Deserve a Transparent...

Elizabeth Kronk Warner, the next dean of the S.J. Quinney Law College of Law (Courtesy of Melinda Rogers)

Elizabeth Warner Named as New Dean of S.J. Quinney College of Law

By Amy Loret and Katelyn Collett April 3, 2019

  Elizabeth Kronk Warner will be the next dean of the University of Utah's S.J. Quinney College of Law. Warner will be the first ever female dean in the law school's 106-year history. Warner...

Pictured from left to right, Michael Erikson, a lawyer from Ray Quinney and Nebeker; a member of the Us General Counsel, Robert Payne; U Law Professor Ronnell Anderson Jones and ACLU Policy Director John Mejia. The four panelists spoke to students during a free speech panel on Feb. 26 at the Bennion Service House
(Photo by Miacel Spotted Elk | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Legal Panelists Focus on Free Speech Rights at Bennion Service House Dialogue

By Miacel Spotted Elk, News Writer March 7, 2019

  Students gathered together at the Bennion Center's Service House located in the U's Officer's Circle this past Tuesday to learn about the topics of first amendment rights and the protections...

VP of Student Relations Gabe Martinez, President AnnaMarie Barnes, and VP of University Relations Latifa Yaqoobi 
(Courtesy of Barnes Ticket)

Complete 2019 ASUU Election Victories: Barnes Ticket and More

By Mandi Johansen March 3, 2019

  The results of the 2019-2020 Associated Students of the University of Utah (ASUU) student government elections are officially in. The Barnes Ticket party came out victorious in the election for...

Candidate for VP of Student Relations Gabe Martinez, candidate for President AnnaMarie Barnes, and candidate for VP of University Relations Latifa Yaqoobi (Courtesy of Barnes Ticket)

Meet the ASUU 2019-20 Candidates

By Amy Loret February 26, 2019

  If you haven't already seen the lawn signs around campus and notifications in your UMail inbox and social media feeds, it's the time of the year for Associated Students of the University of Utah...