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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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The Salt Lake City Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Aug. 28, 2020. (The Daily Utah Chronicle | Gwen Christopherson)

Hargis: Shame, Control and Abuse in Church Organizations

By Harper Hargis, Opinion Writer July 17, 2023

  When I transferred from public school to a private Catholic school at the age of 11, I knew next to nothing about religion. I’d previously attended a public school in the Pacific Northwest...

(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...

Sterling Van Wagenen, who has now resigned from his position as a professor in the Department of Film and Media Arts, has been charged with sexual abuse of a child. (Photo  by Emily Anderson | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Filmmaker, Former U Professor Sterling Van Wagenen Charged with Sexual Abuse of a Child

By Elise Vandersteen Bailey and Emily Anderson April 12, 2019

  Warning: This story includes graphic descriptions of sexual abuse. Former University of Utah professor and noted filmmaker, Sterling Van Wagenen, was charged on April 2 with one count of aggravated...

According to the University of Utahs campus directory, Sterling Van Wagenens office was 257B in the Art Building prior to his resignation. (Photo by Emily Anderson | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

U Professor Sterling Van Wagenen Resigns After Allegedly Admitting to 1993 Molestation of a Minor

  Film professor Sterling Van Wagenen has resigned following the release of a recording during which he is heard admitting to molesting a minor in 1993, according to spokesperson for the University...

Jared David Grimes mug shot/Salt Lake County Sheriffs Office

Man Convicted of Sexually Abusing U Student is Arrested on New Abuse Charges

By Christina Giardinelli October 20, 2018

  27-year-old Jared David Grimes, who was convicted of sexually abusing a female student at the U in August of 2016, was arrested Thursday on new sexual assault charges. Police were alerted...

(Photo by Dane Goodwin)

Clothesline Project Allows Abuse Survivors to “Break the Silence”

October 22, 2014

  One in three Utah women will be exposed to sexual assault in some form during their lives. This statistic from the Utah Department of Health is the premise of the Clothesline Project put on by...