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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

Salt Lake police officers in riot gear charge at protesters in the streets of Salt Lake City on July 9, 2020. (Photo by Ivana Martinez | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Officers Involved in Killing Bernardo Palacios-Carbajal Will Not Face Charges, Family and Protesters Respond

By Natalie Colby and Ivana Martinez July 10, 2020

The DA’s Decision After the case for Bernardo Palacios-Carbajal hit his desk weeks ago, Sim Gill made his decision.  On July 9, 47 days after Palacios-Carbajal was fatally shot by Salt Lake City...

(Ivana Martinez | Daily Utah Chronicle) Salt Lake City police officers look at protesters gather at the Public Safety Building in Salt Lake City on Monday, June 1, 2020.

SLC Residents Voice Concerns to Council Regarding Proposed $84M Police Budget

By Natalie Colby, Ivana Martinez, and Joseph Moss June 3, 2020

  On June 2, the Salt Lake City Council allowed Salt Lake residents to state their thoughts and comments on the upcoming agenda. Comments were mostly directed towards the budget — which proposed...

Keynote speaker Tan France talks about his experiences at the annual C.O.D.E conference at A. Ray Olpin Union Center in Salt Lake on Feb. 28, 2020. (Photo by Savannah Vance | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Tan France on Diversity and ‘Being that B—-‘

By Ivana Martinez and Natalie Colby February 29, 2020

  On Feb. 28, 2020, University of Utah students and local residents lined up around the Union in anticipation, waiting to hear keynote speaker Tan France at the annual Conference on Diverse Excellence...

Ken Sanders, owner of Ken Sanders Rare Book Store, Thursday, January 30, 2020, in Salt Lake City. (Photo by Cassandra Palor | Daily Utah Chronicle )

Vanishing Bookstores, Rare Books in Rarer Places

By Ivana Martinez, Assistant News Editor February 11, 2020

  Through a glass door, there are rows and rows of books — on the sofa, on carts, on the coffee table, scattered on the floor, toppled on overstuffed shelves — and among the stacks, there's...

Lieutenant Gov. Spencer Cox sits with LGBTQ youth protesting conversion therapy outside of the governors offices at the Utah Capitol | Chronicle archives.

Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox Responds to Controversial Comments on Abortion

By Ivana Martinez, Assistant News Editor January 26, 2020

  On Jan. 11, Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox appeared on a panel with three other Republican candidates at the Eagle Forum Convention in Sandy, Utah where he made a comment that compared slavery to abortion,...

Edible Campus Gardens at the University of Utah. (Chronicle archives)

Starr: The LDS Church Should Preserve The Outreach Community Garden

By Kennedie Starr, Opinion Writer December 26, 2019

Community gardens serve a greater purpose than merely harvesting heirloom tomatoes and organic greens. Caring for fruit trees and beehives on a community plot can teach lessons beyond the growing seasons...

Dine or Dash: London Belle Supper Club

Dine or Dash: London Belle Supper Club

By Weston Wood, Arts Writer November 13, 2019

Main street is the heart of downtown Salt Lake City, boasting a bustling night-life underneath its skyscrapers. Within these few city blocks, there are hundreds of bars and restaurants to choose from....

Salt Lake City. Courtesy Wikimedia Commons.

Salt Lake’s Flourishing Culture

By Weston Wood, Arts Writer October 23, 2019

  Salt Lake City is a bustling town nestled at the feet of the Wasatch Mountains, one that is influenced by migrant cultures. It's not the small town it used to be. Boasting around 200,000 people,...

A pet goat on the White Mesa Ute Indian reservation.

Go for Goat Yoga? Behind the Trends in Exercise and Stress Relief

By Hannah Keating, Arts Editor October 3, 2019

  In the last few years, fitness studios have exploded with new types of workouts. Exercises all across the board have risen in popularity — pole dancing, drumming workouts like PoundFit, dance-based...

The artists and organizers of Art Against Doom gather together at Copper Palate Press to get ready for their Sept. 20 show. (Photo by Matt Gubler)

Art Against Doom: Creative Activism in the Face of Climate Change

By Abigail Bowé, Arts Writer September 18, 2019

  If you've ever taken a course in the Carolyn and Kem Gardner Commons, perhaps you've seen a large installation — up on the second floor — of a quote from pop artist Andy Warhol printed along...