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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

International Students Face Uncertain Future as the Pandemic Surges, U Hopes to Address Individual Situations

International Students Face Uncertain Future as the Pandemic Surges, U Hopes to Address Individual Situations

By Kayleigh Silverstein and Natalie Colby July 9, 2020

    On July 6, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced international students on an F-1 visa must be enrolled in at least one in-person three-credit class in the fall in order...

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Poma: Trump’s COVID-19 Immigration Policies Are Self-Serving at Best

By Sasha Poma, Assistant Opinion Editor June 14, 2020

  In March, Trump announced that he would close Canadian and Mexican borders until Easter – or at least until the pandemic subsides. In May, Trump announced that he would be extending the border...

There are often misconceptions that can come from political speeches describing who DACA recipients are.  (Photo by Tom Denton | Daily Utah Chronicle)

DACA and the DREAM: What U Should Know

By Ivana Martinez, Assistant News Editor April 7, 2020

  In September 2017, the Trump administration announced it would be terminating the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, better known as DACA. Since then there have been several lawsuits filed...

The New York Times Building in Manhattan. The New York Times has been a regular target of the Trump Administration. (Courtesy Flickr)

Swanson: Trump’s War On The Press Feels Familiar

By Gavin Swanson, Opinion Writer November 13, 2019

For any normal politician, attacking important and established American institutions like Congress and the free press would be political suicide. Then again, Donald Trump isn’t like any other American...

Angela Merkel and Donald Trump (Courtesy Wikimedia Commons)

Cushman: Trump’s Foreign Policy Demolishes U.S. Credibility

By KC Ellen Cushman, Opinion Writer November 9, 2019

Foreign policy is often a divisive issue no matter what political party someone is aligned with. The Trump Administration's recent decision to pull U.S. troops out of northern Syria, for example, was leveled...

Crofts: In Trump I Trust

Crofts: In Trump I Trust

By Porter Crofts, Opinion Writer November 7, 2019

For as long as I can remember, I have been a Republican. Believe it or not, I was raised in a conservative home in Los Angeles. Growing up in the liberal hub of Los Angeles, I was always surrounded by...

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (Courtesy Flickr)

Swanson: House Democrats Have One Shot at Impeachment. It’s Time They Committed.

By Gavin Swanson, Opinion Writer October 16, 2019

This impeachment inquiry should’ve been launched on July 24. That is when special counsel Robert Mueller testified before the House of Representatives’ Intelligence and Judiciary committees regarding...

U.S. House of Representatives chamber. (Courtesy Wikimedia Commons)

Cushman: Democratic Impeachment Efforts May Help Trump in 2020

By KC Ellen Cushman, Opinion Writer October 16, 2019

Amid the influx of news following the announcement by House Democrats of their impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump, it can be hard to keep up with what is happening in American politics. Considering...

Thousands of Utahns protest Trumps administration with the proposal of shrinking Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in Salt Lake City, Utah on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017 | Chronicle archive.

Oil and Gas Development is Open on Former Grand-Staircase Escalante Lands

By Miacel Spotted Elk, News Writer September 7, 2019

  Recently, the Bureau of Land Management has announced its plans for the former lands of the Grand-Staircase Escalante National Monument. The area is open to development projects dedicated to...

First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution (Courtesy Wikimedia Commons)

Letter to the Editor: President Trump’s Campus Free Speech Executive Order is Needed

By Guest Opinion August 26, 2019

Earlier this year, President Trump signed a free speech executive order calling colleges and universities to improve free speech on college campuses or risk losing federal funding. I am usually against...