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Gender inclusion procedures must be adopted by each local school board in the state of Utah to help foster widespread acceptance in our communities and facilitate greater visibility for students and faculty who are gender non-conforming. (Courtesy Flickr)

Nelson: We Need to Support Students with Disabilities

By Paige Nelson, Opinion Writer September 26, 2020

  Take a moment and think about the people that used to sit near you in lectures. Look around at the people in your zoom classes. Think about your family, friends and the strangers you pass on...

The Block U on the University of Utah Campus, Salt Lake City, UT on Wednesday, July 12, 2017.

Kincart: The U’s “Test Optional” Admissions Policy Will Hurt Low-Income Students

By Sydney Kincart, Print Chief, Opinion Writer September 25, 2020

  COVID-19 has made signing up for standardized tests a difficult process. Because both the ACT and SAT are now enforcing capacity restrictions, it is harder for students to find an opportunity...

The welcome wall on Presidents Circle at the University of Utah. Chronicle archives.

Weglinski: Freshmen, Get Out of the Utah Bubble

By Sonia Weglinski, Opinion Writer September 21, 2020

  The beehive state is among the least diverse states in the US, specifically the 44th least diverse in the country. Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints make up about 62%...

Students at the University of Utah are following the COVID-19 guidelines by wearing masks while working on campus (Photo by Abu Asib | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Nelson: Small Fish in a Socially-Distanced Pond

By Paige Nelson, Opinion Writer September 20, 2020

  In colleges across the country, freshmen are not receiving a proper college experience. First-year students are coming off an abrupt ending to their senior years and don’t get to live on a...

Boost pick up station at the Kahlert Village Dining on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City on September 13th 2020. (Photo by Camille Rousculp | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Kincart: Stop Ripping Off Students with Meal Plans

By Sydney Kincart, Print Chief, Opinion Writer September 18, 2020

  College dining halls are doing things differently this year in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19. At the University of Utah, dining halls on campus are only offering takeout as an option. During...

UnSafe U protesters gather at the Public Safety Building on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City to protest the actions of officers involved in the Lauren McCluskey case on Aug. 6, 2020.

Cushman: Listen to Students. Create a Safer Campus.

By KC Ellen Cushman, Opinion Writer September 16, 2020

  In October of 2018, University of Utah student Lauren McCluskey was killed on campus, only one year after the on-campus murder of another student, ChenWei Guo. Both of these deaths shook students,...

Students at the University of Utah are following the COVID-19 guidelines by wearing masks while working on campus. (Photo by Abu Asib | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Nelson: It’s a Mask, Not a Muzzle

By Paige Nelson, Opinion Writer September 11, 2020

  As students return to campus, confirmed COVID-19 case numbers have risen in college towns all over the country. Tuscaloosa, home of the University of Alabama, just exceeded 2,000 positive cases...

(Photo by Abu Asib | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Christopherson: No, the Pandemic Doesn’t Warrant A 50% Tuition Cut

By Nain Christopherson, Assistant Opinion Editor September 8, 2020

  It’s a rough year to be a college student, to say the least. Since the coronavirus pandemic forced colleges and universities to shut down in March, many of us have lost jobs and missed out...

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Scott: Cut Teachers Some Slack This Fall

By Elise Scott, Opinion Writer September 2, 2020

  Teaching has never been an easy gig, but the responsibility of guiding young minds through a pandemic and civil unrest is unimaginable. Teachers are expected to take the turbulence in stride,...

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McGrath: They Don’t Want You to Vote — Go Anyways

By Mackenzie McGrath August 27, 2020

  As election day nears, many fear how voting will be impacted during a pandemic, especially when our own president is attacking a federal system that we use to deliver and receive mail-in ballots....

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