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The University of Utah Football team charge onto the field in an NCAA Football game vs. Arizona State University at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, UT on Saturday October 19, 2019.(Photo by Curtis Lin | Daily Utah Chronicle)

McGrath: Football Season Is Off – So Pac-12 Teams Have Time to Make Changes

By Mackenzie McGrath, Opinion Writer August 12, 2020

  Both the Big Ten and Pac-12 athletic conferences announced this week that they would cancel their fall football seasons due to the coronavirus pandemic. Prior to those decisions, though, and...

Some individuals have taken to social media to make memes about the coronavirus while others have documented instances of discrimination in public spaces and taken a stand against xenophobia. (Photo by Justin Prather | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Poma: Yes, We Need to Wear Masks This Fall Semester

By Sasha Poma, Assistant Opinion Editor August 10, 2020

  Over the past several months, we’ve all experienced unprecedented changes in our daily lives due to the coronavirus pandemic. With that, face masks and coverings – which have been heavily...

Students in an elementary class room | (Chronicle archives.)

McGrath: Public Schools Are Letting Low-Income Students Down – Especially Now

By Mackenzie McGrath, Opinion Writer July 31, 2020

  Students are used to end-of-summer dread as the the next school year looms near. This year, though, incites an entirely different dread with returning to classrooms amid the coronavirus pandemic....

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Poma: Anti-Mask? Keep Your Kids Home from School

By Sasha Poma, Assistant Opinion Editor July 29, 2020

  Masks have stirred a lot of confusion and debate during the coronavirus pandemic. With most K-12 schools allowed to hold in-person sessions this fall, Governor Gary Herbert declared that schools...

Chung: Trump’s Visa Ban Is a Threat to US Schools

Chung: Trump’s Visa Ban Is a Threat to US Schools

By Stacy Chung, Opinion Writer July 22, 2020

  President Donald Trump recently issued a presidential order to suspend the entry of foreigners to the United States, claiming that they “would be detrimental to the interests of the United...

The Park Building at the top of Presidents Circle, where the U administration works. (Chronicle archives)

Poma: Utah College Students Have Been Right All Along: We’re Being Ripped Off

By Sasha Poma, Assistant Opinion Editor July 22, 2020

  College costs a lot – that’s a known fact. At the University of Utah, the average resident student could pay well over $20,000-$30,000 a year for expenses like tuition, housing and, notoriously,...

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Chung: New High School Graduates Should Consider Deferring Their First Semester of College

By Stacy Chung, Opinion Writer July 17, 2020

  The coronavirus pandemic has altered many aspects of our lives — jobs, entertainment, food, education and more. It’s having a particularly heavy impact on recent high school graduates, 49%...

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Barron: End U Professor’s Colonization Efforts

By Morgan Barron, Opinion Writer July 14, 2020

  Dr. Richard Hansen, an American archeologist and adjunct professor with the University of Utah’s anthropology department, has spent much of his adult life exploring and excavating the ancient...

Julius Rowe Jr. and his mother Danielle Rowe at the Black Lives Matter Protest at the Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City on June 4, 2020. He wanted to come and show his support and show that he is a little Black boy and he wants to have a future, Danielle Rowe said. (Ivana Martinez I Daily Utah Chronicle)

Cushman: Utah’s Current Education Funding Mechanism Impedes Racial Justice

By KC Ellen Cushman, Opinion Writer July 6, 2020

  Racial justice is on many Americans’ minds right now, with protests about police brutality against people of color taking the nation by storm. Since the death of George Floyd, the fight has...

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Burton: Now Is the Time to Push for Education

By Logan Burton, Opinion Writer July 3, 2020

  On June 18, the Utah Legislature held a special session to address the budget gap created by the coronavirus-induced economic downturn. Several non-profit organization groups worried about potential...