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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 President's 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 5, 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...

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Barron: The U Should Prioritize Students with a Remote VP Debate

By Morgan Barron, Opinion Writer June 22, 2020

  Last fall, the Commission on Presidential Debates announced that the 2020 Vice Presidential Debate would be hosted at the University of Utah a little less than a month before election day. ...

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Gholami: Higher Education Still Has Much to Do in Addressing Racism

By Samira Gholami, Opinion Writer June 21, 2020

  Universities are typically thought of as bastions of progressive enlightenment where thinkers come together to make society better. Many people wouldn’t think that racist and bigoted rhetoric...

Protesters gather at Guardsman Way to demand justice for victims of police brutality in Salt Lake City on June 6, 2020. (Photo by Ivana Martinez | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Barron: Defund, Not Abolish, the UUPD

By Morgan Barron, Opinion Writer June 15, 2020

  Following nationwide calls to defund the police and reallocate resources to invest in community services, UnsafeU, a student safety organization that has championed police reform at the U, has...