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Guest Op-Eds

University of Utah marketing student and member of the Arab Student Association, Aya Hadid, stands in front of the flags inside of the A. Ray Olpin Union Building on campus in Salt Lake City on Jan. 28, 2023.

Guest Opinion: Bridging Cultures, Building Community: The Inclusive Vision of the Arab Student Association at the U

  The University of Utah's Arab Student Association was established in fall 2022 by Amer Al-Shuqairat and Mariam Safeudien with the goal of promoting inclusion and cross-cultural understanding...

Guest Opinion: The Recreation and Parks Society

Guest Opinion: The Recreation and Parks Society

By Tibby Pepper February 8, 2024

  The Recreation and Parks Society aims to connect Parks, Recreation and Tourism undergraduates with each other and with professional opportunities. Many students choose PRT due to their connection...

Guest Opinion: Furthering Diverse and Green STEM Education in Utah

Guest Opinion: Furthering Diverse and Green STEM Education in Utah

By Delaney Miller February 6, 2024

  Over the past decade, Utah has been building its reputation of being a STEM hub. From Salt Lake City being ranked in the top 20 best cities for STEM careers to the Lehi area claiming the nickname...

A speed limit sign for non-pedastrian traffic on University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024. (Photo by Xiangyao Axe Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Guest Opinion: Scooters aren’t the Problem: Ticketing Active Transportation Misses the Mark

By Andra Ghent, Alessandro Rigolon, and Katharine Walter February 5, 2024

  The University of Utah’s new policy to ticket cyclists, scooter riders and skateboarders exceeding 10 miles per hour is unlikely to make our campus community safer. Instead, it distracts from...

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Guest Opinion: Importance of Community in Animal Rights

By Teresa Rands February 5, 2024

  Standing at my kitchen counter, I bit into a chicken tender, the familiar taste filling my mouth. A field materialized in my mind, and there she was: a living, breathing chicken. Her gaze locked...

A sign above the entrance to the University of Utah Hospital on the University of Utah Medical Campus, Salt Lake City, UT on Friday, Sept. 13, 2019.

Guest Opinion: Minorities in Medicine at the University of Utah

By Amy Perez-Chavez February 5, 2024

  Four years ago I received an email congratulating me on my acceptance into the University of Utah. I recall being ecstatic: it was the beginning of a new chapter in my life and an opportunity...

The University of Utah American Indian Resource Center (AIRC), Utah on Nov. 17 2022.

Guest Opinion: Integrating Two Worlds: My Experience as an Eastern Shoshone M.D.-Ph.D. Student

By Jenna Murray February 2, 2024

  As I write this, I sit at the American Indian Resource Center — the only space where many Native American students feel a sense of community on campus — located in Officers Circle. I stare...

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

Guest Opinion: Creating and Supporting a Diverse Community at the U

By Deirdre Mack and Taylor Stevens January 30, 2024

  Although barriers in admissions have been reduced for students from historically excluded backgrounds, their graduate success in science, technology, engineering and mathematics majors is significantly...

The John R. Park Building at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on June 29, 2023. (Photo by Marco Lozzi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Guest Opinion: The Perils of Both-sides-ism

By Ermiya Fanaeian January 15, 2024

  In defense of the removal of Mecha de U of U from the Center for Equity and Student Belonging’s sponsored status, The Salt Lake Tribune Editorial Board wrote, “What [Mecha] doesn’t have...

Guest Opinion: What its Like When U Dont Belong

Guest Opinion: What it’s Like When U Don’t Belong

By Rome Aguilar, U student November 2, 2023

  Getting your poster approved is easy. Leave a copy with the University of Utah’s Student Union front desk, wait a few hours for it to be reviewed and get all the posters timestamped and ready...

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