Poma: Yes, We Need to Wear Masks This Fall Semester
By Sasha Poma, Opinion Writer
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 debated since the beginning of this crisis – quickly became an essential part of everyone’s wa...
Burton: It’s Time to Volunteer for Something Bigger Than Yourself
By Logan Burton, Opinion Writer
August 6, 2020
I’ve been mulling over a quote from Blaise Pascal for the last couple of months, "All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone.” Despite being hundreds of years old, his astute observation seems even more apt as we practice social distancing. We are...
Chung: Schools Could Reopen Safely This Fall – but Governments Need to Do More
By Stacy Chung, Social Media Manager, Opinion Writer
August 6, 2020
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to ravage the world, face coverings and masks have sparked a heated debate in the United States. Questions about who should wear them and why have been a primary focus of these discussions, but the issue of who will provide them is a bigger question tha...
Cushman: COVID-19 Illuminates the Inequities Indigenous People Have Faced for Centuries
By KC Ellen Cushman, Opinion Writer
August 3, 2020
The coronavirus outbreak has affected all our lives, but ethnically and racially diverse communities are facing the pandemic’s severest consequences. COVID-19 has had a disproportionate impact on indigenous populations specifically, in large part due to a lack of resources to combat it. While the pandemic has illuminated the lack of resources available to indigenous communities, it i...
Poma: Anti-Mask? Keep Your Kids Home from School
By Sasha Poma, Opinion Writer
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 across Utah must require everyone in a school building to wear masks. But recently, many parents tried to protest this mandate, claiming that the masks don’t help their kids and that the mandate is an infringement on their very constitutional rights. If parents want to home-school their children this fall because the...
McGrath: Birth Control Is Healthcare
By Mackenzie McGrath, Opinion Writer
July 27, 2020
Religious and reproductive freedom — two of the most dreaded topics to come up during holiday conversations with relatives. It’s not without reason. Religion is deeply intertwined with many people’s core beliefs and access to healthcare is essential to perform the most basic, daily activities....
Barron: Like Our Air, Staggs’ Plan Need Work
By Morgan Barron, Opinion Writer
July 27, 2020
For almost three years, Trent Staggs has served as the mayor of my hometown. Under his leadership, a lot in Riverton has changed, from our logo to our police department. Indeed, 80% of the initiatives outlined in Staggs’ 4-year strategic plan were accomplished in his first two years in offic...
Burton: Utah’s Gubernatorial Primary Showed Us the Importance of Mail-In Voting
By Logan Burton, Opinion Writer
July 23, 2020
The 2020 Utah gubernatorial race has been an exciting process. With a prolific and lengthy decade under his belt, Gary Herbert will retire his position as governor in 2021. The next governor will be a dramatic change in Utah’s leadership as the state faces the challenges that come with a...
Barron: A Jail Sentence Shouldn’t Be a Death Sentence
By Morgan Barron, Opinion Writer
July 21, 2020
As of July 6, Weber County Jail has 114 active COVID-19 cases and nearly a third of the inmates jailed in Washington County tested positive for the virus. In contrast, Utah’s prisons, which have almost 1,000 more inmates than the jail system, have only 38 confirmed COVID-19 cases. Fears of contracting the virus are running high among the inmate...
McGrath: Defunding UUPD to Kill Two Birds With One Stone
By Mackenzie McGrath, Opinion Writer
July 21, 2020
Mental health is often treated as a second hand thought and stigmatized in academia, especially for students of color. White students are significantly more likely to receive and use in-school services than their non-white peers. Not only are they disproportionately affected, but young peo...
Defying Expectations: How Six Student Artists Are Continuing to Create
August 13, 2020
Cushman: Utah Stands Out with Opportunities for Student Political Involvement
August 13, 2020
Cushman: Confederate Monuments Are an Affront to Equality and Democracy
August 12, 2020
Soter: I’m Starting at the U in the Middle of a Pandemic – and I’m Concerned
August 12, 2020