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Editorial: Gov. Cox’s Pandora’s Box

  According to Greek mythology, Pandora was a woman who had in her possession a box containing all misery and evil. Though warned not to, she succumbed to her curiosity and opened her box, releasing...

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Point of View — Episode 4: Students for the Wasatch’s Opinion on the Potential Little Cottonwood Canyon Gondola

By Stevie Shaughnessey, Home Stretch Producer, Host February 14, 2024

Transcript: Stevie Shaughnessey: Hi, and welcome back to Point of View, The Daily Utah Chronicle’s opinion podcast. My name is Stevie and I'll be your host. Today. I'm here with Students of...

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Jang: Utah Shouldn’t Require Parental Consent for Sex Ed

By Eseudel Jang, Opinion Writer February 13, 2024

  In H.B. 112, Rep. Tim Jimenez (R-Tooele) proposed amendments to sex education in Utah public schools, emphasizing a need for parental consent and ensuring students’ grades remain unaffected...

Outside view of the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on  Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024. (Photo by Mary Allen | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Gordon: The Complex Dilemmas of Financial Aid

By Luke Gordon, Opinion Writer February 13, 2024

  At the University of Utah, scholarships play a crucial role in covering tuition costs for many students. Data from College Factual shows that about “72% of new students were offered scholarships,”...

People rallying at the Minnesota capitol building to support the Wisconsin unions that are against the attempt to reduced the collective bargaining rights of public unions by Wisconsin Governor Walker and Republicans in other states on February 26, 2011. (Courtesy of Fibonacci Blue via Flickr)

Hufford: Dear Legislature, Unionizing is a Constitutional Right

By Olivia Hufford, Opinion Writer February 12, 2024

  Utah lawmakers are pushing a bill that restricts public employee unions statewide. H.B. 285 requires unions to recertify every five years and block automatic deductions from paychecks. It prohibits...

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Nshangalume: Access to Justice is a Right

By Iragi Nshangalume, Opinion Writer February 11, 2024

  The Sixth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees legal assistance to all Americans, regardless of their financial status. Utah, however, needs to do a better job following directions. Utah...

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...

Protestors hold and wear transgender flags at a demonstration against H.B. 257 at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City on Jan. 25, 2024. (Photo by Elle Cowley | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Hall: Trans Hate Must End

By Lexi Hall, Assistant Opinion Editor February 8, 2024

  Utah’s legislative session once again took a controversial turn with the passage of H.B. 257. This bill is set to alter the legal definitions of “female” and “male,” effectively excluding...

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...

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Jarvis: Prioritize Educating Incarcerated People

By Caroline Jarvis, Opinion Writer February 7, 2024

  The United States system of mass incarceration and profitable punishment is far from being a system of justice. Utah must make prison conditions more humane by collaborating with those who have been...