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Nshangalume: Utah Women Should Worry For Their Futures

By Iragi Nshangalume, Opinion Writer September 11, 2023

  This past June, the United States Supreme Court overturned two major catalyst cases that allowed women independence and equality. With SCOTUS striking down affirmative action programs and the...

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Champine: Make Queerness Accessible

By Morgan Champine, Opinion Editor September 9, 2023

  July is Disability Pride Month, and it directly follows LGBTQ+ Pride Month. Community overlap is common, given that a third of queer adults identify as disabled. Marsha P. Johnson, one of the...

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Loken: What’s in a Name?

By NingLi Loken, Opinion Writer September 8, 2023

  Dominant culture imposes racial identities upon people based on the white gaze. But people's heritage and ethnic identities come from within. The harm of racialization began with the justification...

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Barney: Voter ID is a Flawed Premise

By Sebastian Barney, Opinion Writer September 7, 2023

  Donald Trump’s interview with Tucker Carlson on Aug. 23 highlighted a myriad of old talking points. These included a range of justifications for his insurrection attempt. Trump and others...

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Nshangalume: Value Platonic Relationships

By Iragi Nshangalume, Opinion Writer September 5, 2023

  During adolescence, we’re taught that becoming a great parent and spouse is the ultimate goal of life. This cultural norm in a time of post-pandemic isolation is partly to blame for recent...

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U Parking Prices Increase Again, Topping Utah’s Public Universities by Nearly $100

By Andrew Christiansen, Online Managing Editor September 5, 2023

  For the 2023-24 academic year, the University of Utah raised the prices of parking, making U parking permits for students who live off campus $172.50 per semester — the highest of all Utah’s...

Market-goers shopping at Pioneer Park during the SLC Farmers Market in Salt Lake City on July 29, 2023. (Photo by Marco Lozzi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Jarvis: Make Room for Diverse Vendors at Local Markets

By Caroline Jarvis, Opinion Writer September 3, 2023

  With each popular local market I attend in Salt Lake City, I become more aware that virtually all the vendors are white men.   The Urban Flea Market in July was more diverse than many markets...

Members of Mecha de U of U, an on-campus organization, at the Center for Equity and Student Belonging inside the A. Ray Olpin Student Union in Salt Lake City on July 22, 2023. (Photo by Marco Lozzi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Hargis: Clubs Foster Community at the U

By Harper Hargis, Opinion Writer August 31, 2023

  Following the recent affirmative action turnover by the Supreme Court, I’ve had the same questions on my mind. What does this mean for BIPOC students? What about BIPOC involvement in academics?...

Letter to the Editor: One Parent’s Local Lament

Letter to the Editor: One Parent’s Local Lament

By Calvin Jolley August 31, 2023

  As a University of Utah Alumnus and twenty-five-year Central City local, I winced at a recent invitation from The Office of Orientation and Transition to attend a Parent & Family Welcome...

An office building for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City, Utah on Aug. 28, 2020. (Photo by Gwen Christopherson | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Loken: Rescind the Prophetic Timpanogos Extermination Order

By NingLi Loken, Opinion Writer August 30, 2023

  We want people to take accountability for their mistakes. This requires recognition of the harm they enact and a commitment to improving. We should be asking the same thing of the Church of Jesus...