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A child hugs a protestor at the protest of the potential overturn of Roe V. Wade at the Utah State Captiol on May 5, 2022. (Photo by Xiangyao Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Jarvis: Utah Isn’t Pro-Family

By Caroline Jarvis, Opinion Writer July 17, 2023

  From 1973 on, pregnant people in the U.S. had the legal right to abortion due to the ruling of Roe v. Wade. In June of 2022, the ruling was overturned, upon the claim that abortion is not protected...

The Salt Lake City Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Aug. 28, 2020. (The Daily Utah Chronicle | Gwen Christopherson)

Hargis: Shame, Control and Abuse in Church Organizations

By Harper Hargis, Opinion Writer July 17, 2023

  When I transferred from public school to a private Catholic school at the age of 11, I knew next to nothing about religion. I’d previously attended a public school in the Pacific Northwest...

The John R. Park Building at the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City on Saturday, July 8, 2023. (Photo by Sophie Felici | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Loken: Where Are the White First-Generation Scholars?

By NingLi Loken, Opinion Writer July 10, 2023

  The First Generation Scholars program held a summer social, but curiously missing from the event was the presence of white students. I entered the space to find out why. In the process, I learned...

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Champine: Starbucks Must Do Better for the Queer Community

By Morgan Champine, Opinion Editor July 9, 2023

  Starbucks Workers United, the union representing the 150 stores on strike, issued a statement saying that many Starbucks locations have been banning pride decor from their stores or telling their...

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Jarvis: The LDS Church is a Big Business

By Caroline Jarvis, Opinion Writer July 7, 2023

  Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints pay 10% of their monthly income to the church as tithing. I grew up in the religion, so as a child I gave 10% of what little money...

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Hargis: When Protests Fail

By Harper Hargis, Opinion Writer July 1, 2023

  If only to add to the horrifying soup of events the past two years have been cooking, the Atlanta city council has just greenlit a project to militarize their police force. Thousands of angry...

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Loken: Racism is Tanking Quality of Care in Hospitals

By NingLi Loken, Opinion Writer June 30, 2023

  The COVID-19 pandemic brought long-held, festering prejudice to the surface of every field of employment. The healthcare industry is a space where we can least afford racialized hierarchies...

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Hargis: Supreme Court Decision on Affirmative Action Displays Racist Sympathies

By Harper Hargis, Opinion Writer June 29, 2023

  The United States Supreme Court has declared that Affirmative Action in universities is unconstitutional by the 14th amendment, and is unlawful at Harvard University and the University of North...

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Champine: A 1995 Document Should Not Define What Makes a Family

By Morgan Champine, Opinion Editor June 26, 2023

  Created in 1995, The Family Proclamation is a well-known document from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that states their belief on both marriage and families. It states that marriage...

Forest Dale Golf Course in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, June 21, 2023. (Photo by Sophie Felici |The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Dunn: We Can Keep the Golf Courses

By Auriana Dunn, Opinion Writer June 23, 2023

  When it comes to water issues there is one subject many people immediately think of — golf courses. Comedian and Host of Last Week Tonight John Oliver had a segment last year on the water shortage...