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Cushman: Young Men are Struggling — Grass-Roots Community Building is the Answer

By KC Ellen Cushman, Opinion Writer March 12, 2023

  The growth of the manosphere has prompted concern across the globe. The manosphere is an online community that promotes traditional masculinity, along with misogyny and violence against women....

Under the Umbrella Bookstore in Salt Lake City, Utah on Jan. 31, 2022. (Photo by Xiangyao "Axe" Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Cowley: Under the Umbrella Fosters Queer Community

By Elle Cowley, Multimedia Managing Editor March 12, 2023

  I moved to Salt Lake about a year and a half ago. Moving to a new city can cause an overwhelming sense of being out of place. For me, going out and finding community in the city helped Salt Lake...

A police officer enters the Salt Lake Metro Jail in South Salt Lake City on Election Day, Nov. 3, 2020.

Van Wagenen: With Liberty and Justice for All

By Madeline Van Wagenen, Photo Director March 10, 2023

  On Aug. 18, 2022, Gov. Spencer Cox pleaded with Utahns to do their part for suicide prevention. He discussed personal battles with suicidal ideation and begged those facing self-harm and suicidal...

The Utah State Capitol Rotunda on Friday, Feb. 12, 2020.

Langley and Petters: Stop Taking Women’s Rights Away

By Jeffrey Langley Jr. and Keegan Petters March 10, 2023

  Since the overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022, conservative legislators have saddled nearly half of the United States with limitations or outright bans on abortion. Utah’s Rep. Karianne Lisonbee...

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Lien: H.B. 116: Ending Intergenerational Poverty

By Kayla Lien, Opinion Writer March 8, 2023

  H.B. 116, “Intergenerational Poverty Solution” aims to stop the cycle of poverty with an educational savings program and is a good first-step towards alleviating Utah’s class divides. The...

Demonstrators protest against the executions in Iran at The Gateway in Salt Lake City on Jan. 7, 2023. The demonstration was organized by FreeIranSLC because two protesters were executed by the Islamic Regime that day. (Photo courtesy of the Persian Students Association)

Buening: ‘None of Us are Free Until All of Us are Free’ — Solidarity With the Iranian Freedom Movement

By Sarah Buening, Assistant Opinion Editor March 7, 2023

  On Sept. 16, 2022, Mahsa Amini — a 22-year-old Iranian woman — died in the custody of the Islamic Regime’s “morality police” after being arrested for "allegedly violating laws requiring...

Blue Gene's Bar. (Photo courtesy of Blue Gene's Bar)

Petters: Blue Gene’s and the Power of Representation

By Keegan Petters, Opinion Writer, Copy Editor March 7, 2023

  “The bar itself was just as inviting as Sequoia was," said University of Utah student Jacob Martin, after his first experience at the neighborhood bar Blue Gene's. "The employees were something...

A police officer enters the Salt Lake Metro Jail in South Salt Lake City on Election Day, Nov. 3, 2020.

Lezaic: H.B. 479 Exhibits Utter Disregard For Incarcerated People

By Angela Lezaic, Opinion Writer March 6, 2023

  Following three reports of correctional officers being assaulted in Utah’s state prisons, the State Legislature introduced H.B. 479. Rep. Jefferson Burton’s bill seeks to create a task force...

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Cowley: Pass Meaningful Marijuana Legislation

By Elle Cowley, Multimedia Managing Editor March 4, 2023

  The Utah State Legislature made medical marijuana legal in Dec. 2018. Every year since then, the legislature has done nothing but tweak the already existing laws each session. As of Nov. 2022,...

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Barney: Let Utahns Do Psychedelics

By Sebastian Barney, Opinion Writer March 3, 2023

  The War on Drugs had serious repercussions — its failure caused an increase in crime and human rights abuses all over the world, particularly in low income areas. Beyond that, it has fundamentally...