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A speed limit sign for non-pedastrian traffic on University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024. (Photo by Xiangyao Axe Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Guest Opinion: Scooters aren’t the Problem: Ticketing Active Transportation Misses the Mark

By Andra Ghent, Alessandro Rigolon, and Katharine Walter February 5, 2024

  The University of Utah’s new policy to ticket cyclists, scooter riders and skateboarders exceeding 10 miles per hour is unlikely to make our campus community safer. Instead, it distracts from...

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Guest Opinion: Importance of Community in Animal Rights

By Teresa Rands February 5, 2024

  Standing at my kitchen counter, I bit into a chicken tender, the familiar taste filling my mouth. A field materialized in my mind, and there she was: a living, breathing chicken. Her gaze locked...

A sign above the entrance to the University of Utah Hospital on the University of Utah Medical Campus, Salt Lake City, UT on Friday, Sept. 13, 2019.

Guest Opinion: Minorities in Medicine at the University of Utah

By Amy Perez-Chavez February 5, 2024

  Four years ago I received an email congratulating me on my acceptance into the University of Utah. I recall being ecstatic: it was the beginning of a new chapter in my life and an opportunity...

National flags on display at the the A. Ray Olpin Union in Salt Lake City on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. (Photo by Sarah Karr | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Hufford: Utah’s DEI Legislation is Ignorant at Best

By Olivia Hufford, Opinion Writer February 5, 2024

  During this legislative session, a bill was introduced that will dismantle diversity programs statewide. In late January, H.B. 261 was approved by the House, despite having virtually no data...

University of Utah students purchase food in the Carolyn and Kem Gardner Commons at the University of Utah on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. (Photo by Luke Larsen | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Jang: Don’t Make Freshmen Pay for Meal Plans

By Eseudel Jang, Opinion Writer February 3, 2024

  With the start of a new semester comes another round of tuition payments. College tuition comprises not only course fees but also additional necessities such as mandatory fees, housing and meal...

The University of Utah American Indian Resource Center (AIRC), Utah on Nov. 17 2022.

Guest Opinion: Integrating Two Worlds: My Experience as an Eastern Shoshone M.D.-Ph.D. Student

By Jenna Murray February 2, 2024

  As I write this, I sit at the American Indian Resource Center — the only space where many Native American students feel a sense of community on campus — located in Officers Circle. I stare...

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Lezaic: Hit Utah Where It Hurts

By Angela Lezaic, Opinion Writer February 2, 2024

  Year after infuriating year, the Utah State Legislature votes on new bills targeting trans people and DEI efforts, bills like H.B. 257 and H.B. 261 being their newest forms of terrorization....

The Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. (Photo by Sophie Felici | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Langley: Playgrounds and Piety: Rep. Petersen’s Plan to Bring Faith to Schools

By Jeffrey Langley Jr., Opinion Writer February 2, 2024

  Last year, lawmakers in Texas proposed the now-infamous Senate Bill 1515, which aimed to require public schools to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms. To the dismay of fundamentalists...

The Block U on the University of Utah Campus in Salt Lake City, Utah on July 12, 2017.

Guest Opinion: Creating and Supporting a Diverse Community at the U

By Deirdre Mack and Taylor Stevens January 30, 2024

  Although barriers in admissions have been reduced for students from historically excluded backgrounds, their graduate success in science, technology, engineering and mathematics majors is significantly...

The House Chamber at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. (Photo by Marco Lozzi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Alexander: Keep Fighting for DEI

By CJ Alexander, Special Projects Managing Editor January 29, 2024

  Last summer, I quizzed the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at the University of Utah on whether or not they would fight to protect DEI in higher education — specifically for our institution...

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