Cushman: States Must Be Allowed to Regulate Faithless Electors
By KC Ellen Cushman, Opinion Writer
June 3, 2020
On May 13, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments for Chiafalo v. Washington, a case that could drastically change this year’s presidential election just months before it is set to take place. The question facing the Court is about the ability of states to regulate “faithless electors”...
Cushman: Utah Should Reopen Its National Parks
By KC Ellen Cushman, Opinion Writer
May 27, 2020
Unacast, a location data analysis firm, has given grades to each state in order to measure how well they have implemented health protocols to stop the spread of COVID-19. Utah scored a D, one letter grade above failing. Despite that low grade and concern about the risk of reopening the Utah econ...
Barron: Holding U Accountable
By Morgan Barron, Opinion Writer
May 26, 2020
For the past 18 months, I have been angry with the Watkins' administration and the campus police, but on the morning of May 17, I reached a new level of irate. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that prior to Lauren McCluskey's murder, Officer Miguel Deras, a University of Utah Campus Police Of...
Chung: Utah Needs to Create a Task Force to Ensure Asian Americans’ Safety
By Stacy Chung, Social Media Manager, Opinion Writer
May 25, 2020
May is Asian Pacific American Heritage month — a month of festive moods and vibrant gatherings to celebrate this community. But ever since the outbreak of COVID-19, anxiety and prohibitions on community gatherings have been at the front of everyone’s minds. The impact of the pandemic has b...
Burton: The COVID-19 Pandemic May Land Us in a Brave New Economy
By Logan Burton, Opinion Writer
May 22, 2020
COVID-19 has taken millions of jobs and hundreds of thousands of lives, but there has never been a better time to learn about economics than this pandemic. Governments throughout the world, notably the United States and European Union, are enacting economic policies to stimulate countries as...
Cushman: Moderate Republicans Provide Strong Leadership for Utah
By KC Ellen Cushman, Opinion Writer
May 21, 2020
I recently wrote an article declaring my vote for Spencer Cox in the 2020 gubernatorial race because his integrity is unparalleled by any other candidate. The main reason I feel so strongly about his character is that Cox is a moderate Republican. By demonstrating a willingness to make decis...
Barron: Vote Huntsman, Not Cox, to Bring Utah through the COVID-19 Crisis
By Morgan Barron, Opinion Writer
May 20, 2020
With the June 30th primary election looming, Lieutenant Governor Spencer Cox and former Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. lead the GOP field in the race to be Utah’s next governor. Back in April, one of my colleagues on the opinion desk argued that undecided Utahns should support Cox’s run. Sh...
Cushman: Olympia Hills Shows the Value of Local Government
By KC Ellen Cushman, Opinion Writer
May 17, 2020
Olympia Hills is a development project near Herriman that is designed to provide a “live, work, play” community and will include 6,330 housing units and a 100-acre Utah State University campus. The plan has been highly controversial among Salt Lake County residents since it was first passe...
Barron: A SafeU Depends on You
By Morgan Barron, Opinion Writer
May 14, 2020
My decision to attend the University of Utah was deliberate. The year I graduated high school, the Salt Lake Tribune was investigating sexual assaults on Utah campuses. Headlines focused on how charges were never filed against a USU football player despite four allegations of rape and how BYU’s Honor Code Office punished students who reported rape. Because 1 in 4 undergraduate ...
Christopherson: Utah was right to cut ties with Banjo – but Damien Patton’s apology raises bigger questions
By Nain Christopherson, Assistant Opinion Editor
May 6, 2020
Last week, the state attorney general’s office, Intermountain Healthcare and the University of Utah suspended their contracts with Banjo — an artificial intelligence and surveillance company — after learning that the company’s founder was an active member of a Ku Klux Klan faction and part...
Burton: Universities Should Take the Pandemic as an Opportunity to Become More Competitive
June 4, 2020
SLC Residents Voice Concerns to Council Regarding Proposed $84M Police Budget
June 3, 2020
Barron: Stay Home from National Parks this Summer
June 3, 2020
Pop-Cultured: Why Romance Films Need to Change
June 3, 2020