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Kincart: It’s Time to Discuss Anti-Fatness in Utah

Kincart: It’s Time to Discuss Anti-Fatness in Utah

By Sydney Kincart, Print Chief, Opinion Writer April 21, 2022

  Over the past few years, I’ve noticed a strong deconstruction of modesty culture within religious circles. I didn’t start to notice modesty’s impact on my body image until the end of high...

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Alexander & Cushman: Black Hair in Prison Deserves More Compassion

By KC Ellen Cushman and CJ Alexander April 21, 2022

  When Shia Milan Yearwood’s photo was posted to a Twitter mugshot page in 2018, it boosted her braiding business. Yearwood’s experience, however, contrasts how the criminal justice system...

A residential area in Hooper, Utah on March 26, 2022. (Photo by Xiangyao Axe Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Bringhurst: Utah’s Housing Crisis Leaves Students Behind

By Maggie Bringhurst, Opinion Writer April 19, 2022

  Utah’s housing affordability crisis is a pressing issue. Rent is going up, and homeowners have been priced out of their homes. University of Utah students must choose between living in dorms...

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)

Torres: Women of Color are Undervalued

By Gaby Torres, Opinion Writer April 18, 2022

  Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is one of the most qualified members of the Supreme Court. As a Black woman, she will provide an invaluable perspective that will undoubtedly result in historic...

A tent city built by the homeless in Salt Lake City on Sunday, May 30, 2021. (Photo by Brooklyn Critchley | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Lezaic: Hostile Architecture is Inhumane

By Angela Lezaic, Opinion Writer April 17, 2022

  As we leave behind cold weather and gear up for another scorching summer, we cannot forget about our unsheltered neighbors. In addition to extreme weather conditions, our negligence forces unsheltered...

Protestors hold hearts towards transgender youth sitting on the steps of the Utah State Capitol on March 24, 2022.

Alexander & Buening: Your Transphobia Doesn’t Protect Women’s Sports

By CJ Alexander and Sarah Buening April 15, 2022

  The Utah State Legislature recently overrode Gov. Spencer Cox’s veto of H.B. 11. The policy prohibits transgender athletes from competing on high school teams aligned with their gender identity. In...

Kaitlyn Mahoney walks by customers at Under the Umbrella Bookstore in Salt Lake City on Nov. 28, 2021 (Photo by Emily Rincon | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Torres: We Need Queer Spaces More Than Ever

By Gaby Torres, Opinion Writer April 8, 2022

  With the override of House Bill 11, trans girls are barred from playing sports. This legislation is harmful to everyone, and LGBTQ+ Utahns need community now more than ever. Building queer spaces...

Lezaic: Pay More Attention to the Rising Labor Movement

Lezaic: Pay More Attention to the Rising Labor Movement

By Angela Lezaic, Opinion Writer April 8, 2022

  After years of gradually declining, the United States’ labor movement has made a comeback. Throughout the pandemic, we’ve witnessed strikes, walkouts, union drives, boycotts and the Great...

(Photo by Matthew W. Johnson | Courtesy Wikimedia Commons)

Buening: Psychedelic Research Can Dismantle Stigmas Around Drug Usage

By Sarah Buening, Assistant Opinion Editor April 7, 2022

  States such as California and Colorado have made strides to legalize substances like marijuana for recreational and medicinal purposes. But in Utah, we lag behind because of our long, complicated...

A tent city built by the homeless in Salt Lake City on Sunday, May 30, 2021. (Photo by Brooklyn Critchley | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Torres: Free Fare February Highlights Our Mistreatment of Homeless People

By Gaby Torres, Opinion Writer April 5, 2022

  The Utah Transit Authority recently held Free Fare February. UTA saw a 59.03% increase in ridership over Free Fare February from last year. But aside from improving air quality, the free ridership...

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