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The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

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The Daily Utah Chronicle

Social Issues

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...

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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...

Diversity and Inclusion in the Work Place by U.S. Embassy Jerusalem is marked with CC BY-ND 2.0.

Hibben: Don’t Feel Pressured To Act Like a Man

By Aya Hibben, Opinion Writer April 2, 2022

  A gender pay gap still exists in almost all occupations. But in male-dominated fields, women face more sexual harassment, stereotyping, anxiety and stress, and struggle to advance in their respective...

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Lezaic: Students Should Seek Community Outside of Campus

By Angela Lezaic, Opinion Writer April 1, 2022

  Social isolation and American Individualism have warped our idea of community into something purely situational. Our culture presents homes and the workplace as our only sources of community,...

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Mendenhall: Affording College Means a Higher Minimum Wage

By Addison Mendenhall March 31, 2022

  Utah has one of the lowest minimum wage rates in the United States. It currently sits at $7.25, which is the same as the Federal Minimum Wage rate. The last time that the minimum wage changed...

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Kincart: We Must Reimagine Preschool Programs

By Sydney Kincart, Print Chief, Opinion Writer March 31, 2022

  I remember attending a preschool that prioritized the arts. I spent my preschool experience in music, acting, dance and art classes. My parents wanted me and my brother to learn in an environment...

Aftermath of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan in 1945. (Courtesy Picryl)

Buening: Collective Memory Should Serve Everyone

By Sarah Buening, Assistant Opinion Editor March 24, 2022

  As the Russia-Ukraine war wages and tensions continue to rise, former U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich highlighted the role of collective memory within the issue. In a Guardian column, he...