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An obelisk, donated by the United Daughters of the Confederacy in 1961, commemorating the 100-year anniversary of the Battle of Big Bethel. (Courtesy U.S. Air Force)

Cushman: Confederate Monuments Are an Affront to Equality and Democracy

By KC Ellen Cushman, Opinion Writer August 12, 2020

  In Germany, illegally displaying Nazi symbols is punishable with jail time. Displaying a swastika is not only a cultural taboo but can also be a crime because Germany has decided that Nazi symbolism...

The University of Utah Womens Soccer team huddle up prior to the start in an NCAA Womens Soccer game vs. Washington at Ute Soccer Field in Salt Lake City, UT on Thursday October 04, 2018.

(Photo by Curtis Lin | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Barron: Banning Trans Women from Athletics Hurts All Women

By Morgan Barron, Opinion Writer August 12, 2020

  On March 30, the eve of the International Transgender Day of Visibility, Idaho’s Republican Governor Brad Little signed HB 500 into law, banning transgender girls and women from competing in...

Members from the Ute Indian tribe performa a ritual dance during the game vs. the Washington Huskies at Rice-Eccles Stadium on Saturday, October 29, 2016. | Chronicle archives

Poma: What’s in a Name? More than Institutions May Realize

By Sasha Poma, Assistant Opinion Editor August 12, 2020

  Over the past few months, the powerful resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement has reignited discussions about racism in the United States – including cultural appropriation. Within...

The University of Utah Football team charge onto the field in an NCAA Football game vs. Arizona State University at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, UT on Saturday October 19, 2019.(Photo by Curtis Lin | Daily Utah Chronicle)

McGrath: Football Season Is Off – So Pac-12 Teams Have Time to Make Changes

By Mackenzie McGrath, Opinion Writer August 12, 2020

  Both the Big Ten and Pac-12 athletic conferences announced this week that they would cancel their fall football seasons due to the coronavirus pandemic. Prior to those decisions, though, and...

Protestors sit on Salt Lake City streets outside the Public Safety Building listening to organizers speak at the Juneteenth protest. (Photo by Ivana Martinez | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Poma: “Wokeness” and the Teenage Psyche

By Sasha Poma, Assistant Opinion Editor August 9, 2020

  In the age of social media and a rocky socio-political climate, younger generations now have the ability to use their unique voices for change. A recent article in the Deseret News illustrated...

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The NBA Bubble, How It’s Working and What They’re Doing Right

By Ethan Pearce, Sports Editor August 7, 2020

  The NBA Bubble is awesome. Amidst the coronavirus pandemic, which caused sports worldwide to be postponed, no one was certain if or when sports would resume. When the NBA season was suspended...

Protesters paint the district attorney office in Salt Lake City red to illustrate the “blood on Gills hands”  after the earlier decision that declared officers involved in the killing of Bernardo Palacios-Carbajal as justified on July 9, 2020. (Photo by Ivana Martinez | Daily Utah Chronicle)

McGrath: No, SLCPD, a Tipped Car Does Not Justify Police Violence

By Mackenzie McGrath, Opinion Writer August 3, 2020

  A 26-year-old man was charged with arson in June, and faces a five- to 20-year prison sentence for lighting a tipped police car on fire at Salt Lake City’s first George Floyd protest on May...

Michelle Brown, campaign chair of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women organization, speaks at the Womxn’s March at the Utah state capitol on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020.

Cushman: COVID-19 Illuminates the Inequities Indigenous People Have Faced for Centuries

By KC Ellen Cushman, Opinion Writer August 3, 2020

  The coronavirus outbreak has affected all our lives, but ethnically and racially diverse communities are facing the pandemic’s severest consequences. COVID-19 has had a disproportionate impact...

Students in an elementary class room | (Chronicle archives.)

McGrath: Public Schools Are Letting Low-Income Students Down – Especially Now

By Mackenzie McGrath, Opinion Writer July 31, 2020

  Students are used to end-of-summer dread as the the next school year looms near. This year, though, incites an entirely different dread with returning to classrooms amid the coronavirus pandemic....

Taylor Natt and her husband Hayden Natt prepare for the protest for Bernardo Palacios in front of the District Attorney’s office in Salt Lake City on June 24, 2020. (Photo by Ivana Martinez| Daily Utah Chronicle)

Cushman: Partisanship Poses a Bigger Threat to Your Liberty than a Mask Mandate

By KC Ellen Cushman, Opinion Writer July 28, 2020

  A recent Salt Lake Tribune article commended Senator Mitt Romney for his willingness to step away from his party. It cited examples like Romney’s vote to convict President Trump of abuse of...