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Chavez: Be Kind, Unwind: Practice Self-Compassion to Avoid a Burnout

Chavez: Be Kind, Unwind: Practice Self-Compassion to Avoid a Burnout

By Paij Chavez, Opinion Writer September 4, 2019

  I don’t know about you, but I LOVE the first day of school.  Whether it is the feel of a new pen on a clean notebook or the unknown possibilities of the upcoming class schedule, starting...

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Chavez: The American Dream is Capitalist Ideology, and We Can Do Better

By Paij Chavez, Opinion Writer August 29, 2019

As wealth inequality continues to lengthen between the top 1% and the bottom 99, many people have presented their ideas on how to combat this discrepancy and make the economy work more positively for a...

Katie, a sorority sister of Mackenzie Lueck, speaks at her vigil. (Photo by Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Chavez: Stop Blaming and Start Advocating For Victims

By Paij Chavez, Opinion Writer August 25, 2019

Victim-blaming continues to come up in cultural conversations, but unfortunately, traditional media perpetuates this more often than it's deconstructed by it.  A 2016 article from The Atlantic provides...

Hong Kong anti-extradition bill protest (Courtesy Wikimedia Commons)

Reese: Stand in Solidarity with the People of Hong Kong

By Isaac Reese, Opinion Writer August 16, 2019

For weeks, the people of Hong Kong have taken to the streets to protest their government and to show support for democracy. People young and old have peacefully protested against the government for allowing...

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Chavez: Media Literacy is Crucial for America’s Future

By Paij Chavez, Opinion Writer August 13, 2019

  Media literacy has always been a concern for educators and activists, but with the explosion of social media and online journalism in recent decades, the ability to evaluate what you are reading...

Danny Pino and Mariska Hargitay, performers in Law and Order: SVU (Courtesy Wikimedia Commons)

Chavez: In Fiction Criminal Justice Seems Simple. Reality is Far More Unfair.

By Paij Chavez, Opinion Writer August 1, 2019

  This article refers to sexual assault and rape. While it is not explicit, reader discretion is advised. Does anyone else who started watching "Law and Order: Special Victims Unit" when they...

Staff Sgt. Caleb Saunders (far right), from the 775th Civil Engineering Squadron Fire Department, gives a reading about one of the 9/11 fallen at the Kaysville Fire Station during one of the stops of the 9/11 Memorial Ruck March. (Courtesy Hill Ail Force Base)

Barron: Senator Lee Betrays Utah Heroes by Voting Against 9/11 Victim Funding

By Morgan Barron, Opinion Writer July 30, 2019

  September 11, 2001 was two days after my third birthday. Understandably, I don’t know where I was when the towers fell, nor do I remember the panic of that day as people huddled around their...

A broken down Glock 19.
(Photo by: Justin Prather | Daily Utah Chronicle).

Starr: The Legislature Should Increase the Consequences for Firearm Serial Number Violations

By Kennedie Starr, Opinion Writer July 18, 2019

  Last month, Utah state legislators and stakeholders held this year’s first meeting of the Criminal Code Evaluation Task Force. The purpose of this group is to study and make recommended changes...

President Donald J. Trump made a trip the U.S.-Mexico Border near Calexico CA. During his visit he viewed a newly installed section border wall near the Gran Plaza Outlets. Courtesy Flickr.

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Office of Public Affairs
Visual Communications Division

Reese: Close the Camps

By Isaac Reese, Opinion Writer July 13, 2019

  It is undoubtable that the U.S. government and U.S. border patrol are currently placing thousands of migrants into what should be considered concentration camps. Since Donald Trump was elected,...

Students, staff, family and friends attend a vigil on the steps of the Park Building for Lauren McCluskey who was tragically killed on campus at The University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. (Photo by Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Reese: The University of Utah Failed Lauren McCluskey

By Isaac Reese, Opinion Writer July 4, 2019

  Lauren McCluskey’s death was preventable. While the University of Utah has claimed that there was no action it could've taken to prevent this, their assertions are obviously untrue — so much...