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Barron: Take a Break From TikTok Dances and Use the Quarantine to Increase Your Political Awareness Instead

By Morgan Barron, Opinion Writer April 6, 2020

  While bills that decriminalized polygamy, increased abortion restrictions and expanded access to medical marijuana grabbed headlines during Utah’s 2020 Legislative Session, the majority of...

John Wayne and Gail Russell in the 1947 film "Angel and the Badman" (Courtesy Flickr)

Emery: Westerns Prioritize the Anxieties of Men Over the Empowerment of Women

By Nate Emery April 6, 2020

  The very core of the Western genre is nostalgia for patriarchy. Classic Westerns romanticize a “simpler time” when brave White men on horses could settle arguments with a duel, protect wagon...

"To combat the spread and influence of propaganda, readers will have to remain skeptical and aware of the techniques propaganda utilizes." (Illustration by Alex Garcia | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Burton: Combating Propaganda Takes Skepticism

By Logan Burton, Opinion Writer April 4, 2020

  This article was originally published in print on March 3, 2020. Recently, several flyers promoting racism and anti-diversity were spotted on the University of Utah’s campus. Although they...

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Cushman: Utah’s Legislature Would Perform Better With a Longer Session

By KC Ellen Cushman, Opinion Writer April 4, 2020

  This year was my first year covering the Utah State Legislative Session as a student journalist. It opened my eyes to the negative impact that a short session (Utah’s lasts only 45 days) has...

Nain Christopherson writes, "Add political coalition building to the list of ways you can help address this crisis, along with washing your hands and staying home as much as you can." (Photo by Gage Skidmore | Courtesy Flickr)

Christopherson: The Pandemic Could Move Conservatives To Accept Liberal Policies. The Left Should Welcome Them.

By Nain Christopherson, Assistant Opinion Editor April 3, 2020

  Like many of you, I have felt seriously troubled by the COVID-19 pandemic. Its ramifications for the economy and upcoming presidential election have already proven staggering, and I’m sure...

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Moran: Young Adults vs. COVID-19

By Serena Moran April 3, 2020

  Unfortunately, the rapid spread of COVID-19 has not been enough for some young people to take the pleas to stay home very seriously. Airplane services and other traveling hospitalities have become...

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Poma: Panic Will Not Get Us Through COVID-19

By Sasha Poma, Assistant Opinion Editor March 31, 2020

  The coronavirus changed the course of everyone’s lives in a matter of days. Grocery stores have been emptied, social events postponed or canceled and classes at the University of Utah and...

Members of the gay community hold up signs protesting a General Conference address from Boyd K. Packer and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints' position on homosexuality. (Photo by Richard Payson | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Maxfield: New Ministerial Language Isn’t Enough to Reframe a Shaming Ideology

By Lynda Maxfield March 30, 2020

  For most of my life, I was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I even served an honorable mission some years back. But, I no longer identify with many of the...

"Classic Westerns from the mid-20th century are critical to our understanding of race in contemporary America."(Courtesy Wikimedia Commons)

Emery: Time to Move Past the Whitewashed Wild West

By Nate Emery March 28, 2020

  The scene opens with a wide-angle view of the Great Plains. Mighty winds blow clear across the grass as smoke billows from the stack of a train far in the distance. Two men on horseback enter...

"Students at the U and across the nation are struggling. It is important to take care of ourselves, remain calm, have compassion for others and do our part in slowing the spread of the virus." | Chronicle archives.

Moran: Even Under Stress, Students Should Slow the Impact of COVID-19

By Serena Moran March 28, 2020

  The last few weeks have left the world on edge. The coronavirus that was first identified in Wuhan, China has now swept over the globe. People are panicked and scared. As if we needed anything...