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Chavez: Consent Must Be Centered When Dating In The Workplace

By Paij Chavez, Opinion Writer November 20, 2019

It’s been a little over two years since Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was exposed to the world as one of the worst predators in the entertainment industry. Weinstein was fired from The Weinstein...

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune/pool) Controversial conservative commentator Ben Shapiro, editor-in-chief of the Daily Wire and former editor-at-large of Breitbart News, addresses the student group Young Americans for Freedom at the University of Utah's Social and Behavioral Sciences Lecture Hall, Wednesday, September 27, 2017. Shapiro was invited by the student organization sponsored by Young America’s Foundation, the parent organization over campus Young Americans for Freedom chapters, not the university itself.

Dalley: Universities Should Not Host Speakers Who Play Fast and Loose With Facts

By Nathan Dalley, Opinion Writer November 20, 2019

Our commitment to freedom of speech is directly tested when that speech is coming from someone we disagree with. The University of Utah felt this in 2017 when Ben Shapiro was invited by the group Young...

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Starr: ‘Love is Love’ Should Include Legalized Polygamy

By Kennedie Starr, Opinion Writer November 20, 2019

I had just graduated from high school when the United States Supreme Court affirmed that same-sex couples could have the right to marry and celebrate their love for one another with the law behind them....

Barron: Utah Sees Porn as a Health Crisis, But Hasn't Adequately Addressed Revenge Porn

Barron: Utah Sees Porn as a Health Crisis, But Hasn’t Adequately Addressed Revenge Porn

By Morgan Barron, Opinion Writer November 20, 2019

During the 2016 legislative session, the Utah House of Representatives passed a resolution that declared pornography to be a public health crisis. This resolution claimed that viewing porn “perpetuates...

President Donald J. Trump and President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan of Turkey at the United Nations General Assembly (Courtesy Wikimedia Commons)

Swanson: Trump’s Blunder In Syria Reminds Us To Vote For Strong Foreign Policy In 2020

By Gavin Swanson, Opinion Writer November 19, 2019

From the 2018 midterms to the presidential campaigning throughout all of 2019, it feels like American politics has jumped from one election to the next. President Trump has made appearances at rallies...

A protestor carries a sign quoting the 8th Amendment. (Courtesy Flickr)

Starr: Utah’s Death Penalty Is Too Barbaric To Bring Justice

By Kennedie Starr, Opinion Writer November 17, 2019

The six people currently on death row in Utah join a total of 2,673 people who face execution in other states and in the U.S. military. While the decline in the death row population continues annually,...

Ted Bundy in court. Bundy confessed to 30 murders prior to his execution. (Courtesy Wikimedia Commons)

Barron: The Death Penalty Benefits Victims and Protects Communities

By Morgan Barron, Opinion Writer November 17, 2019

Six people currently sit on Utah’s death row. One was convicted of torturing, raping and murdering a student. Their home is currently a 14x7 foot cell with a toilet, sink, mirror, hard bunk and futon....

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Head to Head: Should Utah Keep the Death Penalty?

By Morgan Barron and Kennedie Starr November 17, 2019

Utah is one of thirty states in the U.S. that still uses the death penalty. Two of our writers, Morgan Barron and Kennedie Starr, debate whether this form of punishment should still be allowed.

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Crofts: Higher Education Trains Americans To Be Silent And Intolerant

By Porter Crofts, Opinion Writer November 16, 2019

The higher education system has failed the American people in many ways. University campuses in particular have added to the breakdown of tolerance and conversation in the United States through their lack...

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Scott: Horror Movies Can Teach Kids As Well As Scare Them

By Elise Scott, Opinion Writer November 13, 2019

Each time a new scary movie comes out, I know to expect a call from my teenage siblings. It doesn’t take much for a teaser trailer to capture their imagination — especially if the movie involves characters...