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Protestors in San Fransisco after the recision of DACA on Sept. 5, 2017. (Courtesy Wikimedia Commons)

Letter to the Editor: Targeted on Campus

By Guest Opinion August 24, 2019

Walking onto the health sciences part of campus sometimes feels like walking into an alternate universe. At home and in the communities I care for, people are talking about and organizing in response...

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Christopherson: Utah Must Implement a Statewide Training Program to End a Teacher Shortage Crisis

By Nain Christopherson, Assistant Opinion Editor August 19, 2019

Utah’s teacher shortage has garnered increasing public attention over the last year, thanks in large part to a few organizations and government agencies who've made addressing the problem a top priority. ...

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...

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Christopherson: Utah Should Fund Child Abuse Prevention Programs in Every School

By Nain Christopherson, Assistant Opinion Editor August 8, 2019

  Even in the wake of the #MeToo movement, there’s confusion among many of the adult women I know about exactly how to report sexual abuse. If we tell a doctor, does the doctor have to report...

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...

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Starr: The Tumultuous Inland Port Protest Was Not ‘Domestic Terrorism’

By Kennedie Starr, Opinion Writer August 1, 2019

  Earlier this month, protestors gathered to speak up against the controversial inland port, a future development project which would transform northwest Salt Lake City into a global import and...

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Christopherson: SLC Mayoral Candidates Should Commit to Reducing Plastic Waste

By Nain Christopherson, Assistant Opinion Editor July 30, 2019

  Though the project began ten years ago, I've just recently been exposed to photographer Chris Jordan’s series "Midway: Message from the Gyre." It's a collection of images demonstrating the...

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Starr: Kanab and Kane County Should Reject Sand Mining Water Service

By Kennedie Starr, Opinion Writer July 30, 2019

  Kanab is a city located along the Arizona-Utah border, where the Southern Red Sands mining company is currently seeking water rights from the city. The water would be used as a major component...

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...