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UTA TRAX passing through Fort Douglas station in Salt Lake City, on Monday, Feb. 14, 2022.

Dunn: Public Transportation Needs More Support to Reach its Full Potential

By Auriana Dunn, Opinion Writer May 17, 2023

  This past April, the Utah Transit Authority’s Frontrunner train celebrated its 15th birthday. The Frontrunner train runs from Ogden to Provo and provides bike storage and complimentary WiFi....

UnSafe U protesters march from the Public Safety Building to President's Circle on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City to protest the actions of officers involved in the Lauren McCluskey case on Aug. 6, 2020.

Hargis: Universities Must Step Up for Student Safety

By Harper Hargis, Opinion Writer May 17, 2023

  From April 27 until May 1, a series of homicides rocked the close-knit town of Davis, California. Three civilians, including a UC Davis undergraduate student, were stabbed repeatedly as they...

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Hargis: The Friendship Recession Puts Men in Jeopardy

By Harper Hargis, Opinion Writer May 4, 2023

  For more than three years, people across the world have lived through the trials and tribulations of a mass viral outbreak. It’s changed nearly everything about our lifestyles — it’s changed...

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Lien: Female Rebellion and Why Craft Matters

By Kayla Lien, Opinion Writer May 2, 2023

  It’s easy to look down on female-coded work such as sewing or embroidery, but craft is an incredible means of communication. Craftivism and “women’s work” is a politically and socially...

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Dunn: Celebrities Deserve Privacy Too

By Auriana Dunn, Opinion Writer April 26, 2023

  On April 8, Entertainment Tonight reported that artist Taylor Swift had split from her boyfriend Joe Alwyn after six years. The news spread far and fast, with other prominent outlets, such as...

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Lien: AI Is Terrifyingly Competent

By Kayla Lien, Opinion Writer April 25, 2023

  Easy-to-use AIs like ChatGPT have sprung up in surprising numbers this past year. Instead of being locked behind paywalls, many are public access and no-cost. This is in addition to voice-operated...

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Langley: Christian Nationalism: The Right’s Crusade Against Equality

By Jeffrey Langley Jr., Opinion Editor April 24, 2023

  The United States of America, while in no way a utopian society today or at its founding, was the birthplace of many novel freedoms and rights. Among these is the freedom of religion, which guarantees...

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Barney: The Left and The Right are Not Two Sides of the Same Coin

By Sebastian Barney, Opinion Writer April 21, 2023

  The range of political ideology in the United States is partially constrained to a left versus right dogma. We’ve seen this play out year after year, election cycle after election cycle, where...

A view of the Utah State Capitol Building in Salt Lake City on Aug. 21, 2021.

Petters: Jim Crow 2.0 is in Mississippi and It Won’t Stop There

By Keegan Petters, Opinion Writer, Copy Editor April 21, 2023

  Recently, Mississippi passed H.B. 1020, which is reminiscent of Jim Crow laws. The bill aims to limit voting access by appointing judges for Jackson instead of letting the city, which is prominently...

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Jarvis: We Just Want to Make it Home Alive

By Caroline Jarvis, Opinion Writer April 18, 2023

  When I was in sixth grade, my teacher told my class that if an active shooter were in our school, he would sacrifice his life for us. We sat quietly as he lectured us on gun violence. When we...