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Alexander: Tone-Deaf Billionaires Explore Space

By CJ Alexander, Special Projects Managing Editor August 6, 2021

  The ultimate commercial race to space is underway, led by the richest of the rich. On July 11, billionaire Sir Richard Branson, who’s known for his risky yet expensive adventures, flew to space. Nine...

Poma & Soter: Who Will Fill the Shoes of Ruth Watkins?

Poma & Soter: Who Will Fill the Shoes of Ruth Watkins?

By Theadora Soter and Sasha Poma August 5, 2021

  President Ruth Watkins left the University of Utah in April 2021. Her resignation, while unsurprising, still was a shock to the campus community. While Watkins did positive things during her...

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Kincart: The Perils of Spreading Mormon Extremism

By Sydney Kincart, Print Chief, Opinion Writer August 3, 2021

  I constantly grapple with my religious identity as someone who grew up in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I love parts of the church since it gave me the framework to understand...

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Buening: First-World Privilege Hinders Climate Action

By Sarah Buening, Assistant Opinion Editor July 30, 2021

  Climate catastrophe media headlines are familiar. Whether it is an oil spill or yet another record-breaking wildfire season, watching the climate crisis unravel has become routine. From my...

The drought's effect on campus with view towards the Marriott Library on July 24, 2021. (Photo by Kevin Cody | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Shadley & Soter: What’s Worth Watering?

By Will Shadley and Theadora Soter July 29, 2021

  With the Great Salt Lake and surrounding areas reaching their lowest water levels ever, we must reevaluate where our limited water supply goes. The historic drought that has caused these low...

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Cushman: Preschool Education Is Not a Partisan Issue

By KC Ellen Cushman, Opinion Writer July 28, 2021

  In the “New Girl'' episode "Lillypads," Schmidt tries preparing his daughter for an interview to get into a prestigious preschool. The episode pokes fun at how some parents go to crazy lengths...

Protesters for the Black Lives Matter movement confront national guard on 500 S. 200 East in Salt Lake City on July 26, 2020. (Photo by Ivana Martinez | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Alexander: Police Officers Are Not above the Law

By CJ Alexander, Special Projects Managing Editor July 27, 2021

  West Valley Police arrested Michael Chad Breinholt on Aug. 23, 2019, after he arrived at his girlfriend’s workplace intoxicated and drugged. Both his girlfriend and her coworker reported him...

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Brown: Abolishing the Filibuster Won’t Fix the Senate

By Jackson Brown, Opinion Writer July 23, 2021

  The United States Senate has a problem. Over the years, the Senate has passed fewer and fewer bills and with the current trajectory, it looks the downward trend will continue. Some people say...

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Buening & Shadley: De-Stigmatizing Climate Policy within the GOP

By Will Shadley and Sarah Buening July 23, 2021

  In 2016, only 2% of people listed climate change as their “most important issue” in determining their pick for president of the United States. Between record-setting wildfire seasons, a global...

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Soter: ‘Gossip Girl’ 2.0 is more Harmful than the Original

By Theadora Soter, Multimedia Managing Editor July 22, 2021

  I would be lying if I said I didn’t go through a “Gossip Girl” phase. Much to my mother’s dismay, my friends and I watched every episode, and then we watched every episode again. The...