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The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

Sarah Buening

Sarah Buening, Assistant Opinion Editor

Sarah Buening is the assistant opinion editor for the Daily Utah Chronicle and a third-year student studying environmental studies and economics. She enjoys opinion journalism for its fearlessness and as an outlet to be outspoken about the things that matter. While her concerns for environmental justice and economic vitality occupy much of her available brain power, Sarah also enjoys gardening, rock collecting and traveling to any of the many countries where she has family.

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Aftermath of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan in 1945. (Courtesy Picryl)

Buening: Collective Memory Should Serve Everyone

By Sarah Buening, Assistant Opinion Editor
March 24, 2022
Buening: Utah Schools Don't Need More Censorship

Buening: Utah Schools Don’t Need More Censorship

By Sarah Buening, Assistant Opinion Editor
March 10, 2022
(Chronicle archives)

Buening: Beware of Performative Activism

By Sarah Buening, Assistant Opinion Editor
March 3, 2022
(Graphic by Storey McDonald | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Buening: The Castello Cube Embodies Rich Privilege

By Sarah Buening, Assistant Opinion Editor
February 20, 2022
(Graphic by Storey McDonald | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Buening: Utah Should Discourage Uranium Exploitation

By Sarah Buening, Assistant Opinion Editor
February 9, 2022
(Design by Sydney Stam | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Buening: H.B. 60 Threatens to Extend the Pandemic

By Sarah Buening, Assistant Opinion Editor
January 28, 2022
Isabella Dávalos taking a walk by Red Butte Garden in Salt Lake City on Jan. 15, 2022 (Photo by Emily Rincon | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Buening: Value Your Leisure Time

By Sarah Buening, Assistant Opinion Editor
January 15, 2022
Gardening at Legacy of Lowell Saturday Service Project 2017. Courtesy of the Bennion Center

Buening: Gardening Is a Form of Resistance

By Sarah Buening, Assistant Opinion Editor
January 15, 2022
(Graphic by Emily Christensen | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Buening: What You Need to Know About COP26

By Sarah Buening, Assistant Opinion Editor
December 1, 2021
(Courtesy Pexels)

Buening: Fossil Fuel Corporations Subvert Democracy

By Sarah Buening, Assistant Opinion Editor
November 12, 2021
Emergency contraceptive with security protections at Smith's Food and Drug in Salt Lake City, on Tuesday, November 2, 2021 (Photo by Brooklyn Critchley | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Buening: Birth Control Isn’t a Cure-All

By Sarah Buening, Assistant Opinion Editor
November 5, 2021
(Photo by Kevin Cody | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Buening: We’re the Clean Energy Generation

By Sarah Buening, Assistant Opinion Editor
November 4, 2021
(Graphic by Claire Peterson | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Buening: Healthcare Shouldn’t Be a Business

By Sarah Buening, Assistant Opinion Editor
October 28, 2021
(Chronicle archives)

Buening: You Can’t Buy Happiness

By Sarah Buening, Assistant Opinion Editor
October 21, 2021
(Graphic by Storey McDonald | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Buening: COVID-19 Has Environmental Takeaways

By Sarah Buening, Assistant Opinion Editor
October 1, 2021
A woman holds a Women's Rights are Human Rights sign during Women's March on the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City, Utah on Monday Jan. 23, 2017. (Rishi Deka, Daily Utah Chronicle)

Buening: Follow the Leader to Achieve Gender Equality

By Sarah Buening, Assistant Opinion Editor
September 16, 2021
West High School Thursday afternoon in Salt Lake City (Photo by Maya Fraser | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Buening: Educational Barriers Negate Equal Opportunity

By Sarah Buening, Assistant Opinion Editor
September 2, 2021
Local Mormon church near Foothill Drive on Sunday, July 11, 2021.

Buening: Religion Does Not Justify Your Homophobia

By Sarah Buening, Assistant Opinion Editor
September 1, 2021
(Graphic by Sydney Stam | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Buening: Rally Behind These Green Initiatives

By Sarah Buening, Assistant Opinion Editor
August 19, 2021
A bee collects nectar from a Rocky Mountain bee plant (Cleome Serrulata) at Red Butte Garden on Thursday, July 29, 2021. (Photo by Brooklyn Critchley | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Buening: Protect our Pollinators

By Sarah Buening, Assistant Opinion Editor
August 7, 2021
"fireworks" by SJ photography is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Buening: American Nationalism is Corrupted

By Sarah Buening, Assistant Opinion Editor
July 6, 2021
(Graphic by Piper Armstrong | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Buening: Start Demanding Climate Reform

By Sarah Buening, Assistant Opinion Editor
June 18, 2021