Through H.B. 119, Rep. Tim Jimenez (R-Tooele County) plans to incentivize teachers to carry firearms in schools after training with law enforcement. With other bills impacting education — making...
On Feb. 17, a bill creating an annual day of observance for the internment of Japanese Americans during WWII was signed into law by Gov. Spencer Cox.
Sen. Jani Iwamoto and Rep. Karen Kwan...
By CJ Alexander, Special Projects Managing Editor
• February 17, 2022
After finding my work with Critical Race Theory, a local Utah high school teacher invited me to discuss the topic with their school’s Black Student Union. Because I support the teaching of...
By Sarah Buening, Assistant Opinion Editor
• November 19, 2021
I’m an opinionated person. If you are too, you understand the uncomfortable situations being opinionated can land you in. Maybe you also anticipate a loaded Thanksgiving dinner debate with...
By CJ Alexander, Special Projects Managing Editor
• September 28, 2021
If you know me, you know I’m extremely outspoken about the United States and its numerous flaws. In high school, I even wrote a speech highlighting America’s problems of inequality, incarceration...
By Kayleigh Silverstein, Special Projects Managing Editor, News Writer
• September 27, 2021
The J. Willard Marriott Library at the University of Utah is celebrating this year’s Banned Books Week by holding events to honor the theme: “Books Unite Us. Censorship Divides Us.”
After...
By CJ Alexander, Special Projects Managing Editor
• September 1, 2021
The controversy over whether or not to teach critical race theory in schools continues to circulate the news. The benefits of CRT far outweigh the costs. These concepts would teach invaluable...
Over the past few months, Utah has made a lot of national headlines. Both our state legislature’s decision to ban the teaching of critical race theory (CRT) in K-12 classrooms and large COVID-19...
By CJ Alexander, Special Projects Managing Editor
• June 15, 2021
On June 4, Utah’s Board of Education approved new rules on the topic of critical race theory, or CRT, that outlined what educators can and cannot teach their students about race. Personally,...
