Utah Governor Gary Herbert and Lt. Governor Spencer Cox, now our governor-elect, have failed Utahns. Early in 2020 they wasted $800,000 on a drug that is proven to not help fight COVID-19. They...
By Sasha Poma, Assistant Opinion Editor
• December 3, 2020
As soon as the COVID-19 lockdown began, people began banking their hopes that a vaccine would be ready by the end of the year. Some clinical trials started as soon as late March. Now, a handful...
By Theadora Soter, Multimedia Managing Editor
• November 11, 2020
I’m not normally one to complain, but after the week I’ve had, I have to indulge myself. In the span of 72 hours, I’ve had to kick out my roommate due to her lack of concern about the coronavirus,...
By Kayleigh Silverstein, Special Projects Managing Editor, News Writer
• November 11, 2020
In the wake of Utah Gov. Gary Herbert’s announcement of a state of emergency on Nov. 8, the University of Utah issued its new testing plan for the remainder of the Fall 2020 semester...
The eyes of the nation and the world were on the University of Utah when we hosted the 2020 Vice Presidential Debate. I was lucky enough to attend the debate in person as a student volunteer,...
By Morgan Barron, Opinion Writer
• September 15, 2020
Utah’s largest police union, the Fraternal Order of Police, recently demanded that the Utah State Board of Education decry the “political indoctrination” of school children, citing an alleged...
By Sasha Poma, Assistant Opinion Editor
• August 28, 2020
Let’s face it — the coronavirus pandemic is far from over. Health guidelines such as social distancing and masks are still in place, which caused cases to decline in Utah in recent weeks....
By Sasha Poma, Assistant Opinion Editor
• August 10, 2020
Over the past several months, we’ve all experienced unprecedented changes in our daily lives due to the coronavirus pandemic. With that, face masks and coverings – which have been heavily...
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to ravage the world, face coverings and masks have sparked a heated debate in the United States. Questions about who should wear them and why have been a...
Students are used to end-of-summer dread as the the next school year looms near. This year, though, incites an entirely different dread with returning to classrooms amid the coronavirus pandemic....
