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The House Chamber at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. (Photo by Marco Lozzi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Alexander: Keep Fighting for DEI

By CJ Alexander, Special Projects Managing Editor January 29, 2024

  Last summer, I quizzed the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at the University of Utah on whether or not they would fight to protect DEI in higher education — specifically for our institution...

The John R. Park Building at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on June 29, 2023. (Photo by Marco Lozzi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Guest Opinion: The Perils of Both-sides-ism

By Ermiya Fanaeian January 15, 2024

  In defense of the removal of Mecha de U of U from the Center for Equity and Student Belonging’s sponsored status, The Salt Lake Tribune Editorial Board wrote, “What [Mecha] doesn’t have...

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Loken: Do Not Revel in Inhumane Jail Conditions

By NingLi Loken, Opinion Writer September 20, 2023

  Former President Donald Trump barely entered the Fulton County Jail in Georgia to be indicted on felony charges before being released back to the public. He spent a whopping 20 minutes there...

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Loken: What’s in a Name?

By NingLi Loken, Opinion Writer September 8, 2023

  Dominant culture imposes racial identities upon people based on the white gaze. But people's heritage and ethnic identities come from within. The harm of racialization began with the justification...

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Loken: Nuclear Projects Torment Life on Earth

By NingLi Loken, Opinion Writer July 23, 2023

  Nuclear catastrophe is unacceptable. The U.S. set a global precedent of carelessness surrounding environmental degradation, creating a nuclear nightmare. Though highly contested, Japan plans...

Sunset over the Great Salt Lake from the Avenues in Salt Lake City on Monday, June 20, 2022. (Photo by Marco Lozzi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Loken: Dear Settler

By NingLi Loken, Opinion Writer July 18, 2023

  As a non-Indigenous Asian person in America, I am a settler. “Settler” refers to all who aren’t the First People of a given place-territory. We dwell on the disruption of Indigenous ways...

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Loken: Racism is Tanking Quality of Care in Hospitals

By NingLi Loken, Opinion Writer June 30, 2023

  The COVID-19 pandemic brought long-held, festering prejudice to the surface of every field of employment. The healthcare industry is a space where we can least afford racialized hierarchies...

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‘Queen Charlotte’: A Strange but Enjoyable Series

By Edie Raines, Copy Editor June 5, 2023

  Netflix’s “Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story,” the latest addition to the now famous “Bridgerton” universe, has become one of Netflix’s most popular shows yet. The mini series allows...

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...

BYUs Jacob Oldroyd (39) and Ryan Rehkow (24) in the game against University of Utah Utes at the LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo, Utah on Sept. 11, 2021.

Jarvis: Stop Letting Fans at Utah Sports Events Get Away With Racism

By Caroline Jarvis, Opinion Writer February 23, 2023

  Utah has a history of racism during sports events. Following the recent news of students in the stands being racist towards athletes during a basketball game at Roy High School, I looked into...