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People gather in Salt Lake City, Utah, for the annual Pride Parade (Sara Parker / The Signpost)

OPINION: Why we still need Pride

Breanna Hart July 12, 2021

Throughout the month of June, I wrote several columns highlighting certain events in the history of the LGBTQ community that have made an impact on where we are today. It’s been 51 years since the...

Supreme Court rules in favor of NCAA compensating their athletes

Alec Cipollini June 23, 2021

After a long standoff between the National Collegiate Athletic Association and current and former athletes regarding if players can make an income, the Supreme Court sided with the players. In a unanimous...

Vice President Mike Pence and second lady Karen Pence pay respects as Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg lies in repose under the Portico at the top of the front steps of the Supreme Court building on Sept. 23, in Washington, D.C. (Alex Brandon/Pool/Sipa USA/tns) Photo credit: MCT Direct

Amy Coney Barrett will slam the doors RBG opened

Daryn Steed October 5, 2020

It’s 1948. Amy Coney Barrett is 18-years-old and venturing into post-high school education. For women, options are limited. She wants to be a lawyer, something her conservative father scoffs at....

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Do you know your news? Sept. 29

Marisa Nelson September 28, 2020

1. The new Supreme Court Justice selected by President Donald Trump, Amy Coney Barrett, is a ________ candidate for the right, and a _________ for the left, according to NPR.a. dream, nightmareb. great,...

The Supreme Court recently made a ruling on President Donald Trumps policy banning transgender people from serving in the military. (Eric Baradat/AFP/Getty Images/TNS)

Do you know your news? Jan. 24

Nic Muranaka January 23, 2019

1. The Trump administration appealed the transgender people military ban case to the Supreme Court last month after the case appeared locked in lower district courts, many of which refused to uphold the...

Democrat Jenny Wilson making her first visit to Weber State (Harrison Epstein/The Signpost)

Democrat Jenny Wilson makes campaign stop at WSU

Harrison Epstein October 4, 2018

“Utah’s changing, and that’s what my candidacy represents,” U.S. Senate candidate Jenny Wilson said on Oct. 3 in a sit-down interview with The Signpost.Wilson is the Democratic...

Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), second from left, speaking during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 28. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

Do you know your news? 10/4

Nic Muranaka October 3, 2018

1. After the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Sept. 27, the committee voted to advance Kavanaugh's nomination to the floor. However, the vote for his nomination has been delayed at least a week. Why?a....

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt speaks on June 2, 2017, during a briefing in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House in Washington D.C. (Molly Riley/Sipa USA/TNS)

Do you know your news? July 9

Nic Muranaka July 9, 2018

1. On July 6, President Donald Trump levied a 25 percent tax on imported Chinese products, mostly machinery. China retaliated by levying tariffs of their own against imported American products. What did...

Protesters gather in front of the Supreme Court building on the day the court is to hear the case Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission on Dec. 5, 2017, in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

Do you know your news? June 11

Jennifer Greenlee June 11, 2018

1. NASA planned to launch a new crew to the International Space Station from which Middle Eastern country on June 6? a. Kazakhstan b. Syria c. Iran d. Yemen2. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 4 that...

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How Utah Pride events signify both celebration and trepidation

Daryn Steed June 4, 2018

On June 3, thousands of Utahns converged in Salt Lake City for the annual Utah Pride Parade. What began as a small gathering in a park in 1974 has evolved into a monthlong festival that includes marches,...

Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), Vice Chairman, U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, questions witnesses on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on March 30, 2017. (Ron Sachs/CNP/Sipa USA/TNS)

Do you know your news?

Kara Mitchell March 28, 2018

1. Which major social media platform is under fire for a massive data breach?a. Instagramb. Twitterc. Facebook2. President Trump is denying rumors that he is struggling to hire who?a. A legal defense teamb....

Rescuers search through the rubble of the FIU pedestrian bridge collapse on Thursday, March 15, 2018, at SW 109th Avenue and 8th Street in Miami. (Roberto Koltun/El Nuevo Herald/TNS)

Do you know your news? March 22

Kara Mitchell March 21, 2018

1. A pedestrian bridge collapsed and killed six people at which university on March 15?a. Florida International Universityb. University of Floridac. Florida State University2. What medication shortage...

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