OPINION: Gatekeeping, riots and rivalry: I was lying when I said I like sports
By Amanda BetzI am taking a stand: I will no longer be pretending to be interested in sports just so that certain sports fans don’t nail me on the cross. Read more
Opinions
UA COVID-19 Test Tracker
| Daily (12/8) | ||
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| 669 | 11 | 1.6% |
| Total (8/2) | ||
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| 66,070 | 1,065 | 1.6% |
Data from https://covid19.arizona.edu/updates
Updated December 8, 2021
OPINION: Just vote vs. vote blue
Should people vote for who they want to lead, or should they stay home if that person is President Donald J. Trump? Daily Wildcat Editor-in-Chief Sam Burdette and Managing Editor Pascal Albright debate how U.S. citizens should be using their vote this election season. Read more
EDITORIAL: UA administration must stop blaming students for COVID-19 outbreaks on campus
Here at the Daily Wildcat, we are concerned for every student’s health and safety on campus. We have taken issue with some of the University of Arizona administration’s actions — or rather, lack thereof— in operating during a pandemic. Read more
OPINION: COVID-19 may have taken away many things this year, but we can still have Halloween — as long as we stay mindful
As Halloween quickly approaches, many are wondering what the spooky holiday will look like in the middle of a pandemic. With the tradition of trick-or-treating being an activity that seems as if it was invented to spread COVID-19, families will have to be a little more creative to celebrate this year. Read more
ART IS ACTIVISM: Student-artist on online perception, authenticity and healing
In this second installment of the Art is Activism miniseries, our columnist Selena Kuikahi talks to artist Etyana Leigh, a student at San Diego State University who published healing music to inspire and bring people together in a time of immense pain for BIPOC folks in the country. Read more
OPINION: The war on critical race theory silences minority experiences to preserve white ignorance
President Donald Trump's recent move to ban critical race theory from federal workplace trainings reflects a broad attitude of his administration towards addressing systemic racism in America. Read more
OPINION: Why are so many players leaving Arizona football?
Coming into this season alone, 12 of head coach Kevin Sumlin’s players have announced that they are leaving the program. The question everyone is asking themselves is: Why don’t players want to play for Arizona? Read more
EDITORIAL: The DW is in full allyship of the LGBTQ+ community
The Daily Wildcat Opinions Board pledges full support of the Daily Wildcat to the LGBTQ+ community. Read more
Topic of the Week: What Pride means to our staff
For Pride week in Tucson, the writers on the Opinions desk talk about what Pride means to them. It means being aware of privilege, discrimination, homophobia, and through fighting this, finding allyship, community, support, love, self-acceptance and freedom. Read more
OPINION: We must normalize preferred pronouns
What are preferred pronouns and why are they important? Even for allies, normalizing the use of pronouns when introducing yourself, correcting people when they misgender others and ensuring that you know a person's correct pronouns are some of the most essential steps you can take to help genderqueer, non-binary and trans folks be included and validated in society. Read more
OPINION: Pride, stolz, fierté, orgulho, ponos, zìháo
Pride can be used in infinitely many contexts, but for people in the LGBTQ+ community, it means self-love, self-confidence, and a rightful place in a progressive society. Read more
OPINION: Ignorance and hypocrisy in the response to "Cuties"
Enormous backlash towards the French film "Cuties" spread throughout social media, especially among conservative politicians as it released on Netflix in the U.S. Upon further inspection, we see that the criticism is not only misplaced but highly hypocritical. Read more
OPINION: Is there an official language of academia in America?
Different dialects of English have long been looked down upon by academia. Because of this, code switching has become essential to many people in America as they go through school, including our own Geraldine Espinosa, who shares some of her experience. Read more
