Angela Lezaic

We live in a world that forces value on our bodies based on who we are and what we can give. And because our current reality is built on systems of oppression, such as anti-Blackness, anti-fatness and ableism, many bodies are assigned less or no value. The body positivity movement emerged to lift people

Having grown up next to the Jordan river, I’m familiar with the smell of polluted water. I went to a school where, on the other side of the fence at recess, farmers burned horse and cow manure. When my parents took me on walks, we strolled past railroad tracks and various industrial plants. To...

The horror genre carries a complicated history and certain magnetism for marginalized identities. Horror frightens audiences by showing them the unacceptable and undesirable — things that go against the grain of the world and challenge our society’s setup. For people of marginalized identities, the genre preys upon us, uses our identities as a shock...

The results of the midterm elections, while disappointing, were utterly unsurprising. As a seemingly immovable red state, the powers that be in Utah have many tricks up their sleeves to maintain the status quo. This includes gerrymandering, and more specifically, prison gerrymandering. With the surge of reports coming out against the new Utah State

  Months ago, one of us wrote an article about how a wave of anti-trans legislation was set to hit the U.S. next legislative season. Well, it’s here. In Utah, this year’s legislative session has introduced five anti-trans bills that, if approved, would majorly impact trans people in the state. Anti-trans legislation like S.B. 100...

Believe it or not, periods can destroy lives. Conditions like Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder can throw your entire life into disarray with little support from schools or employers. For college students who already lead stressful lives, dealing with PMDD poses additional challenges that none of us are equipped for. The burden falls on us to...

The carceral system is a cesspool of state-sanctioned violence and human rights violations. That said, it’s a relief to see new legislation removing some obstacles for incarcerated people. H.B. 111, titled “Inmate Treatment Amendments” and sponsored by Rep. Christine Watkins, calls for giving incarcerated people medication-assisted treatment if they were active in a program...

Following three reports of correctional officers being assaulted in Utah’s state prisons, the State Legislature introduced H.B. 479. Rep. Jefferson Burton’s bill seeks to create a task force that investigates the reasons for these assaults, but this bill is unnecessary and attempts to further incriminate incarcerated people facing abuse at the hands of our...

In the words of former NBA player Charles Barkley, Salt Lake is indeed a “boring-ass city.” Although he received backlash from Utah’s most privileged and haughty citizens, I have to agree with him: the dead-end reality of our city is why many residents feel stuck here, so we must be creative with how we

  During the last few months of the most thoroughly documented genocide in history, oppressed groups from all walks of life took up much of the organizing for Palestinian liberation in the United States. This includes groups standing for Black liberation, women’s liberation, queer liberation and more. They have illustrated the ways their struggles for...