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The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

Need a break from finals? Go outside

April 21, 2015

Ever get into that deep semester funk? The one where you seem to be endlessly busy yet gaining no traction on your workload? Countless trips to the library, TRAX commutes and late nights spent exchanging...

(Photo by Derek Edwards)

“Embrace the Practice of Yoga”

April 8, 2015

Yoga has spread in the West over the last century, becoming nearly as popular as golf in the United States. Clinics and clothing lines for yoga now compose an industry worth $27 billion yearly. While...

Online voting resources would solve low turnout at elections

March 25, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]President Obama caused a brief media furor last week when he publicly floated the idea of mandatory voting, citing compulsory voting laws in countries like Australia....

Humanities professors need to stop focusing on Freud already

March 17, 2015

Students majoring in the humanities are over-exposed to Freudian theory. English course syllabi are littered with free association activities, while art courses perpetuate Sigmund’s ideas about sexual...

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Find Solitude for $130 by Climbing in the West Desert

March 5, 2015

Sometimes vacations call for real solitude. You want “getting away” to mean something different than heading to a resort or hotel filled with other tourists. Luckily for those of us living in Utah,...

It’s time to make public transportation convenient

March 2, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] UTA needs a serious overhaul. Aside from the furor raised the last few years regarding sweetheart deals and extravagant executive bonuses, the public transit organization...

U’s Liberal Logic Keeps the Campus Fresh

February 24, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]For some of us, life at the U is better than it could ever be at most of the other Utah institutions of higher learning. The U may or may not be mostly run by social...

Utah needs to police its police force to stop bullying mindset of law enforcement

February 19, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As reported in a November 2014 Salt Lake Tribune article, a “review of nearly 300 homicides, using media reports, state crime statistics, medical-examiner records and...

Utah has many reasons to legalize marijuana

February 11, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Aside from worries that too many Puritan garments will get ruffled, Utah has no good reason not to decriminalize and/or legalize cannabis. The arguments for cannabis...

(Photo by Derek Edwards and Kolby Howell)

The Battle of the Cottonwood Canyons

February 4, 2015

LITTLE COTTONWOOD CANYON During the winter, the north-facing side of Little Cottonwood Canyon is populated by inbound-skiers attempting to recreate a Greg Stump ski film. But just across the road, you’ll...