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No Regrets: Its Okay to Change Your Mind

No Regrets: It’s Okay to Change Your Mind

November 1, 2016

We all had to memorize Robert Frost’s proclaimed masterpiece, “The Road Not Taken,” in grade school. The takeaway? To understand the nobility in taking the path most others don’t – to forgo conformity....

Head to Head: Is Its On Us Enough?

Head to Head: Is “It’s On Us” Enough?

November 1, 2016

[row cols_nr="2"] [col size="6"] It's a Step in the Right Direction Emma Tanner A little over two years ago, President Barack Obama launched the “It’s On Us” initiative to combat sexual assault...

Respect the Slut this Halloween

Respect the “Slut” this Halloween

October 30, 2016

Halloween is finally here. And if you’re anything like me you couldn’t be more excited to embrace your dark side. The temperature is dropping as fall eases into winter, and through October we can safely...

Josh Holt Held Captive In a State of Failed Socialist Reform

Josh Holt Held Captive In a State of Failed Socialist Reform

October 28, 2016

On June 11, 2016, 24-year-old Utah native Josh Holt set out to Venezuela to get married. He was happily in love and anxiously anticipating his wedding and the opportunity to bring his new bride and her...

A 21-gun salute fires from three Pack Howitzers to honor veterans, Friday on the Union lawn as part of the Veterans Day Commemoration ceremony.  //Erin Burns

Veterans Need Emotional, Not Financial, Investments

October 17, 2016

Recently in one of my economics courses, we discussed returned war veterans and how there’s a recurring trend concerning their inability to reintegrate healthfully into modern western society. Experts...

Dictate your own Life, not from an Envious Perspective

Dictate your own Life, not from an Envious Perspective

September 28, 2016

There are people who attribute their success, at some level, to envy. Some say it’s healthy to be jealous, insecure and dissatisfied because it fuels the desire to be better – to work harder to match...

Head To Head - Do We Really Need All These Student Fees?

Head To Head – Do We Really Need All These Student Fees?

By Peyton Dalley September 19, 2016

[row cols_nr="2"] [col size="6"] Fees Invest in Students' Futures by Emma Tanner I’m sure I’m not the only college student peeved to hear that tuition and other student fees are still on a rapid...

Junior quarterback Troy Williams (3) participates in spring practice at the Eccles Football Center, Thursday, March, 24, 2016. (Chris Samuels, Daily Utah Chronicle)

First a Student, Then an Athlete

September 16, 2016

Troy Williams is the U's new starting quarterback. The Salt Lake Tribune recently published a piece on him, praising the exceptional athleticism, work ethic and leadership skills he’s brought to the...

Do Modern Amateur Sports Do More Harm Than Good?

Do Modern Amateur Sports Do More Harm Than Good?

September 12, 2016

How many of you remember childhood sports as playing Wiffle ball games in the park behind your house or dominating touch football at night with your friends? Who thinks of sports and smiles at the pick-up...

A group of U students pose at the Block U during the True to U event at the U in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Feb.11th, 2016. (Rishi Deka, Daily Utah Chronicle)

The Importance of Friendship

August 30, 2016

Before I started college a lot of older people — parents, high school teachers, coaches, relatives, etc. — dropped advice to me. Make sure you go to class, get enough sleep, avoid drunk hookups, do...

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