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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

Marathon Petroleum Refinery at night 
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Braden: A License to Pollute

By Paul Braden January 16, 2019

  Another winter brings with it the usual matters of discontent in Salt Lake City: dangerous road conditions and poor air quality. Compact cars can frequently be seen careening sideways through...

University of Utahs Presidents Circle in Salt Lake City, UT on Saturday November 03, 2018. (Photo by Curtis Lin | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Braden: Is a College Education Just a Commodity?

By Paul Braden November 15, 2018

  For the vast majority of Americans, our estimated success in life and socially determined value is closely correlated with our entry and accomplishments in higher-education. At a young age we...

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Braden: Veterans Deserve Better Healthcare

By Paul Braden November 9, 2018

  While this country’s two major political parties appear to spiral in never-ending disagreement, there has always been a certain reverence regarding our military veterans. However, if the rhetoric...

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Braden: STEM allows us to Explore the Humanities 

By Paul Braden October 24, 2018

Our nation faces several issues, such as economic woes and unprecedented political insecurity. Another issue is the recent, cringe-worthy gaff the country has made at the United Nations. Many abroad...

Braden: Find an Appetite for Truth

Braden: Find an Appetite for Truth

By Paul Braden October 10, 2018

The era of fake news has long been upon us. Almost every media outlet that we encounter, such as newspapers, magazines and national news stations, conspires to elevate one communal goal: to delude, defraud...

Signs from the __ welcome students.

(Photo by: Justin Prather | The Utah Chronicle).

Braden: When Pride in Country Becomes Harmful

By Paul Braden September 18, 2018

As Americans, we lead privileged lives. Our constitution includes valuable freedoms that we exercise on a daily basis, and our justice system is meant to impartially guarantee that these freedoms are not...

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Braden: Disappearing Fast: Sights to See Before They’re Gone

By Paul Braden July 10, 2018

Utah is growing. California transplants and seekers of cheap property continue to bless our beautiful state with new economic opportunities, cultural diversity and the individuality that our traditionally...

Braden: Save Time and Money with Summer Classes

Braden: Save Time and Money with Summer Classes

By Paul Braden May 26, 2018

With the stresses and struggles that come with talking a full-time schedule during spring semester, the break summer provides from coursework is an all too tempting three-month release that many students,...

Lifting Hands International (LHI) with Helping Hand for Relief & Development (HHRD) loads donated supplies into a trailer bound for Jordan  on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017
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Braden: U.S. Should Do Its Part to Help Refugees

By Paul Braden April 27, 2018

The enduring consequences of conflicts abroad have a pesky way of reaching our shores irrespective of American involvement. No product of war, like the people it displaces, has a more tangible impact on...

Braden: Should The U.S. Spread the Wealth?

Braden: Should The U.S. Spread the Wealth?

By Paul Braden April 17, 2018

Crises abroad that cause starvation, homelessness and economic burdens serve as haunting reminders of just how fortunate Americans and citizens of other wealthy nations are to have won the geographic lottery...