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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

Braden: Nations Worst Driving: Utah Crashes Into Top Spot

Braden: Nation’s Worst Driving: Utah Crashes Into Top Spot

By Paul Braden November 13, 2017

A routine commute through Salt Lake City's residential streets and freeways, never ceases to supply a healthy dose of construction zones, salt corroded potholes and scenes of traffic accidents — both...

Braden: Climate Change: Another Testament of Science

Braden: Climate Change: Another Testament of Science

By Paul Braden November 13, 2017

Among voting-eligible Americans, there seems to be an increasing rate of skepticism or even disgust towards the scientific community. Skepticism has always been and always should be a vital part of the...

Birger Kollmeier Blackboard Professor Physics

Braden: Rating Issues With “Rate My Professors”

By Paul Braden October 30, 2017

Modern culture's appetite for ranking and grading has reached an inevitable critical mass. The desire to catalog every waking moment of our lives, rate it on a five-star scale and submit a proud travelogue...

Braden: Echoes From A Concerned Snowflake

Braden: Echoes From A Concerned Snowflake

By Paul Braden October 27, 2017

There is no denying the current divided state of our country. Partisanship seems to have elevated to an almost toxic level, making one's party affiliation a proverbial face tattoo to nearly fifty-percent...

Braden: Fake News: An Innocent Outcry or Dangerous Trend?

Braden: Fake News: An Innocent Outcry or Dangerous Trend?

By Paul Braden October 19, 2017

These days it's hard to consume your preferred news source without encountering the newly popularized phrase "fake news." After a seemingly innocuous appearance at a White House press conference...