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The Daily Utah Chronicle

The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

Aliens have nothing to gain from Earth

October 29, 2013

The other night I saw a UFO. It hovered over the valley with a continuous blue-white light and alternating green and red lights. This may or may not have been an alien, but it got me thinking. If this...

Swimming and diving: Squads best Broncos, Mavericks

October 28, 2013

As they had anticipated heading into the meet, the Utes were too much for Colorado Mesa State and Boise State last Friday. The Utah men took down the Mavericks while the women bested the Broncos. “Overall,...

Football: Utes to focus on O-line, QBs

October 28, 2013

As the Utes work through their bye week in preparation to play Pac-12 South leader Arizona State on Nov. 9, the top priority for Utah’s coaching staff will be to determine if quarterback Travis Wilson...

Firearm sellers must conduct background checks

October 28, 2013

It is often said, “guns don’t kill people — people kill people.” Although this statement is true, it is also true that guns — especially selling guns — should be handled with care. Unfortunately,...

Atheists need to be tolerant of religious practitioners

October 28, 2013

Permit me brief pause before the beginning of this exposition to provide complete disclosure, so as not to allow room for confusion or ability to misconstrue my positions. I am unapologetically an atheist....

Political cartoons shape social interest

October 27, 2013

When stumbling upon the word “cartoon,” claymation characters with squeaky voices and lazy Saturday mornings spent in front of the television when we were seven jump to mind. But what about human...

Soccer: Utes maintain home streak with 1-0 win

October 27, 2013

Utah forward Allie Wisner said she came into Sunday’s game against USC wanting to score. With the Trojans limiting the Ute attack for most of the day, it seemed she wouldn’t get her wish. That all...

U.S. role shifts globally

October 27, 2013

Even discourse can’t ground in-the-air questions about the United States’ international presence. Debaters discussed whether the U.S. should maintain sole global superpower status at the 30th annual...

Movie sequels lack creativity

October 27, 2013

The death of originality in Hollywood is upon us, and the result is a major turn towards the lowest common denominator in the film industry — the movie sequel.  As creativity and innovation take a...

Football: QB inefficiency results in debacle at USC

October 26, 2013

LOS ANGELES—After a dismally slow opening on offense last week against Arizona, it did not seem the Utes could have a worse start against USC on Saturday — but they did. In the first half of play...