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Parkin: 12 Days of College Finals

Parkin: 12 Days of College Finals

By Natalie Parkin December 1, 2017

 After Thanksgiving, the stress of college finals tends to turn students into a mob of grumpy Christmas carolers. We get stuck twiddling our thumbs and pencils waiting for the relief that comes...

Braden: Test Preparation For GRE

Braden: Test Preparation For GRE

By Paul Braden November 26, 2017

As if the GPA requirements for remaining a competitive applicant for graduate school were not rigorous enough, most programs require applicants take an entrance exam as well. While the GRE, a standardized...

Braden: Why Trade Schools are a Good Idea

Braden: Why Trade Schools are a Good Idea

By Paul Braden November 18, 2017

For those who aspire to find success in life, achieving at least an undergraduate degree at an accredited university tops the list of challenges. The idea that our desired endeavors of the future are contingent...

Barron: How to Get A Job, Other Important Things I Didnt Learn In Class

Barron: How to Get A Job, Other Important Things I Didn’t Learn In Class

By Morgan Barron, Opinion Writer November 13, 2017

There is a meme which reads in part, “Things I never learned in high school: how to do taxes or how to apply for a job… but thank goodness I can use the Pythagorean Theorem.”  While I can argue...

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H2H: Is Technology Ruining People’s Writing Skills

By Alisa Patience and Natalie Parkin November 13, 2017

Parkin: Proper Writing is a Forgotten Skill Writing haz been a big part of our lives for generations. No matter if u r writing 4 a class paper, a resume, texting bffs or sending emails 2 professors, writing...

Parkin: Musicians Invest In Their Craft

Parkin: Musicians Invest In Their Craft

By Natalie Parkin November 13, 2017

When someone has the privilege to view a symphonic orchestra, the audience only sees the tip of the iceberg of what musicians do. What the audience does not see are the years of hard work, months of practicing...

Parkin: Five Professor-Students Encounters

Parkin: Five Professor-Students Encounters

By Natalie Parkin November 6, 2017

Professors are truly the best. Their jobs are demanding, time-consuming and overwhelming. These educated individuals help shape the future of our generation by teaching and guiding students into adulthood....

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Coleman: The Benefits of Social Media Amid Tragedy

By Nicholas Coleman November 1, 2017

Ordinarily, Halloween does not feel this pervasively silent. Nor does it have the immense weight of remorse that the University of Utah community is experiencing today. On October 30, 2017, ChenWei Guo...

Patience: Frogs are Friends, Not Science Experiments

Patience: Frogs are Friends, Not Science Experiments

By Alisa Patience October 31, 2017

Imagine you’re back in high school, sitting in math class and you are suddenly surrounded by the smell of death. You think the zombie apocalypse is upon you, but you realize the smell is emanating from...

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...