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Consumerist Culture and the Rise of Fidget Spinners

By Nicholas Coleman June 19, 2017

This is the first installment of a two-part series that focuses on American consumerism, and the emergence of viral trends that have come to define Generation Y and Z. American consumerism is an odd...

Mary Beckerle and Vivian Lee meet with former Vice President Biden at the Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah to speak about the importance of cancer research, Feburary, 26, 2016 — Kiffer Creveling

Vivian Lee: Through the Eyes of University of Utah Medical Students

By Alex Judd June 12, 2017

I first met Vivian Lee during a welcome event for students recently accepted to the University of Utah School of Medicine. This event was not held at the medical school or at the University of Utah Hospital. Instead,...

What College Activists Can Learn from The Evergreen State Protests

What College Activists Can Learn from The Evergreen State Protests

By Gavin Swanson, Opinion Writer June 12, 2017

It has been a busy couple of news weeks. The nation has concentrated focus on various issues, including Kabul and the Paris agreement. Another story that has received a fair amount of coverage in the past...

What to Know About Summer Classes

What to Know About Summer Classes

By Nicholas Coleman May 18, 2017

Following a grueling series of fall and spring semesters, the summer is often seen as the time to relax and bask in the sunlight and warm weather (although Utah seems to only offer winter as of late)....

New Program Builds Bridges Across Disciplines

New Program Builds Bridges Across Disciplines

By Mackenzie McDermott May 15, 2017

The University of Utah will become the first university to provide a Masters of Arts and Teaching Fine Arts Degree hybrid program. The online and in-person courses are intended to allow current fine...

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Learning a Routine for Comfortable Writing

By Sean Williams April 28, 2017

When trying to refine my writing, one thing I learned was that the advice I’d been offered was deceptively simple. You can often hear people say how you have to “just go for it” with writing, to...

Betsy DeVos Does Not Defend Public Students

Betsy DeVos Does Not Defend Public Students

By Broderick Sterrett April 10, 2017

President Donald Trump undeniably seizes media attention from all angles, whether it concerns his ties with Russia, tweets claiming wiretapping or new hires like Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner. The profusion...

Trump Administration Invokes States' Rights On a Whim

Trump Administration Invokes States’ Rights On a Whim

By Sean Williams March 31, 2017

When the Trump administration opted to rescind the Obama administration’s previous guideline on transgender bathroom policy, state power was a big justification. A letter released by the departments...

the Stacks at the Marriott Library March 08, 2017. Adam Fondren for the Daily Utah Chronicle.

Printed Books are Irreplaceable

By Sean Williams March 24, 2017

The very name of electronic books, ebooks, reminds us of what they are imitating. These electronic versions are often laid out like pages in a print book, and many programs even simulate the appearance...

What We Need In A Polarized Time: Local Participation

What We Need In A Polarized Time: Local Participation

March 9, 2017

It is no secret that America today is politically polarized after a divisive presidential election and many instances of party-line voting in congress. In such an environment, it may seem natural for some...