H2H: Rush: Should Confederate Statues Remain Standing?

By Nicholas Rush

August 29, 2019

  One might find Confederates, the group I am viewing to be oppressed, as unworthy of defense. However, that notion belies the very issue at hand — who deserves to be defended, and perhaps, even more pressing, which ideas deserve to be heard. The Confederacy ended over 150 years ago, but t...

H2H: Scott: Should Confederate Statues Remain Standing?

August 28, 2019

This month marks the two-year anniversary of the Unite the Right rally where white nationalists, neo-Nazis, Klansmen, neo-Confederates, neo-fascists, right-wing militiamen and other members of the alt-right joined forces to protest the removal of a statue of Robert E. Lee from a park in Charlottesville,...

Petersen: Unfriending Over Politics

By Josh Petersen

December 6, 2018

  An old cliché states that one should never discuss politics, religion or money in polite conversation. Yet in the past few years, as news of the Trump administration infiltrates most aspects of our daily lives, it has become increasingly difficult to avoid addressing politics in our relationships. ...

Sonnenberg: Drawing the Line Between Politics and Friendship

By Kristiane Sonnenberg

December 6, 2018

  The last couple of years of American politics have been nightmarish. Even in 2014, a year before Donald Trump began his presidential campaign, polarization was at an all-time high — 92 percent of Republicans were more conservative than the median Democrat and 94 percent of Democrats were mo...

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, understandably, take full advantage of. However, when considering the long-term sacrifices that a...

Barron: Forget Classes! Get an Internship!

By Morgan Barron

May 26, 2018

I am part of the "High School Musical" generation. I know all the songs, can stumble through some of the choreography and I still have a major thing for Zac Efron. Consequently, when I think of summertime, phrases like “school’s out, scream and shout” and “it's our vacation” quickly come t...

H2H: Is Public Transportation Worth It?

By Shaelyn Barber and Paul Braden

February 7, 2018

Public Transit Saves the Planet By Shaelyn Barber Each winter, Utah’s infamous inversion hovers over the Salt Lake Valley, filling it with smog so dense it’s more edible than breathable. Utah is often hailed as an outdoor wonderland, but air within the valley stands contrary to this image. La...

H2H: Should Athletes Be Dancing Through the Snow?

By Dakota Grossman and Kyle Garahana

December 11, 2017

Home for the Holidays By Kyle Garahana As the old saying goes, “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” When it comes to student-athletes being overworked because they are training during winter break when school isn’t in session, that creates problems beyond being dull. Overworking student-athletes ...

Should Student-Athletes Profit From Play?

By Dakota Grossman and Kyle Garahana

December 4, 2017

Athletes Deserve a Cut By Dakota Grossman Participating in college sports is like working a job. The coach is the boss and the athletes are the employees with high expectations for their performance. Similar to being employed, playing a sport can be enjoyable, but at times it is consuming and str...

H2H: Is Gun Control a Problematic Policy?

By Nicholas Coleman and Connor Richards

November 25, 2017

Think Before You Regulate By Nicholas Coleman Following the detestable shooting of a First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas — which killed 26 innocent individuals and injured numerous others — political and spiritual leaders have voiced solutions to the safety concerns of relig...