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Brown: Nuclear Energy Is the Answer to Climate Challenges, Environmentalists Need to Get the Memo

By Jacob Brown January 24, 2019

  All across the country, nuclear power plants struggle to stay profitable. Nuclear energy is currently the largest source of low-carbon power in America, but due to recent advances in natural...

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Scott: Every Person Matters in the Fight Against Pollution,

By Elise Scott, Opinion Writer January 17, 2019

  As concerns over Utah’s water, weather and air increase, residents seem to breathe a sigh of relief when they see that a fresh snowstorm is on its way. Utah’s snowpack relies on a regular...

Sonnenberg: Put Your Phone Down

Sonnenberg: Put Your Phone Down

By Kristiane Sonnenberg November 11, 2018

  I check my cell phone obsessively. Emails from work and internships pile up if I’m not diligent in my responses, and my family grows concerned about me if I don’t answer their messages quickly...

(Photo by: Master Sgt. Kellen Kroening)

Alvarado: Black and Invisible: Black Women Neglected by the Military

By Andrea Alvarado November 7, 2018

  In Jan. 2017, the United States Army lifted a ban on dreadlocks and twists for female soldiers. For many women currently serving in the army or already retired, this symbolized a step towards...

Petersen: Prop 3 Saves Lives

Petersen: Prop 3 Saves Lives

By Josh Petersen November 2, 2018

  This November, Utahns will have the chance to vote for a new United States senator, four new members of the House of Representatives and many other important statewide and local races. In one...

Barron: Breastfeeding: Drawing Controversy From Necessity

Barron: Breastfeeding: Drawing Controversy From Necessity

By Morgan Barron, Opinion Writer October 21, 2018

  During the World Health Assembly the first week of July, the American delegation tried to use President Theodore Roosevelt’s “big stick diplomacy” in efforts to declaw a resolution that...

Brown: Chick-fil-As Cow Appreciation Day Highlights Chaotic Consumer Perception of Industrial Livestock Production

Brown: Chick-fil-A’s Cow Appreciation Day Highlights Chaotic Consumer Perception of Industrial Livestock Production

By Jacob Brown September 11, 2018

Every July 10th since 2004, thousands of people put on polka dot patterned jumpsuits, don homemade cow ears and congregate at their nearest Chick-fil-A restaurant to get a free meal at any of the 2,200...

Alvarado: Why Natural Beauty Is A Social Construct

Alvarado: Why Natural Beauty Is A Social Construct

By Andrea Alvarado September 10, 2018

Despite recent conversations regarding how beauty has acquired the undertone of body positivity, the number of cosmetic surgeries performed in the United States has increased by 200% in the last two decades....

Barron: Increase Mental Health Resources to Protect Utahs Youth

Barron: Increase Mental Health Resources to Protect Utah’s Youth

By Morgan Barron, Opinion Writer August 23, 2018

1 in 10 high school students will attempt suicide this year, 1 in 3 will need serious medical attention, and 5,000 young Americans (15 to 25 years old) will die from self-inflicted injuries. While statistics...

Brown: Silicon Valley Has Deliberately Designed Habitually Addictive Platforms

Brown: Silicon Valley Has Deliberately Designed Habitually Addictive Platforms

By Jacob Brown August 12, 2018

In 2014, the viral mobile game Flappy Bird was suddenly taken off Apple's App Store by its creator. Intended only to be played casually, the creator had accidentally implemented what he considered "addictive"...