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Health

A tale of two parties: why Utahns should join forces for sex education

By Kamryn Broschinsky July 29, 2017

Politics is a contact sport, and you can criticize anyone who voluntarily enters the arena. But when it comes to sex education, it’s time for Utahns to call a timeout, and reevaluate the game plan....

White Mesa, Utah, a reservation in southeast Utah that is home to the White Mesa Ute Mountain Ute Tribe.

Ute Tribe in Southern Utah Struggles Against America’s Last Uranium Mill

By Connor Richards July 27, 2017

In the Southeastern corner of Utah, just off Highway 191, tucked tightly in the middle of San Juan County, there is a small community of between 250 and 300 Ute Indians known as the White Mesa Ute Mountain...

Love Shouldn’t be a Power Struggle

By Alisa Patience July 20, 2017

It has been said that if something isn’t worth fighting for then it isn’t worth having, and this has been especially said about love. After all, where’s the satisfaction in something if it came easily?...

My Journey (So Far) As a Vegetarian

My Journey (So Far) As a Vegetarian

By Alisa Patience July 16, 2017

I've been a vegetarian for six weeks. Like most things, it has had its struggles and advantages. First of all, I love meat. I love ribs, steak, chicken, brisket, sea food and ham. Especially the way my...

Mind over matter, prescribed drugs cause more harm than good

Mind over matter, prescribed drugs cause more harm than good

By Brook Williams July 5, 2017

Pharmaceutical drugs are a phenomenon that never ceases to amaze America with their increasingly fast development. The medical industry is constantly coming up with new drugs to prevent things such as...

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Find Summer Inspiration

By Dalton Edwards May 24, 2017

Summer break is always the same. The opening few days are filled with me organizing the many dozens of lists I created during the semester. Lists with headings like “Ways to get more organized,” “Books...

The Hunstman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 5/14/17.

In the Aftermath of the Huntsman Cancer Institute Debacle, It’s Clear Money Talks at the U

By Connor Richards May 22, 2017

For weeks now, the University of Utah has been in a whirlwind of unrest, confusion and controversy. In late April, U students, faculty and the greater Salt Lake City community were caught off guard by...

The Death Penalty

Is It Time To Get Rid Of The Death Penalty?

By Nicholas Coleman May 9, 2017

The death penalty is a crude, antiquated form of punishment that should be entirely disavowed. On Thursday, April 27, Kenneth Williams took his last breath as he lay strapped to a bed in a musty prison...

The Ins and Outs of Flexibility

The Ins and Outs of Flexibility

By Bailey Shelden April 25, 2017

It is no great secret that every person has a different level of physical flexibility. There are people that will likely never do the splits or anything resembling the splits in their life. Generally speaking,...

Fighting Food Waste

Fighting Food Waste

By Bailey Shelden April 22, 2017

Food waste is not a new topic. Scientists have been looking into it for years and chances are you have seen food waste talked about on the news or in a documentary, yet the issue remains prevalent. The...