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Opinion: Freshmen must be a jack of all trades

The best trait a first-year student can have is the ability to stay open-minded.
By Shannon Akin, Opinion Writer | May 23, 2025

This article originally appeared in the Orientation print issue, in stands May 2025. It has not been updated and some information may be out of date. Freshman year requires students to have a well-rounded...

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Opinion: Protect Campus Protest

The Trump administration is targeting student protestors for protected speech. We must stand together to resist the attempts to purge campus protests from college life.
By Samantha Reagan, Opinion Writer | May 14, 2025

  The Trump administration has begun its retribution campaign against student protestors. Claiming that the pro-Palestinian protests that occurred last school year were antisemitic, the administration...

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Opinion: We Must Talk About PMDD

College-aged women are suffering from premenstrual dysphoric disorder without proper education or support. We must bring awareness to this condition to bring women relief.
By Shannon Akin, Opinion Writer | May 3, 2025

  Every month, women experience physical and mental fluctuations. There is a lack of awareness of women's hormonal health issues, leading some to suffer unnecessarily. Once women enter their early...

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Opinion: Don’t Sleep on the Institute of Religion

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Institute of Religion is an underrated campus resource.
By Noah Wright, Opinion Writer | April 21, 2025

  Many University of Utah students go about their days not knowing about the incredible resource that is the Institute of Religion. The Institute is an undervalued resource that more students must...

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Opinion: College Is Only for the Rich

With college tuition rising, the injustice of government funding is growing, causing more systematic oppression.
By Emma Thompson, Opinion Writer | April 20, 2025

This article originally appeared in the Money print issue, in stands March 2025. It has not been updated and some information may be out of date. Higher education has become the main target of ridicule...

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Opinion: Stop Accepting Internships with War Profiteers

Accepting internship opportunities with companies that directly sponsor world-wide atrocities should not be promoted by the U or normalized as a signifier of success.
By Elizabeth Griffee, Assistant Opinion Editor | April 19, 2025

  The University of Utah provides higher education in a wide range of fields. However, STEM is the U’s largest commodity, with STEM fields comprising the most popular majors. The U is recognized...

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Guest Opinion: Turning Grief into Prevention

Founded through one student's loss of a dear friend, the SafeSteps organization works to prevent overdoses on college campuses.
By Cole Brunner | April 3, 2025

  Amid college life’s hustle, nothing prepares you for the sudden loss of a close friend. I experienced this heartbreak firsthand when a dear classmate’s life was cut tragically short by an...

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Opinion: College Football Drowns Under Groupthink

Players must prioritize their own health to advocate for safer practices on the field.
By Peakalika Ichimura, Opinion Writer | March 13, 2025

  This article originally appeared in the Health and Medicine print issue, in stands January 2025. It has not been updated and some information may be out of date.   At least nine National...

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Opinion: The ABC Ticket Brings Integrity Back to ASUU

In these trying political times, the U needs student leaders who unite us. The ABC ticket has those leaders.
By Morgan Champine, Opinion Editor | February 19, 2025

The 2025 ASUU elections are open, with 3 tickets running for office. The Chronicle hosted a debate on Feb. 7. Students came out in droves, submitting plenty of audience questions about important issues...