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Utahns Love to Protest, Hate to Vote

Utahns Love to Protest, Hate to Vote

February 22, 2017

A lot has been said about Rep. Jason Chaffetz’s town hall meeting at Brighton High School on February 9. In case you missed it, thousands of Utahns gathered to raise objections with everything from...

Why We Protect the Environment

Why We Protect the Environment

February 22, 2017

In government, we rarely notice what’s going well. While corruption and inefficiency take the center stage in political discussions, tangible benefits of government programs are often harder to see....

The EPA's not perfect, but it has a purpose

The EPA’s not perfect, but it has a purpose

February 16, 2017

It might have been forgotten in the midst of the travel ban and all the other things going on, but the gag orders put on the EPA and the USDA are still significant. Barred from talking about environmental...

The Travel Ban is a Political Circus

The Travel Ban is a Political Circus

February 16, 2017

The travel ban is in a weird place. While it could be taken to the Supreme Court, if the Supreme Court were to tie (which is likely since it is missing a member), then the Ninth Circuit Court's ruling...

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Trump Era Lobbying

February 15, 2017

President Donald Trump is entirely predictable. Well, within the sense of what he watches. Operating like clockwork, Trump rises early each morning and tunes into MSNBC’s "Morning Joe." Hosted by...

Football is Not the Most Important Thing in the World

Football is Not the Most Important Thing in the World

February 15, 2017

There's certain satisfaction gained from watching other people exercise while you eat junk food. This is basically what sporting events have become. America doesn't really need another reason to eat unhealthily....

Activists meet at the Reproductive Freedom Forum in the Glendale Library in Salt Lake City, Utah on Monday, Feb. 6, 2017. (Rishi Deka, Daily Utah Chronicle)

The Battle for Women’s Health Rights Isn’t Over

February 15, 2017

For a long time women’s health, and health in general, hasn’t been given the educated attention it deserves. Lately, there’s been a newfound understanding and recognition of things we now consider...

Combatting Mental Health Stigma

Combatting Mental Health Stigma

By Bailey Shelden, Opinion Writer | February 10, 2017

I was a freshman in high school when my depression started. I kept it to myself and tried alone to make it through each day. It would be another two years before I had any professional help in dealing...

Utah Should Switch to Solar Energy

Utah Should Switch to Solar Energy

February 8, 2017

Utah is the second most wasteful state in the U.S. Everyone always complains about how much construction there is all the time — on campus you can't walk 10 steps without running into another pit or...