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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...

Petersen: We Need to Have A Tough Talk About LGBTQ Suicide

Petersen: We Need to Have A Tough Talk About LGBTQ Suicide

By Josh Petersen September 11, 2018

During the first weekend of June, thousands of people gathered in Salt Lake City for the Utah Pride Festival.  A part of many celebrations across the country celebrating LGBTQ pride during the month of...

Chart of Bitcoins USD value, with an all-time high of 20,000 it has lost 65% of is value since then.

Brown: The Naive Economics of Cryptocurrency Highlight The Failures of a Completely Free Market

By Jacob Brown September 10, 2018

In the genesis block of Bitcoin, a message was left in the parameters by Satoshi Nakamoto, a pseudonym for the mysterious and unknown creator(s) of Bitcoin. This message reads: “The Times 03/Jan/2009...

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....

Cho: Standardized Testing Works

Cho: Standardized Testing Works

By Joon Cho September 6, 2018

We all took the SAT, ACT or some form of standardized test to get where we are today — college. To even apply to most graduate programs across the nation, another standardized test must be taken. The...

Swanson: Its Okay to Experience the Art of Terrible People

Swanson: It’s Okay to Experience the Art of Terrible People

By Gavin Swanson, Opinion Writer September 5, 2018

Kanye West made headlines when he returned to the public sphere earlier this year. He made tweets in support of Donald Trump and infamously said that slavery was a choice in a TMZ interview. At the same...

Petersen: Samantha Bee and the Female Resistance

Petersen: Samantha Bee and the Female Resistance

By Josh Petersen September 5, 2018

What does it say about our nightmarish news cycle when a celebrity apology feels like a breath of fresh air? Maybe it’s the 2018 talking, but “refreshing” was the first word that came to my mind...

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By Jacob Brown September 4, 2018

Sometime between the development of ARPANET and the Senate hearing with Mark Zuckerberg, the tech industry transformed from an industry offering consumers a new world of personal freedom and productivity...

Alvarado: The Resurgence of White Supremacy

Alvarado: The Resurgence of White Supremacy

By Andrea Alvarado September 4, 2018

As a woman of color, I fear for my safety on a regular basis. I dread violence not only because of my gender, but because my ethnicity is another element of my identity that makes me vulnerable. It feels...

Cho: The Benefits of the Extinction of Movie Theaters

Cho: The Benefits of the Extinction of Movie Theaters

By Joon Cho September 4, 2018

According to the National Association of Theater Owners, the number of people visiting theaters has declined exponentially, falling to levels not seen since the 90s. This has prompted drastic measures...