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Petersen: Love is on the Right Track with Student Loans

Petersen: Love is on the Right Track with Student Loans

By Josh Petersen May 26, 2018

  In March, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos issued a statement that announced the Department of Education’s position on state regulation of student loan servicers. In her announcement, DeVos...

Braden: Save Time and Money with Summer Classes

Braden: Save Time and Money with Summer Classes

By Paul Braden May 26, 2018

With the stresses and struggles that come with talking a full-time schedule during spring semester, the break summer provides from coursework is an all too tempting three-month release that many students,...

Barron: Forget Classes! Get an Internship!

Barron: Forget Classes! Get an Internship!

By Morgan Barron, Opinion Writer May 26, 2018

I am part of the "High School Musical" generation. I know all the songs, can stumble through some of the choreography and I still have a major thing for Zac Efron. Consequently, when I think of summertime,...

Cho: North Korea isn’t Criminal

Cho: North Korea isn’t Criminal

By Joon Cho May 24, 2018

On April 27th, 2018, the Inter-Korean Summit was held between North and South Korea, rekindling negotiations between the two countries in the peninsula. This also marked the first time since the end of...

Photos of the Bennion Center of the University of Utah on April 10, 2018.
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Jensen-Coon: Volunteering is All About Love

By Kelcy Jensen- May 24, 2018

We often hear that doing something more for others is important and can help you feel better. I wholeheartedly agree with that sentiment. While researching the psychological effects of volunteering, however,...

Swanson: Another Day, Another Campus Event

Swanson: Another Day, Another Campus Event

By Gavin Swanson, Opinion Writer May 22, 2018

It starts with orientation. It’s your first actual campus event as admitted students of the U. It can be scary and a bit of a shift and it can potentially turn people off the idea of attending future...

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Petersen: Mitt Romney and the GOP’s Working Class Failures

By Josh Petersen May 20, 2018

In a recent Washington Examiner profile that got attention for all the wrong reasons, Mitt Romney randomly announced: “My favorite meat is a hot dog, by the way. That is my favorite meat.” The awkward...

Sonnenberg: Cry it Out: A Response to Tucker Carlson

Sonnenberg: Cry it Out: A Response to Tucker Carlson

By Kristiane Sonnenberg May 15, 2018

Before it was taken down on May 2, Nemo Miller’s “cry closet” at the Marriott Library went viral on social media and drew the attention of national media outlets like CBS and Business Insider. Reactions...

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Patience: What I’m Going to Miss About Utah

By Alisa Patience May 5, 2018

For many, this semester is their final semester at the University of Utah. There are several things those students will undoubtedly miss. I’ll be spending a semester in Florida for an internship, so...

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Swanson: College Friends Aren’t Forever

By Gavin Swanson, Opinion Writer May 2, 2018

Nothing lasts forever, and as I’m sure many of you have experienced by now, that includes the relationships you have with your closest friends. It’s a fact of nature we like to ignore and that catches...