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The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

Opinion

Taking Freedom for Granted

July 14, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I want you to reach up and touch the top of your head. What do you feel -- soft hair? A head scarf? Peach fuzz from a recent shave? Perhaps a spiky mohawk, for some of...

Understanding Opposition to the Supreme Courts Same-Sex Marriage Ruling

Understanding Opposition to the Supreme Court’s Same-Sex Marriage Ruling

July 11, 2015

I realize a lot has been covered on the gay marriage ruling, which occurred late last month, and I haven’t shied away from voicing my opinions on the matter. But despite my strong belief in, and support...

Universities Need to stop Discriminating Against Students with Psychiatric Disorders

By Aaron Clark July 9, 2015

Brown. Georgetown. Duke. Princeton. There is a definite aura of prestige and respect when names like these are brought into conversation. But these elite universities have recently been reprimanded for...

Yulin Festival Needs to be Shut Down

Yulin Festival Needs to be Shut Down

By Aaron Clark July 8, 2015

There are some topics of discussion that are guaranteed to ignite controversy, such as politics, religion and whether dogs or cats are better. But now, dog and cat people can join for a common cause –...

Campus Crime on the Decline

Campus Crime on the Decline

July 7, 2015

Have you ever wondered how easy it might have been to rob a bank in the earlier half of the 20th century? There were no cameras, silent alarms, rising safety screens on teller windows, federal crime databases...

Education needs to be about learning rather than grades

July 6, 2015

Education is changing.The percentage of graduating high school students who move on to attend college has risen above 50 percent. The value of an associate degree is declining, and graduate school is becoming...

Child Abuse in Hollywood Needs to Stop

Child Abuse in Hollywood Needs to Stop

By Aaron Clark July 2, 2015

Glitz and glamour. These words are directly correlated with Hollywood and the film industry, but two new words will soon be associated with the entertainment system in the United States – child abuse. Director...

Children are not Negatively Affected by Homosexual Parents

Children are not Negatively Affected by Homosexual Parents

By Aaron Clark July 2, 2015

Here it is: another article on the recent Supreme Court decision in Obergefell vs. Hodges, which determined that states are no longer permitted to ban same-sex marriage. Everyone in the United States knows...

LDS Church Should Reconsider its Response to Supreme Court Decision

LDS Church Should Reconsider its Response to Supreme Court Decision

June 30, 2015

Obviously, the legalization of gay marriage has been a hot topic recently. It has been interesting to see how things have been playing out in our state, where it seems like the majority of the population...

Intolerance is the root of our nation’s problems

June 27, 2015

Little more than a week ago, the entire country was struck with sorrow as headlines about yet another shooting flooded television screens, newspapers, social media and more. A man took the lives of many...