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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

Cryotherapy is a dangerous health fad that needs regulation

Cryotherapy is a dangerous health fad that needs regulation

November 10, 2015

The usual health and fitness fads that populate the pitiful space of late night infomercials are familiar to the American public. Both men and women are subject to the bombardment of advertisements for...

LDS Churchs Stance on Children of Same-Sex Couples is Homophobic and Hypocritical

LDS Church’s Stance on Children of Same-Sex Couples is Homophobic and Hypocritical

November 6, 2015

Yesterday, Nov. 5, from the deepest, darkest cavity of LDS headquarters, where not even Christ himself can venture, came a pestilent, homophobic plot to alienate and embarrass the children of same-sex...

In Green We Trust: How Religion Impacts the Way We View the Environment

In Green We Trust: How Religion Impacts the Way We View the Environment

November 6, 2015

America was founded under premises of God. We are "one nation under God." Our currency ensures that “in God we trust.” God and country are practically synonymous in these parts. Religion is one of...

I Tried Going Without my Phone for an Entire Week

I Tried Going Without my Phone for an Entire Week

November 5, 2015

I’ve got a problem. I admit it. I know I’m susceptible, probably more than most, to the call of social media, email, and apps. I read a report recently that said adults check their phones, on average,...

Decline of Trick-or-Treating Suggests We Live in a Perpetual State of Terror

Decline of Trick-or-Treating Suggests We Live in a Perpetual State of Terror

November 5, 2015

Seven trick-or-treaters this year. Only seven trick-or-treaters spent their Halloween walking the dangerous streets of my predominantly white, Mormon neighborhood in Layton. I've noticed a gradual decrease...

Paid Vacation Time Would Help Both Employees and Employers

Paid Vacation Time Would Help Both Employees and Employers

July 30, 2015

As I sit in the tree, my favorite tunes blasting through my headphones, I realize that I am experiencing something that is increasingly unfamiliar in today’s workplace: vacation time. Vacation time is...

Are Robots Taking Over the World?

Are Robots Taking Over the World?

July 28, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Although artificial intelligence (AI) seems like a subject reserved for sci-fi movies, it is actually a rapidly developing field that could have serious ramifications...

Policing the Police, part 2

Policing the Police, part 2

July 23, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] (photo from inquisitr.com) Michael Wood, a former Marine and ex-Sergeant for the Baltimore PD, recently became a very public proponent for systematic police reform...

Animal Abuse for the Sake of Entertainment Must Stop

July 22, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]by Evan Tang Humans have a history of using animals for their own purposes, whether it’s for transportation, to carry supplies or as companions. This trend initially...

Defining Consent While Under the Influence

Defining Consent While Under the Influence

July 21, 2015

Alcohol and sex can be a tricky combo, especially in college, when teens and young adults naively look at “drunk sex” as simply being a looser, more fun way of hooking up. After all, alcohol is the...