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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

Charleston Shooting Distracts from an Even More Disturbing Crime

Charleston Shooting Distracts from an Even More Disturbing Crime

June 23, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]   (Picture from citizen.org) Anyone who grew up playing sports is probably familiar with the term head-fake. A head-fake is a classic misdirection move. A player...

Women Shouldn’t Be Expected to Take Their Husband’s Last Name

By Aaron Clark June 21, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Every cheesy film about teenagers in love features a young girl daydreaming, doodling hearts and tacking her crush's last name onto her own on her school papers. These...

The Perks of Having a BFF

The Perks of Having a BFF

June 18, 2015

Last week I went on a summer vacation to Hurricane, Utah, with my best friend Savannah. We had initially planned to go to Southern California, but our plans changed at the last minute, leaving me rather...

Letter to the Editor: Commuter Services Lacks Empathy

June 18, 2015

I recently had to deal with the University Commuter Services on an issue involving a $20 parking ticket. After going through the complete appeals process and discussing my experience with fellow U graduate...

Assessing the Qualities of Your Professors

Assessing the Qualities of Your Professors

June 18, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] As college students, we go through a fair amount of professors. Some of them light fires of academic inspiration and enthusiasm within us, making us want to learn and...

Rachel Dolezals Actions Constitute Inappropriate Cultural Appropriation

Rachel Dolezal’s Actions Constitute Inappropriate Cultural Appropriation

By Aaron Clark June 17, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Plato once said, “The mask which the actor wears is apt to become his face.” This musing may have been what Rachel Dolezal, former NAACP official, relied on as...

Prescription Drugs Need to be Understood Before They Are Promoted

Prescription Drugs Need to be Understood Before They Are Promoted

June 16, 2015

How many people do you know who are addicted to drugs? I suspect that you know more than you think. Many drug addicts in America today don’t fit the typical junkie stereotype. They aren’t out combing...

Nice guys dont always finish last in business

“Nice guys” don’t always finish last in business

June 13, 2015

I was recently hired by a law firm in downtown Salt Lake City. It was a new and rather eye-opening experience for me. Up to now, I haven’t been exposed to “real world” business quite like that which...

Bystanders need to step in to stop violence against the LGBTQ community

Bystanders need to step in to stop violence against the LGBTQ community

By Aaron Clark June 11, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The most viral YouTube videos include Antoine Dodson’s rant on security after his sister’s alleged rape, an adorable little boy repeatedly saying “Charlie bit...

Qatar should not be allowed to host the World Cup in 2022

Qatar should not be allowed to host the World Cup in 2022

By Aaron Clark June 10, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] America may be back-to-back World War champions, but we did not win the bid for the 2022 World Cup back in 2010. A small country by the name of Qatar beat out an established...