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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

Companies could reap benefits by bridging the age gap

March 10, 2015

We often think of stereotypes as being centered around controversial issues such as race, gender and religion. However, one very harmful class of stereotype that affects more than one subset of society...

Women have the same opportunities as men in the workforce – they choose not to take them

March 9, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The idea of a so-called gender wage gap was introduced to me early in high school by a female teacher of mine. She was highly passionate, even bitter, about the matter,...

Social stereotypes relegate women to second-class positions, lower pay

By Aaron Clark March 9, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]There are more CEOs named John than there are female CEOs. John? Really? Glass ceilings eventually have to crack, right? Wrong. Countless studies and articles disclosing...

Teachers’ “tangents” can impart a wealth of wisdom

March 9, 2015

As college students, we all evaluate the efficient use of our time in order to balance class, homework, projects, and more. I wonder, however, if students in general fail to understand what true education...

Doctors should be socially educated

March 9, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]When the time for a physical or routine check-up comes around, we often find ourselves trapped in a blur of frenzied moments: a urine sample here, two coughs there, and...

Society’s ignorance hinders current cultural reformation

March 8, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Minority groups are constantly battling to champion their causes. It is a movement that is changing our culture and our country as a contemporary reformation. However,...

Corporal punishment presents a better alternative to incarceration

March 8, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]When we hear the phrase “corporal punishment,” the first images we may think of are of men being flogged as a form of punishment. Corporal punishment was used widely...

Marijuana poses less of a threat than alcohol

By Aaron Clark March 5, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Imagine: the flavors of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream blended with the refreshing taste of … marijuana? In a recent interview, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, the masterminds...

Marijuana does more harm than good – despite what you may have heard

March 5, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Contrary to popular belief, marijuana is extremely bad for you. I cannot count the number of times I have heard a pot-head friend explain to fellow smokers or non-smokers...

Google poised to dethrone Apple as top mobile company

March 5, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Google is more than just a massive tech company that dominates the world of Internet searches. Google has been slowly but surely expanding its influence past mobile searches...