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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

Ignoring vaccines puts others at risk

By Aaron Clark February 25, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]For everyone who believes Disneyland is the happiest place on earth, you may want to skip this article. The California Department of Public Health recently released a...

Big Brother controls education without your vote

February 25, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Alright you conspiracy buffs — here’s one for the masses. Are you concerned the government is allowing corporations and other organizations to control our lives?...

U’s Liberal Logic Keeps the Campus Fresh

February 24, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]For some of us, life at the U is better than it could ever be at most of the other Utah institutions of higher learning. The U may or may not be mostly run by social...

Over-regulating drugs prevents real health benefits

February 24, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] When I hear the word “psychedelics,” I’m sure I’m not the only one who recalls clips of movies set in the 1960s where girls with flowing braids dance idly in...

Tax-evading corporations bribing legislators to get gov’t favors need to be stopped

February 24, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Koch brothers, owners of the oil and gas conglomerate Koch Industries, are slated to spend $889 million in the 2016 presidential election. Most of the money will...

Ambition can devastate or inspire, depending on how you handle it

February 24, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This month’s “Wall Street Journal Magazine” Soapbox asked six well-known and successful celebrity faces to voice their opinions on ambition. The article appealed...

Childhood cancer research deserves more attention and more funding

February 19, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]There are certain aspects of existence that undoubtedly complicate one’s belief in a higher power, justice in life, and the purpose of each individual’s system of...

Utah needs to police its police force to stop bullying mindset of law enforcement

February 19, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As reported in a November 2014 Salt Lake Tribune article, a “review of nearly 300 homicides, using media reports, state crime statistics, medical-examiner records and...

Utah gov’t needs to consider health care as more than just an Obama issue

February 19, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Healthy Utah is the best choice Utah can make in the wake of the Affordable Care Act. You may not have heard about Healthy Utah, but last Wednesday, Capitol Hill witnessed...

Millennials need to keep in mind how many people can see their social media

February 19, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Last week’s on-campus Career Fair sported a multitude of businesses looking to entice students into pursuing employment with their company, and the corporations present...