The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

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

Incentivizing carpooling may decongest canyon paths

February 2, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]During the wintertime, if you take a weekend drive up Parley’s, Emigration, Big Cottonwood, Little Cottonwood or American Fork canyon, you are bound to run into traffic....

Refugee camps should give people opportunities, not take them away

January 30, 2015

After a Thanksgiving spent reveling in gratitude, a Christmas season surrounded by loved ones and a New Year’s celebration filled with confetti and vows to improve ourselves, many of us, myself included,...

Genetic engineering could change our future for the better

January 30, 2015

The phrase “genetic engineering” is enough to conjure up a mental image of twisted sci-fi and immediately make an audience uncomfortable. Genetic engineering is not something the media normally...

Juvie hurts adolescents more than it helps

January 29, 2015

Those who intentionally commit crimes should pay for their misconduct. Most of the time this punishment occurs within the prison system. However, while incarceration has its merits for violent offenders,...

Salt Lake City will take your breath away … and not in a good way

January 29, 2015

Salt Lake City is a magnet for outdoor recreation enthusiasts of all stripes. Nestled at the base of the Wasatch Mountains, SLC serves as a prime launching pad for bikers, climbers, hikers, skiers, snowboarders...

Utah’s public lands should stay public

January 28, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The federal government owns 63.9 percent of all land in the state of Utah. This massive swathe of public land encompasses some of the state’s most diverse and dazzling...

NFL season emphasizes profits over scandals

January 28, 2015

In a few days, friends and family will gather to stuff their faces with pizza and hot wings, vote on their favorite commercials and watch the greatest sporting event of the year. The Super Bowl is a culmination...

Students’ rights to clean air trumps moral stigma

By Justin Adams January 28, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It may surprise you to find out that the U is one of the last schools in the Pac-12 to allow smoking on campus. In fact, over a thousand colleges and universities in...

Society depends on teachers, so they deserve more respect

January 26, 2015

You’ve heard the saying, “Those who can, do; those who can’t, teach.” This idiom has been around far too long, demeaning the profession of teaching. It exists in direct contradiction...

LDS church needs to welcome questions from within its ranks

January 26, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]John Dehlin, founder of the MormonStories.org podcast and StayLDS.com, is facing disciplinary action from the LDS church for alleged apostasy, with a disciplinary council...