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

Cliques apply even to ski resorts, should affect where skiiers decide to go

December 10, 2014

With ski season in full swing and winter break right around the corner, many students are faced with a dilemma: from which ski resort they should purchase a season pass. This can be a difficult choice,...

Gov’t attempts to appeal ruling on Guantanamo videos reveal lack of transparency

December 10, 2014

In our modern world, where technology improves each day and where it is virtually impossible to Google a question and not come up with some (albeit often inaccurate) answer, it might come as a surprise...

Profiling a part of daily life, from Tinder to the TSA

December 10, 2014

With over 1.5 billion profiles on the online dating service Tinder, it is likely that you have used this popular and effective dating tool at one point or another. In fact, I would be willing to bet after...

Shimer College should not be condemned for untraditional teaching methods

December 10, 2014

Imagine if a typical day at school consisted of sitting on the floor of a crammed classroom with six to eight peers, discussing the works of Nietzsche and Freud under the unobtrusive and quiet observance...

‘The Colbert Report’ ends its reign of humor and subtle political education

December 10, 2014

Since 2005, “The Colbert Report” has been making Americans laugh and learn more about our politics and government. Since this is the pop culture issue, what better subject to write about than...

Sentient animals deserve legal “personhood”

December 8, 2014

While I do not always abide by it, I truly love the law. In this tumultuous, shadowy world, the law is designed to be humanity’s guiding light. At its heart, it is a projection of our intangible...

Consumers should take ethics of forced labor in China into consideration

December 8, 2014

Thomas L. Friedman, New York Times journalist and author of the influential globalization treatise “The World Is Flat: A Brief History of The Twenty-first Century,” wrote in 2004, “When...

Degrees need value beyond “a purchased résumé item”

December 4, 2014

According to a 2011 Harvard study, only 56 percent of students who begin a bachelor’s degree program in America finish within six years. Why do so many college students drop out? A Pew Research...

Police officers should be required to wear body cameras to protect themselves and public

December 1, 2014

The big story in America recently has been Ferguson, Mo., where in August, Michael Brown was fatally shot by police officer Darren Wilson. In the following months, protests and civil unrest have been captured...

U.S. gov’t needs to make breast cancer screenings mandatory, save lives

December 1, 2014

The stigma that surrounds mental health disorders is familiar to many Americans — in 2012 there were 9.6 million adults with a serious mental illness in the United States, and that number has been...