While the chronically ill have always been something of a disenfranchised class, the Internet and social media now provide patients with a unique opportunity for collective self-advocacy. Jenny Ahlstrom...

Utah offers a better experience for student members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints than its rival, church-owned BYU. Having been a U fan most of my life, I could come up with a number...

Hey, Utes! We all know there’s really no contest when it comes to rivalry between the U and BYU. BYU fans will always try to plead their case, but we know which school truly reigns supreme. On that...

Utah has never had the best reputation. Ever since the pioneers were forced to flee the Midwest and Brigham Young proclaimed, “This is the place,” Utah has been “the Mormon state.”...

In an age where many sexual encounters do not necessarily occur in trusting and committed relationships, it comes as no surprise that informing a sexual partner of one’s relevant medical background...

The first time I saw my older brother flaunting his pager around like some high rolling Hollywood hotshot I came to several quick conclusions: first, that he was likely dealing drugs, and second that the...

If you were told that the number of slaves in the world today is at a historic high, how would you react? Most of us would scoff at the idea that slavery could still flourish in our modern society. We...

Last weekend, as I was sitting at a table in A Good Life Cafe in Ogden, eating a club sandwich, I saw a homeless man walking toward me on the sidewalk. His hair was disheveled, his beard unkempt, and his...

Everyone knows the stereotype: the young university student who attends class during the week and blacks out on the weekends — “weekend” being a fluid term due to the fact that for some...

Despite a series of recently botched executions, it seems as though the issues behind our flawed capital punishment system have not been made national priorities. Very few states see a need to improve...