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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

A thousand reasons to love fall

October 22, 2014

As Utahns, we are lucky to live in a region that has four distinct seasons. Each has something to offer and everyone has their personal favorite, but it’s clear that fall is the superior season,...

Society’s natural negligence

October 22, 2014

This past week, Suni, one of the last living northern white rhinos, was found dead inside the Kenya conservatory where he’s lived since 2009. One of only two remaining males and seven white rhinos...

Rethinking Columbus Day

October 20, 2014

The United States has only a few federal holidays which honor individuals. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is the third Monday in January, while the third Monday of February is reserved for remembering George...

Southern Utah has parks, petroglyphs and more

October 20, 2014

For many U students, Salt Lake City and northern Utah are all they will ever experience during their short academic careers. Many, if not most, will move on to find jobs or continue their education in...

This season promises a glimmer of hope for the Jazz

October 7, 2014

For Utah Jazz fans, last year was an unmitigated disaster. Even the wins were like a dagger to the heart. Somehow the resilient Jazz managed to disappoint fans 25 times during the season by winning games...

Professors should integrate online learning techniques in classrooms

October 6, 2014

We’ve all been there: sitting in a classroom, violently jotting down notes, only to go home and realize no information was retained. To complete the week’s homework without utilizing professors’...

America needs to shift perceptions on value away from money

October 6, 2014

America has a money problem.I’m not talking about the nearly $18 trillion owed in federal debt or the fact that we’ve been in a budget deficit since the early part of Bush Jr.’s presidency....

Stress doesn’t have to break students

October 5, 2014

That special time of Fall Semester is fast approaching, and students are beginning to feel the burdens of their courses as the first test of academic mettle slowly materializes in the temporal plane: MIDTERMS....

With great freedom comes great responsibility

October 5, 2014

We live in a country where freedom of speech, press and expression are not only valued but also legally protected. We are allowed to pursue all knowledge — whether it be about governments, the environment,...

Option of assisted suicide gives terminally ill patients the right to choose when they die

October 2, 2014

In Feb. 2013, Pennsylvania hospital nurse Barbara Mancini handed her terminally ill, 93-year-old father, Joseph Yourshaw, a bottle of morphine with the intention of relieving his excruciating pain caused...