The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

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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

Rory Penman

Students should Spring Break in paradise: Isla Holbox

March 17, 2014

If you are reading this article it means at least two things: you are somewhat literate, for which I congratulate you, and classes have resumed, about which I share your pain and sorrow. It also means...

Nick Ketterer

Kennedy’s bill attempts to make bathrooms ‘separate but equal’

March 17, 2014

It is far from often that I fête the actions of the Utah Republican Party. Even rarer is when the action worth lauding is inaction to avoid affecting the outcome of the state’s egregious lawsuit to...

Lindsay Schuring

Scientists should continue prosthetic advancements

March 5, 2014

I love science fiction, and I love the science that every day sounds more and more like it came straight out of fiction. While I like the utopian dreams of society that we read about in literature and...

Rory Penman

SB 100 bill sets precedence for equality

March 5, 2014

The fate of Arizona’s SB 1062 — a bill meant to extend the freedom to practice religion into the realm of discrimination — has been sealed. Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, in an exciting turn of events,...

Luigi Ghersi

ACA first step in the right direction

March 5, 2014

The open enrollment period for insurance from the Affordable Health Care Act will close March 31. As the period comes to an end, I find it fitting to reflect on the growth that came out of this act. President...

Sally Yoo

Nuclear accidents are dangerous, unacceptable

March 4, 2014

The term “cause unknown” is an ominous one, particularly regarding accidents and strange occurrences at radioactive waste storage facilities. But that is how officials are describing two separate incidents,...

Luigi Ghersi

Religion shouldn’t be used for discrimination

March 4, 2014

Overall I would like to think of myself as a well-adjusted adult with very few character flaws, but if I had to pick just one slightly tainted element of my mostly angelic aura, it would be the fact that,...

Nick Ketterer

Raising tobacco age will only cause more problems

March 2, 2014

There is a law being discussed at the Utah State Capitol that would raise the legal age for smoking tobacco to 21. This would make it illegal for anyone under 21 to buy, posses or distribute tobacco. While...

Sally Yoo

Experience is key in gaining employment

March 2, 2014

Over this month I have spent a lot of time searching for a job, and it may sound silly, but I didn’t realize how difficult it is. I am a freshman with a few internships, but no actual jobs. I had many...

Sally Yoo

Armed forces should expel private contractors

February 27, 2014

The United States military has become a cash cow for private companies and contractors, so it is no surprise corruption and crime are oozing in on every level. Army cadre, commissioned and contracted,...