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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

Public should be wary of genetic testing

December 2, 2013

It’s the 21st century, and because of recent advancements in biotechnology, we are able to know more about our health than ever before. One new development is personal genomics kits, which look at SNPs...

All adoptions should be irrevocable once consent is awarded

December 1, 2013

I recently had the opportunity to attend the Salt Lake City Time Out for Women. The Maverik Center hosted the two-day conference where 8,000 women were in attendance. One of the presenters at this conference...

Panhandlers are only con artists

December 1, 2013

We were warned. But instead of listening, we laughed, and what started as satire has now become stark reality. The creators of South Park prophesied of what would happen if we allowed ourselves to be tricked...

Know your rights and defend them

November 26, 2013

The recent slew of NSA wiretapping scandals has unearthed enough evidence to prove that the Fourth Amendment is being disregarded on the federal level. At the end of the day, our bodies are the last true...

Good-bye to Thanksgiving

November 26, 2013

For those of you who say you can’t have too much of a good thing, your optimism has been rewarded. Corporate America has successfully managed to fuse that annoying gap between Halloween and Christmas...

Deregulation would destroy the Internet

November 25, 2013

The idea of network neutrality — the basic idea that all information, regardless of sender or content, should receive equal access to the Internet from providers — is coming up more and more in public...

MLM strategies are pyramid schemes

November 25, 2013

In the movie “Elf,” Buddy, played by Will Ferrell, said, “You sit on a throne of lies,” to a department store Santa impersonator. Buddy had unmasked an imposter and sought to expose him. That’s...

Reality TV exploits participants

November 24, 2013

I admit it — I watch a lot of reality TV shows. It’s a great way to procrastinate. “My Strange Addiction,” “Hoarding: Buried Alive,” “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo” are all addictive TV shows...

Flop to the top, not an opt-out for Jazz

November 20, 2013

It was the night before the NBA Draft, and all through the land, every NBA team was drooling, especially Jazz fans. A season’s worth of losing would bring them back from the dead, with visions of drafting...

Media hype on Tesla fires no cause for concern

November 20, 2013

Given the news, you might be convinced that the Tesla Model S is the Pinto of our generation, which is to say, prone to explosions and fires while driving. However, the recent fires are no reason to doubt...