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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

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...

U.S. can no longer ignore atrocities in Saudi Arabia

November 19, 2013

Imagine you’re a 14-year-old girl who wakes up one morning and is told you are leaving to meet your future husband. He is 50 years old and has other wives. But because you have reached puberty, it is...

‘Bitcoins’ worthless as currency

November 19, 2013

The satirical newspaper The Onion recently poked fun at the concept of currency in an article entitled “U.S. Economy Grinds To Halt As Nation Realizes Money Just A Symbolic, Mutually Shared Illusion.”...

Babysitting robots take technology too far

November 18, 2013

Imagine sleepily descending the stairs in your home as a child, ready to join the family for breakfast before their various commitments. Your mother calls a hasty goodbye as she dashes out the door for...