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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

Letter to the Editor: U.S. did not supply chemical weapons

September 9, 2013

Editor: This letter responds to the article printed in this publication on Friday, Sept. 6 titled “Syria & Sarin” (posted online as “U.S. debate of Syria attack hypocritical”, on Sept. 5) by...

Attack on Syria an ‘unequivocally bad idea’

September 5, 2013

Issues involving international politics are very complex, so much so that I tend to abstain from commenting on them. Occasionally a situation will arise where the outcome is so ubiquitously damaging that...

U.S. debate of Syria attack hypocritical

September 5, 2013

The world is in crisis, and Syria is at the epicenter. The U.S. executive branch and the Department of Defense must stop instituting double standards, such as, “do as I say but not as I do” which...

‘Fracking’ not worth the risk

September 4, 2013

There are myriad potential solutions to the energy crisis. You’ve undoubtedly heard debate over the merits of wind power, fuel cells, solar power, biofuels and geothermal energy — all of which have...

U should invest in campus coffee shop

September 4, 2013

Coffee shops are important to the community. It may sound trivial, and yes, more important things are happening in the world, but it is about time for this campus to get a signature coffee spot to bring...

Campus changes require support

September 3, 2013

This year the construction on campus seems to be everywhere you go. The new buildings rising around campus are adding to the changes at the U and are going to propel the U into a promising future. However,...

Apathy hinders fight for equality

September 3, 2013

Aug. 26 marked the 93rd anniversary of the 19th Amendment — the one that legally ended gender discrimination at the polls, where women had previously been denied the right to vote. The White House made...

America needs to stop celebrity obsession

September 3, 2013

This week finds scores of celebrities testifying in the hopes of introducing paparazzi laws in California to help protect their children, bringing to rise yet another debate regarding the First Amendment....

Propaganda distracts from real issues

September 2, 2013

On Oct. 30, 1938, CBS radio host Orson Welles broadcast a version of H.G. Wells’ The War of the Worlds on his Mercury Theater radio show. He staged an ongoing alien invasion happening in New Jersey as...

Military leaders need to focus on lessons from Iraq

September 2, 2013

Since the invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 and Iraq in 2003, America has been living as a country at war. We who live in the depths of the American homeland may not notice it, with the exception of those...