As consumers, we can have some affect on this trend both through feedback to the industry as well as our market decisions. If enough people let the manufacturers know that we do not think bigger is better, they will eventually listen.

Even the future state of the Rainy Day Fund has much to gain from investing in state programs now instead of waiting until they are underwater. The Legislature should adopt Huntsman's proposal to tap into a portion of the fund, ensuring budget cuts are rational and not abrupt.

For students who travel on 1300 East, imagine commuting to campus with fewer lanes, shorter lights and a reduction in the speed limit. These three "improvements" proposed by the Salt Lake City Council will make your commute even more difficult than it already is.

Students should not turn away from the possibility of working while enrolled, despite modern difficulties of finding suitable employment. Extreme efforts could and should be made by all students to find reasonable employment that fit their needs, using the connections and advice of the U's Career Center and career counselors.

I suppose the majority in the Legislature feel they know what is best or assume that the public is too stupid or ill-informed to be qualified to weigh in.

In a state that will likely not support same-sex unions anytime in the foreseeable future, these bills are perhaps, at the very least, an important step toward tolerance.

Now is the time when we build habits that shape the rest of our lives8212;if fidelity is not a priority now, it is unlikely to be in the future. Regardless of political or religious stances, let us always seek to respect sex by finding meaning within it. Fidelity, I'm sure, is a by-product of that understanding.

Demand that society embrace womanhood and value it for what it is8212;a dire necessity the world is beginning to miss. You do not need to change who you are, but change how they think.

t nearly every point in this nation's history, when people stand united things generally turn out for the better. When we are divided, things generally fall apart. If America wants to continue to thrive in the 21st century as it did during the 20th, we will need to work together.

The U bookstore should make eBooks available, or at least bring them to the awareness of students. Although not everyone will jump at the opportunity, those who do will transform from students seeking the convenience to boost their morale into happier, less weighed down and less stressed students of the future.