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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

Electricity bill suffering from inflation

By By Alicia Williams November 20, 2008

It's time Utah made up for the years of neglect and insufficient funding by requiring yearly inflation increases to O&M for higher education across the state.

Students with disabilities deserve more scholarships

By By Emily Rodriguez-Vargas November 19, 2008

Although the CDS offers advisement and accommodation for current students, more scholarships are needed for prospective as well as current students with disabilities to encourage them to enroll in college classes, and not to shy away from continuing their education at our campus.

Obama unlikely to ban guns

By By Steven Warrick November 19, 2008

Although Obama is certainly no friend of the Second Amendment, it appears unlikely he will institute any new gun control measures in the near future.

Internship credits overpriced

By By Jeffrey Jenkins November 19, 2008

Charging students that amount for internship credits is like charging a student for going to another school.

Stay sassy, Utah

November 19, 2008

With the Utah vs. Brigham Young University game coming to a head, there is only one question left: Whose side is U President Michael Young on, anyway?

Oil leases threaten national parks

By By Brian Trick November 18, 2008

If it takes three Utah national parks being strip mined and polluted beyond recognition for the United States to realize it has a problem, then so be it, but I'm selling my house now, before the whole neighborhood goes.

Facebook stalking isn’t funny

By By Anne Roper November 18, 2008

Being "Facebook stalked" is very real. It's taken a while, but I've finally realized how exposed my Facebook profile left me, and how much I would rather not know about other people, too

Bush plan for drilling hurts Utah

By By James Sewell November 18, 2008

Just imagine heading out to the desert for a few days to escape civilization, only to be greeted in Moab by oil derricks and other industrial accoutrements humming away and generating fantastic profits for energy companies, while the air and water are choked with pollution for everyone else's enjoyment. Breathtaking, literally.

Bible, gay agenda at odds

November 18, 2008

If you enjoy the opportunities of democracy, you must abide by laws that the democracy passes, end of story. What's sad to me is that the outspoken gay community seems to force its view of marriage onto a body of people who has voted against it.

U’s hatred of BYU disturbing

November 18, 2008

As a U graduate, I was disturbed by the rampant hate for BYU in the edition of your paper distributed in the Deseret News this week.