The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

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

Legacy Parkway will ease commute

By By Anne Roper September 19, 2008

UDOT could take congestion-easing one step further by turning all four lanes of Legacy Parkway traveling south in the morning and north in the evening. Travelers going against the flow won't be any worse off than before, and the masses of people heading in the popular direction will soon forget they could read a novel a week waiting in traffic.

Foster?s death a tragedy

By By James Sewell September 19, 2008

Here we are now, left with nothing but questions about how such talented a man could have suffered so greatly as to see suicide as the answer.

Smoking tax hypocritical

By By Aaron Shaddy September 19, 2008

Quitting is hard, but it's not impossible. We don't need the state telling us to be responsible when everyone already knows they should be.

Students should prepare now for hurting economy

September 18, 2008

With the economy on the rocks, students need to start preparing for a shaky financial future.

U, USU rivalry about the money

By By Liz Carlston September 18, 2008

It's obvious that on the field USU is not up to par with the U, yet it continues plugging the rivalry claim because of the money that a lot of hype can bring.

Gatekeeper training aims at wrong target

By By Alicia Williams September 18, 2008

Teacher training isn't effective enough to be of use. The U should actively promote and target students to take the gatekeeper training which would drastically increase chances of early detection in friends and family.

Students should take advantage of concealed weapons

By By Andrew Cengiz September 18, 2008

U students need to take advantage of the right they have to carry concealed weapons on campus.

Women need encouragement for non-traditional professions

September 17, 2008

Regardless of what might be behind the low numbers, Utah women need greater encouragement to pursue the sciences at a younger age.

Branch beyond media to be politically informed

By By Gina Lea Nickl September 17, 2008

With so many concrete options available to students there is no reason to turn to the media alone to find where any political figure stands on any topic.

Nickl should reconsider the value of attending class

September 17, 2008

Gina Lea Nickl's column ("Attending Class is Students' Choice," Sept. 15) gives every appearance of being smart, logical and persuasive8212;which makes me suspect that at some point she took an English class, but this makes me wonder why she assumes that all education comes from textbooks.