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Books on Phiulosophy inside the stacks of the J. Willard Marriott  Library on the University of Utah Campus, Salt Lake City, UT on Thursday, July 13, 2017

(Photo by Adam Fondren | Daily Utah Chronicle)

An Existentialist’s Guide to Your First Year of College

By Connor Richards August 19, 2017

There you are, sitting on the first day of your first class ever in college. It might be Gen. Chem I, Intermediate Writing, Survey of Jazz, Analysis of Argument, Philosophy and Human Nature or a dreaded...

James Alex Fields Jr., left, marches in a white nationalist rally on Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017 wearing apparel and holding a shield associated with the American fascism group Vanguard America. Fields is charged with driving a car into a group of counterprotesters, killing one and injuring 19.

Richards: Reveal Could Show Link Between Charlottesville Driver, Racist Posters on U Campus

By Connor Richards August 19, 2017

It is a troubling look for the University of Utah, and Utah as a whole. James Alex Fields Jr., 20, marched on Saturday afternoon with hundreds of white nationalists and neo-Nazis in Charlottesville,...

Transgender Discrimination in the Military is a Crime

Transgender Discrimination in the Military is a Crime

By Alisa Patience July 30, 2017

The best thing about America is that we have the freedom to do nearly anything we want, as long as we pay our taxes. If we want to go to college and become successful business people, we can. If we want...

A tale of two parties: why Utahns should join forces for sex education

By Kamryn Broschinsky July 29, 2017

Politics is a contact sport, and you can criticize anyone who voluntarily enters the arena. But when it comes to sex education, it’s time for Utahns to call a timeout, and reevaluate the game plan....

Love Shouldn’t be a Power Struggle

By Alisa Patience July 20, 2017

It has been said that if something isn’t worth fighting for then it isn’t worth having, and this has been especially said about love. After all, where’s the satisfaction in something if it came easily?...

Ag-Gag Ruling is a Moral Victory for Utah

Ag-Gag Ruling is a Moral Victory for Utah

By Connor Richards July 14, 2017

Amy Meyer, a Utah resident and animal rights activist, had heard that struggling cows at a Draper slaughterhouse could be observed while standing from public property. So, Meyer took her cell phone and...

The Language of Sexism

The Language of Sexism

By Autumn Barney July 10, 2017

Growing up I never thought about how much English favors men and masculinity. It wasn’t until my time in the military as a “policeman” that I really started noticing how sexist the English language...

More to Feminism than Meets the Eye

More to Feminism than Meets the Eye

By Autumn Barney July 7, 2017

Feminism — what a taboo word it has become. When I tell people I identify as a feminist, I usually get a negative reaction. Most men I talk to about feminism have the idea that feminists are exclusively...

No One Wins in a War

No One Wins in a War

By Alisa Patience July 6, 2017

First and foremost I want to say I respect every man and woman in our military service. However, wars are unnecessary, and all they do is bring pain and suffering to every country, including those countries...

Every Young Person Should Work A Customer Service Job

By Alisa Patience July 2, 2017

Every job I've had so far has been customer service related, from my first job as a Sales Associate at Rue 21, to my current job working at Panda Express. I've had six jobs in three years, and from each...