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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

Social Issues

Women Should Have to Sign Up for Draft

Women Should Have to Sign Up for Draft

By Autumn Barney September 12, 2016

The debate regarding if women should be required to register with Selective Service for the draft has been in full motion since last year. When I first heard about the conversation I was against the idea,...

Longtime Student, First-Time Adult

Longtime Student, First-Time Adult

By Nicholas Coleman September 11, 2016

When I played in my living room as a young child, imaginary lava flowing viscously between the floor boards, I didn't have a grasp of what adulthood truly signified. This blissful period insulated my conceptions...

Who is labor day for?

Labor Day for Whom?

By Kyle Ruscigno September 5, 2016

Americans work pretty hard. A full time work week for a typical American is now roughly 47 hours.While the entire point of Labor Day is to celebrate the contributions that these workers make every day,...

To Address the Suicide Epidemic, Utah Needs Cultural Change

To Address the Suicide Epidemic, Utah Needs Cultural Change

By Connor Richards September 5, 2016

Utah has a problem. In the past decade, teen suicide rates have tripled in the state. A report released in July found that suicide is now the leading cause of death among youth ages 10 to 17 -- higher...

The Red Line TRAX train heading up to the hospital passing underneath Rice-Eccles Stadium on Aug. 30, 2016 | Adam Fondren, The Daily Utah Chronicle

UTA Needs to Step up Safety Measures

By Connor Richards September 4, 2016

Near the end of July, a pregnant woman was killed in an accident involving a FrontRunner train and a car of which she was a passenger. Kaipa ‘Ofa Ki’Uiha Kinikini was survived by her immediate family—...

The Myth That Women Must Smile

The Myth That Women Must Smile

By Autumn Barney September 3, 2016

“You should smile, life isn’t that bad.” “Cheer up!” “Smile, it makes you prettier.” “You look miserable.” These comments are only a few I have personally received. The social expectation...

The Value of Economics in a Political Period

The Value of Economics in a Political Period

By Emma Tanner July 22, 2016

Many people consider economists “scientists,” able to predict the future with graphs and curves. Such ignorant perspectives toward the field tend to gain extra traction during election periods, when...

An American flag flies upside down outside William Keeblers residence in Stockton, UT (Matthew Piper, The Salt Lake Tribune)

Right-Wing Extremists are Terrorists Too

July 9, 2016

In late June, a Utah man was charged with attempting to blow up federal property after a bomb failed to detonate outside a Bureau of Land Management cabin in Arizona. William Keebler, a leader of the anti-government...

The Myth Of The Good Guy With a Gun

The Myth Of The ‘Good Guy With a Gun’

July 6, 2016

Just days after one of the largest mass shootings in U.S. history, four separate measures addressing gun restriction failed on the Senate floor. There has once again been another unthinkable tragedy; and...

Why Guns Have No Place in America

Why Guns Have No Place in America

June 25, 2016
The U.S. Needs to Follow England and Australia's Examples and Ban Guns