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Parkin: Flu Vaccine is Worth Getting

Parkin: Flu Vaccine is Worth Getting

By Natalie Parkin March 15, 2018

It’s flu season once again and it has been as bad as any season since the early 2000s. As of Feb. 12, the hospitalization rate for the flu was 68 people per 100,000. That’s higher than the 64.2 per...

Richards: Sinclair Broadcast Group Targets Local Media

Richards: Sinclair Broadcast Group Targets Local Media

By Connor Richards March 14, 2018

On March 7, CNN reporter Brian Stelter released an investigation of internal documents from Sinclair Broadcast Group, a media conglomerate that owns and operates over 170 television stations, including...

Braden: Trump Suggests the Government Skip Due Process and "Take Guns First"

Braden: Trump Suggests the Government Skip Due Process and “Take Guns First”

By Paul Braden March 14, 2018

Late last month Donald Trump, populist candidate turned U.S. President known for championing the Second Amendment, sent shock waves through Washington when he announced his feelings (at the time) about...

Williams: Spring into Spring

By Brook Williams March 14, 2018

With spring finally here, I think we can all agree that feeling the sun on our faces is going to be refreshing. Although it seems that it has been a short winter this year, the snowy days seemed to reek...

Patience: There Are Better Ways to Get Students' Attention on Campus than Through Tabling

Patience: There Are Better Ways to Get Students’ Attention on Campus than Through Tabling

By Alisa Patience March 13, 2018

There are over 32,000 students attending the University of Utah, and every day thousands of them walk across campus trying to get to a specific location — usually as quickly as possible. Having a large...

Jensen-Coon: The Deeper Issue - Beyond Gun Control

Jensen-Coon: The Deeper Issue – Beyond Gun Control

By Kelcy Jensen- March 12, 2018

Sex, drugs and rock-in-roll used to be what made parents anxious about sending their kids to public schools and out into the world. Now, parents' fears stem from society's inability to control violence....

Patience: Not All Defense Mechanisms Are Healthy

Patience: Not All Defense Mechanisms Are Healthy

By Alisa Patience March 12, 2018

Defense mechanisms: we all have them. A defense mechanism is exactly what it sounds like, a mental or emotional defense used to protect us from stress and pain. As college students, we endure a time of...

Braden: Salt Lake: The Next "Silicon Valley"?

Braden: Salt Lake: The Next “Silicon Valley”?

By Paul Braden March 12, 2018

The Salt Lake Valley was described by early settlers as being a cricket-infested, barren landscape devoid even of the lumber needed to build a proper settlement. Over 170 years later, this religiously...

Patience: Separation of Church and State is Not Responsible for Tragedy

Patience: Separation of Church and State is Not Responsible for Tragedy

By Alisa Patience March 12, 2018

These words are found all over our social media feeds: “Dear God, why do you allow so much violence in schools? Sincerely, a concerned student. ... Dear concerned student, I’m not allowed in schools....

Legislative meeting at the Utah Capital building in Salt Lake City, Utah on Friday, Feb. 23, 2018. (Photo by Cassandra Palor | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Richards: Doing Away with the Death Penalty

By Connor Richards March 12, 2018

The last person executed in Utah was Ronnie Lee Gardner. On June 18, 2010, Gardner was struck and killed by four .30-caliber bullets fired by five volunteer firing squad members. One of the rifles fired...