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Parkin: Five Professor-Students Encounters

Parkin: Five Professor-Students Encounters

By Natalie Parkin November 6, 2017

Professors are truly the best. Their jobs are demanding, time-consuming and overwhelming. These educated individuals help shape the future of our generation by teaching and guiding students into adulthood....

Richards: Violence Is Tragic Whenever It Occurs

Richards: Violence Is Tragic Whenever It Occurs

By Connor Richards November 5, 2017

On Oct. 30, University of Utah student ChenWei Guo was killed in what police describe as a random act of violence. Around 8:30 p.m., university police received a domestic violence call from a woman...

People march up to the Utah State Capitol during Women's March on the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City, Utah on Monday Jan. 23, 2017. (Rishi Deka, Daily Utah Chronicle)

Swanson: Don’t Snub Local Elections, Go Vote

By Gavin Swanson, Opinion Writer November 4, 2017

A lot of you may not be aware that this Tuesday, Nov. 7, is Election Day in the United States. I’m sure you many of you can recall how much adults emphasized the importance of voting and making your...

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Williams: Dedicate Yourself to Service this Holiday Season

By Brook Williams November 4, 2017

Now that we've eased into November, the holiday season seems right around the corner. Skeletons and costumes are being boxed up for next year, replaced by Christmas lights and piles of fallen leaves. In...

Foglesong: Pressure Your Local Representatives About Public Lands

Foglesong: Pressure Your Local Representatives About Public Lands

By Samuel Foglesong November 4, 2017

The issue of land management has become increasingly prevalent in Utah discourse as of late. For many people, the threat to the Bears Ears National Monument was their first introduction to the issue. As...

Depression Cartoon by Lindsay Schuring

Williams: Six Ways to Stay Cozy This Winter

By Brook Williams November 2, 2017

The winter months are creeping up on us faster than a white girl can finish her pumpkin spice latte. As much as we love to bask in the autumn sun and bright spirit of fall, we can’t help but feel a slight...

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Coleman: The Benefits of Social Media Amid Tragedy

By Nicholas Coleman November 1, 2017

Ordinarily, Halloween does not feel this pervasively silent. Nor does it have the immense weight of remorse that the University of Utah community is experiencing today. On October 30, 2017, ChenWei Guo...

Coleman: SLCo District Attorney Sim Gill Should Resign

Coleman: SLCo District Attorney Sim Gill Should Resign

By Nicholas Coleman November 1, 2017

For those with loved ones afflicted by degenerative illnesses, the passing of former Salt Lake County (SLCo) Recorder Gary Ott on October 19, 2017, is particularly difficult. First elected as the SLCo...

Barber: Mental Health Stigma Is Dangerous

Barber: Mental Health Stigma Is Dangerous

By Shaelyn Barber November 1, 2017

I was cleaning out my childhood room a couple months ago and stumbled upon a bright pink Bratz journal wedged underneath my mattress. I recognized it from my elementary school days and gave a little smirk....

Patience: What I Learned from Visiting an Adult Entertainment Club

Patience: What I Learned from Visiting an Adult Entertainment Club

By Alisa Patience October 31, 2017

Students often joke about various ways to pay for college, such as getting run over by a city bus, selling drugs, finding a sugar daddy or stripping. Once I made a joke to my mom about how I should become...