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Paul Ryan's Nightmare

Paul Ryan’s Nightmare

By Nicholas Coleman April 24, 2017

House Majority Speaker Paul Ryan, known for being an athletic policy-wonk, was reportedly overheard at a Washington D.C. establishment speaking candidly about a recent dream. The source, who wishes to...

Humans Should Respect Animals in Coexistence

Humans Should Respect Animals in Coexistence

By Alisa Patience April 23, 2017

Humans share the planet with about 8.7 million other species, according to BBC News recent estimates. The Cross River gorilla, Eastern Lowland gorilla, hawksbill turtle, Malayan tiger, Sumatran elephant,...

Fighting Food Waste

Fighting Food Waste

By Bailey Shelden April 22, 2017

Food waste is not a new topic. Scientists have been looking into it for years and chances are you have seen food waste talked about on the news or in a documentary, yet the issue remains prevalent. The...

Coal is a Dying Industry, President Trump

Coal is a Dying Industry, President Trump

By Broderick Sterrett April 21, 2017

President Donald Trump promises the American people coal. More coal production, more coal jobs, more “clean coal.” Unfortunately for the coal miners of America, the odds are against Trump in keeping...

A Sustainable Future Requires Political Activism

A Sustainable Future Requires Political Activism

By Sean Williams April 21, 2017

At the heart of the movement for sustainability is a kind of awareness. First, we become aware of the wider world around us and the environmental impact that our actions have. Next, we become aware of...

Conrad Anker geared up and climbing out near the team's highest portaledge camp at over 20,000ft.

Students, Sustainability and Activism: Conrad Anker’s Perspective

By Connor Richards April 20, 2017

Before he was a world-renowned mountain climber, Conrad Anker was an undergraduate at the University of Utah. A California native, Anker was attracted to Utah by the variety of outdoor activities that...

H2H: Is Overcrowding an Environmental Issue

H2H: Is Overcrowding an Environmental Issue

By Emma Tanner and Dalton Edwards April 18, 2017

Humans Need to Adjust Practices Dalton Edwards The world’s human population is estimated today to be 7.383 billion, and growing. By the time you read this article, nearly a hundred thousand American...

Tone Down on the Sequels and Remakes

Tone Down on the Sequels and Remakes

By Sean Williams April 18, 2017

When I evaluate movies, I try not to put undue expectations on them. I don’t insist that summer blockbusters be masterpieces, nor do I think that every movie must break some kind of new ground. What...

The Environmental Impact of Veganism

The Environmental Impact of Veganism

By Nicholas Coleman April 18, 2017

The environment is experiencing severe ecological devastation. Tropical species are on the decline, deforestation is rampant and American homeowners leave their sprinkler systems on continuously. Perhaps,...

Talk to Your Kids About Race

Talk to Your Kids About Race

By Autumn Barney April 17, 2017

Race is currently at the front-and-center podium of discussion. What seems to be largely forgotten, however, is that racism is taught. A child isn’t born racist and no one seems to discuss how to speak...