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Betsy DeVos Does Not Defend Public Students

Betsy DeVos Does Not Defend Public Students

By Broderick Sterrett April 10, 2017

President Donald Trump undeniably seizes media attention from all angles, whether it concerns his ties with Russia, tweets claiming wiretapping or new hires like Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner. The profusion...

A Guide To LinkedIn

A Guide To LinkedIn

By Bailey Shelden April 6, 2017

LinkedIn is a weird website, there is no denying it. Chances are you never used LinkedIn before college. LinkedIn is a bridge from university to the professional world. Once you're ready to enter a career,...

Is Medical Marijuana a Slippery Slope?

Is Medical Marijuana a Slippery Slope?

By Bailey Shelden and Emma Tanner April 6, 2017

Potentials in Medicine Should be Explored Bailey Shelden Medical marijuana is a popular and controversial topic in society today, as there are now 28 states that have made medical marijuana legal....

Don't Worry About Having a "Summer Bod"

Don’t Worry About Having a “Summer Bod”

By Broderick Sterrett April 5, 2017

Can I say something a bit personal? I’m not comfortable in my own skin. I’m a five-foot-nine, 115 lb. male with lanky proportions. My arms swing sometimes, knocking my boney hands and my fingers...

Lab materials used to create drugs inside the LS Skaggs College of Pharmacy at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah on Monday, Mar. 27, 2017. (Rishi Deka, Daily Utah Chronicle)

The Competitive Solution to Drug Prices Requires Government Action

By Sean Williams April 4, 2017

Ever the populist, President Donald Trump has made some huge promises to reduce pharmaceutical drug prices. He frequently claims the pharmaceutical industry is "getting away with murder" and charging...

SlutWalk Planned Outside Marriott Library

SlutWalk Planned Outside Marriott Library

By Connor Richards April 3, 2017

Through a course being offered by the University of Utah, a number of students have spent the semester planning and organizing action against sexual assault. On Tuesday, April 4, they will host a “SlutWalk”...

Photo Courtesy of Women's Leadership Summit

The Women’s Leadership Summit Is Not Just for Women

By Broderick Sterrett April 3, 2017

I was registered for a Women’s Leadership Summit run by women, for women and about women. I had a recurring thought during and after the event: we need more men. We need more male, transgender and nonbinary...

Jeanine Pirro Arrives At The Trump Tower For Meetings

The Tumultuous Relationship of Paul Ryan and Donald Trump

By Nicholas Coleman April 3, 2017

Just hours before Jeanine Pirro, host of “Justice with Judge Jeanine,” appeared on Fox, president Trump tweeted indiscriminately to his 27 million followers last Saturday. Watch @JudgeJeanine on...

Opiates: When Sports Injuries Become Drug Addiction

Opiates: When Sports Injuries Become Drug Addiction

By Blake Marshall April 3, 2017

On average there are 7.5 million athletes playing high school sports in a given year. Of those athletes, one-fourth of them will sustain an injury. This is where statistics become blurred, and the stories...

An Australian service light armored vehicle drives through Tangi Valley, Afghanistan, March 29. The terrain of Tangi Valley is notoriously rough, but the ASLAV maneuvers across it with ease, said Australian army Lt. McLeod Wood, a troop leader for 2nd Cavalry Regiment, Mentoring Task Force 2, Combined Team Uruzgan.

We Should Think Twice About A New Afghanistan Surge

By Sean Williams April 2, 2017

For those who have followed the war in Afghanistan, the Central Command’s latest request for additional troops should look familiar. After all, a similar request was made in 2009, when then-president...