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U Health Care Secures No. 1 Spot After 6 Years in the Top 10

October 26, 2016

For the past seven years, University of Utah Health Care (UUHC) has ranked in the top 10 as one of the nation’s leading medical centers in quality, safety and accountability. This year, however, the...

Dear Parents, Halloween is Not Evil

Dear Parents, Halloween is Not Evil

October 25, 2016

When you were in elementary school, did you ever have a friend whose parents banned them from celebrating Halloween? If not, take my word for it — there are few things in this world more depressing to...

Clown Costumes Create Chaos

Clown Costumes Create Chaos

October 25, 2016

Lock your doors, shut the blinds and hide your kids because there’s an epidemic sweeping the nation. It’s not smallpox or zombies. Even worse – it’s clowns. Forget the presidential election, forget...

Don't Believe Everything You Hear About Witches

Don’t Believe Everything You Hear About Witches

October 25, 2016

When you think of a witch, what comes to mind? Most likely a cartoonish old woman, flying on a broomstick across the full moon, wearing all black and a pointy hat. Some other images that might come to...

Respect the Ouija, Stay Away

Respect the Ouija, Stay Away

October 25, 2016

You know that one movie where the young adults play with the Ouija board and everything turns out fine in the end? Of course, you don’t, because that movie doesn’t exist. No matter who you are, what...

Michigan Wolverines running back Ty Smith (32) reaches up to stiff-arm senior linebacker Gionni Paul (13) in the first half against the Michigan Wolverines at Rice-Eccles Stadium, Thursday, September 3, 2015. Utah won the contest, 24-17. Chris Samuels, Daily Utah Chronicle.

Great Debate: Is Running Up the Score Uncalled For?

October 25, 2016

[row cols_nr="2"] [col size="6"] Teams Should Play to Full Strength Jared Walch At some point in every sporting season, we seem to return to the same points and the same arguments. After Rutgers’...

Head to Head: Is Halloween Just for Kids?

Head to Head: Is Halloween Just for Kids?

October 24, 2016

[row cols_nr="2"] [col size="6"] Leave the Candy for the Kids Dalton Edwards The holiday season kicks into high gear each year around Halloween. You’re apt to find Christmas trees strung with lights...

What Donald Trump Tells us About Tax Fairness

What Donald Trump Tells us About Tax Fairness

October 23, 2016

When Donald Trump broke decades of tradition by refusing to release his tax returns before the election, many speculated about whether these returns could contain something politically-damaging. That question...

People march during the Utah Against Police Brutality rally and march for Abdi Mohamed in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah on Monday, Feb.29th, 2016. (Rishi Deka, Daily Utah Chronicle)

I Am Racist and So Are You

October 22, 2016

I first heard about the Implicit Association Test (IAT) while reading Malcolm Gladwell’s book "Blink" a few years ago. The IAT is a test used by social psychologists to measure subconscious biases. The...

A student sita in the Marriott library to work on her online class, Monday, August 31, 2015.

In Defense of Undeclared Majors

October 22, 2016

We have general education requirements for a reason. The first year of college can be an overwhelming one. Universities expect students to learn a great deal of information, and sometimes freshmen find...