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Longtime Student, First-Time Adult

Longtime Student, First-Time Adult

By Nicholas Coleman September 11, 2016

When I played in my living room as a young child, imaginary lava flowing viscously between the floor boards, I didn't have a grasp of what adulthood truly signified. This blissful period insulated my conceptions...

When Party Politics Cost American Lives

When Party Politics Cost American Lives

By Alex Judd September 11, 2016

As November draws near, record breaking numbers of Americans are dissatisfied with the major parties’ presidential candidates. However, there is at least one group of Americans who appreciate and embrace...

Alexis Ault was verbally assaulted while parking her car at the U.

Parking Poses Perpetual Problems (Especially on Game Days)

By Autumn Barney September 10, 2016

Let’s be honest, college is not cheap. Every semester, students pay thousands of dollars for tuition, overpriced textbooks, school supplies, registration fees and more. You would think that you have...

Expressions not Enough, Second Language Should be Mandatory

Expressions not Enough, Second Language Should be Mandatory

By Alisa Patience September 10, 2016

Wouldn’t it be great if we as a country could communicate clearly? Wouldn’t it be nice if foreign travelers felt comfortable touring America because the locals could all speak their language? Wouldn’t...

Utah Sure to Crush Cougars With new Gear

Utah Sure to Crush Cougars With new Gear

September 8, 2016

As the college football season sets in, many can't wait until the BYU Cougars arrive here at Rice-Eccles on Saturday. Across campus, MUSS members can be heard warming up their lungs and stocking fraternity...

Satire: Utah Sure to Crush Cougars With new Gear

Satire: Utah Sure to Crush Cougars With new Gear

By Nicholas Coleman September 8, 2016

As the college football season sets in, many can't wait until the BYU Cougars arrive here at Rice-Eccles on Saturday. Across campus, MUSS members can be heard warming up their lungs and stocking fraternity...

Grecia Gutierrez (Left) and  Vicky Nieto (Right) both buisness students cooldown after their workouts at the Student Life Center on Aug 29, 2016. Adam Fondren Daily Utah Chronicle

Head to Head – Has Body Positivity Gone Too Far?

September 6, 2016

[row cols_nr="2"] [col size="6"] Body Positivity Is Not a "Tired" Concept Elyse Jost There is a tiny dark cloud that trails behind me as I walk. Some days it is smaller than others and some days I...

Who is labor day for?

Labor Day for Whom?

By Kyle Ruscigno September 5, 2016

Americans work pretty hard. A full time work week for a typical American is now roughly 47 hours.While the entire point of Labor Day is to celebrate the contributions that these workers make every day,...

To Address the Suicide Epidemic, Utah Needs Cultural Change

To Address the Suicide Epidemic, Utah Needs Cultural Change

By Connor Richards September 5, 2016

Utah has a problem. In the past decade, teen suicide rates have tripled in the state. A report released in July found that suicide is now the leading cause of death among youth ages 10 to 17 -- higher...

The Red Line TRAX train heading up to the hospital passing underneath Rice-Eccles Stadium on Aug. 30, 2016 | Adam Fondren, The Daily Utah Chronicle

UTA Needs to Step up Safety Measures

By Connor Richards September 4, 2016

Near the end of July, a pregnant woman was killed in an accident involving a FrontRunner train and a car of which she was a passenger. Kaipa ‘Ofa Ki’Uiha Kinikini was survived by her immediate family—...