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Opinion

Brexit Makes a Strong Political Statement

Brexit Makes a Strong Political Statement

July 3, 2016

It’s time to make an orderly Brexit from the European Union. After years of talk, the United Kingdom is finally cutting ties with the EU, thanks to a small majority in favor of leaving. While the process...

In Defense of Fireworks

In Defense of Fireworks

June 27, 2016

With all due respect to my friend and esteemed colleague, Jarom Norris, who argues that fireworks should be done away with, I submit to you that his argument is asinine and ridiculous. Norris cites the...

The Argument Against Fireworks

The Argument Against Fireworks

June 27, 2016
With all the ways we can celebrate our July holidays, maybe we should consider cutting one?
Why Guns Have No Place in America

Why Guns Have No Place in America

June 25, 2016
The U.S. Needs to Follow England and Australia's Examples and Ban Guns
Satire: "Cavalia" means freedom

Satire: “Cavalia” means freedom

By Peyton Dalley June 24, 2016

Cavalia! Cavalia! To your right and to your left, come one, come all! There’s a horse show in Salt Lake... or is it Sandy? Either way-- it’s spectacular according to the advertisements! If you haven’t...

"Cavalia" means freedom

“Cavalia” means freedom

June 24, 2016

Cavalia! Cavalia! To your right and to your left, come one, come all! There’s a horse show in Salt Lake... or is it Sandy? Either way-- it’s spectacular according to the advertisements! If you haven’t...

Four F-15 Eagle pilots from the 3rd Wing walk to their respective jets at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, on Wednesday, July 5, for the fini flight of Maj. Andrea Misener (far left). To her right are Capt. Jammie Jamieson, Maj. Carey Jones and Capt. Samantha Weeks. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Keith Brown)

Military Misogyny Will Never End

June 20, 2016

I served in the United States Air Force on active duty for six consecutive years from 2009 to 2015. I, along with many of the women I served with, experienced some kind of sexual assault, harassment and/or...

The Dalai Lama Informs the Future of Humanity

The Dalai Lama Informs the Future of Humanity

June 20, 2016

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet makes his visit to the U in the midst of a political and global climate pocked too regularly with ugly acts of violent extremist terrorism. In light of such horrific,...

Freedom of Speech and Why a Trump Presidency Scares Me

Freedom of Speech and Why a Trump Presidency Scares Me

June 17, 2016

Anyone who knows anything about the United States knows how seriously this country takes freedom of speech. Whether it's used to protest an illegitimate war or to defend the use of racial and homophobic...

What I Wish I Had Known When I Started College at the U

What I Wish I Had Known When I Started College at the U

June 14, 2016

I wish I had known that I knew absolutely nothing. I wish I had known that I would switch—and contemplate switching—majors for the entirety of my first two years at the U, and that my emphasis would...