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In The Age Of Information, People Should Remember The Value Of Deliberation

In The Age Of Information, People Should Remember The Value Of Deliberation

March 31, 2016

At the dawn of the “information age” in which we now live, tech enthusiasts and those interested in the potential of limitless accessible information optimistically foretold a future full of knowledgeable,...

Americans Should Lower Expectations For VP Biden's Bid For Cancer Cure

Americans Should Lower Expectations For VP Biden’s Bid For Cancer Cure

March 31, 2016

Last October, Vice President Joe Biden held a press conference in the White House Rose Garden to announce whether or not he would run for president. With his wife at his right hand and President Barack...

SeaWorld Needs To Do More Than Simply Ending Killer Whale Shows

SeaWorld Needs To Do More Than Simply Ending Killer Whale Shows

March 30, 2016

In response to plummeting stocks over the past three years, and over $25.4 million lost, SeaWorld has finally responded to the public's demands and announced that it will stop all captive breeding of orcas...

(Photo via Pixabay.com)

On The Difficulties of Modern College Dating

March 29, 2016

Click, swipe, retweet and like — instantly the world has connected. Really without a choice, our dating lives have become simply that. Long gone are the days where you would sit by the phone waiting...

Don't Fear Trump: Fear is the Foundation of Trump's Campaign

Don’t Fear Trump: Fear is the Foundation of Trump’s Campaign

March 28, 2016

As the election draws closer and closer I keep seeing the same kind of article, always titled something along the lines of, “Why you should be afraid of Donald Trump.” Look, Donald Trump is not a great...

Finance a Future: Universities Need to Educate Students about Loan Debt

Finance a Future: Universities Need to Educate Students about Loan Debt

March 28, 2016

One of the unfortunate realities of the modern education system is the fact that post-graduation is not solely a time for celebration. While it is stressful enough to deal with the issue of a continuously...

Why It's So Stupid To Legislate What Bathroom A Transgender Person Can Use

Why It’s So Stupid To Legislate What Bathroom A Transgender Person Can Use

March 25, 2016

This morning I saw that KSL ran a story on North Carolina’s new law, which requires its residents to exclusively use the bathroom that corresponds to the assigned sex on their birth certificate. On KSL’s...

Satire: How to Prepare for the Donald Trumpocalypse

Satire: How to Prepare for the Donald Trumpocalypse

March 24, 2016

This year, the 45th President of the United States of the America will be elected, and the nation will witness history in the making. For the first time since the initiation of democratic voting in the...

Presidents circle at the University of Utah Monday September 14, 2015. (Chronicle Archives)

Head to Head: Should the U Drop Its Investments in Fossil Fuel Industries?

March 24, 2016

Divestment at the U Would Spark a Renewable Energy Revolution by Jonathan Park You know the old adage ‘money makes the world turn’? When invested irresponsibly, money also has the power to make...

Op-Ed: U Hosts Session to Consider Fossil Fuel Divestment

Op-Ed: U Hosts Session to Consider Fossil Fuel Divestment

March 24, 2016

Facilitator-led small group discussions among faculty, staff and students on Friday, March 25 will provide feedback to the University of Utah Academic Senate Ad Hoc Re­Investment Dialogue Committee on...