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Winter Storm Jonas Reveals Aspects of Millennial Culture

Winter Storm Jonas Reveals Aspects of Millennial Culture

January 28, 2016

Millennials are known for our lack of interpersonal communication skills and our inability to keep information private and personal, which is owed largely to our shortened attention spans and the exponential...

Visa Restrictions Place Unnecessary Burden on Travelers, Deter Diplomacy

Visa Restrictions Place Unnecessary Burden on Travelers, Deter Diplomacy

January 28, 2016

An article I read recently in The New Yorker criticized the Ammon Bundy-led militia standoff at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge for being behind the times. Bundy and a host of other Westerners made a...

Government Officials in Flint, Mich. Display Gross Negligence in Water Crisis

Government Officials in Flint, Mich. Display Gross Negligence in Water Crisis

January 28, 2016

Flint, Mich. is a town where 40 percent of the people live below the poverty line, 73 percent of the population is not white and the residents have been drinking toxic water for the past year because...

People Need to Remember: Walking Is the Best Medicine

People Need to Remember: Walking Is the Best Medicine

January 27, 2016

Ralph Waldo Emerson once said that “few people know how to take a walk." Most of us take walking for granted. In fact, I believe there’s a growing movement to get rid of walking altogether. The prevalence...

The Perfect New Year's Resolution: Going Green

The Perfect New Year’s Resolution: Going Green

January 26, 2016

If conservatives believe climate change is a hoax invented by liberals, I get to believe Santa was invented by Republicans. Think about it. His clothes are red, he promotes big industry, his company is...

Prescription Drug Abuse Should be Seen as a "White Epidemic"

Prescription Drug Abuse Should be Seen as a “White Epidemic”

January 25, 2016

  The undeniable drug problem in our country has long been relegated primarily to low-income and minority communities. The brunt of blame associated with the effects of drug abuse is also linked...

Taking Baby Steps Toward Success

Taking Baby Steps Toward Success

January 25, 2016

On the Sunday night before Spring Semester started, I made the grave mistake of watching multiple interviews of famous actors and actresses. Emma Watson, sporting her usual elegant hair and makeup, paired...

Challenging Classes Should Not Be Toned Down to Please Students

Challenging Classes Should Not Be Toned Down to Please Students

January 25, 2016

"No Pain, No Gain" is a well-known saying that could and should be applied to education. In education, pain means dealing with terms or concepts students are unfamiliar with, that they have to reach and...

Visitors attend the 2016 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah on Saturday, January 23, 2016

Sundance: Something Every Utahn Can Be Proud Of

January 25, 2016

As a Utah native who rarely takes advantage of the stunning backdrop that is my birthplace, I am all too familiar with the nonchalance that seems to plague us oblivious Utahns. There are some that don’t...

Valentine's Candy in January Showcases Corporate Advertising Techniques

Valentine’s Candy in January Showcases Corporate Advertising Techniques

January 25, 2016

Holidays like Halloween and Christmas have been turned into month-long events with goods in stores up to two months in advance. That’s fine, I get it. What I don’t get is why I found an entire section...