After a Thanksgiving spent reveling in gratitude, a Christmas season surrounded by loved ones and a New Year’s celebration filled with confetti and vows to improve ourselves, many of us, myself included,...

The phrase “genetic engineering” is enough to conjure up a mental image of twisted sci-fi and immediately make an audience uncomfortable. Genetic engineering is not something the media normally...

Those who intentionally commit crimes should pay for their misconduct. Most of the time this punishment occurs within the prison system. However, while incarceration has its merits for violent offenders,...

Salt Lake City is a magnet for outdoor recreation enthusiasts of all stripes. Nestled at the base of the Wasatch Mountains, SLC serves as a prime launching pad for bikers, climbers, hikers, skiers, snowboarders...

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The federal government owns 63.9 percent of all land in the state of Utah. This massive swathe of public land encompasses some of the state’s most diverse and dazzling...

In a few days, friends and family will gather to stuff their faces with pizza and hot wings, vote on their favorite commercials and watch the greatest sporting event of the year. The Super Bowl is a culmination...

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It may surprise you to find out that the U is one of the last schools in the Pac-12 to allow smoking on campus. In fact, over a thousand colleges and universities in...

You’ve heard the saying, “Those who can, do; those who can’t, teach.” This idiom has been around far too long, demeaning the profession of teaching. It exists in direct contradiction...

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]John Dehlin, founder of the MormonStories.org podcast and StayLDS.com, is facing disciplinary action from the LDS church for alleged apostasy, with a disciplinary council...

We live in a country where we are able to choose the people who represent us in government. However, voter turnout is never 100 percent. So many people who have the ability to vote don’t. Why?...