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The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

Opinion

‘Natural’ Nature of Prisons an Old-Fashioned Notion

June 17, 2014

This past week, "Orange Is the New Black," the Netflix original about a women’s prison complex, aired its second season. To many, this was everything they had been waiting for: a dramatic, captivating...

Consumers Should Be Wary Of Crossfit

June 12, 2014

CrossFit is the latest prepackaged, heavily marketed workout craze to gain traction. Its aim, per crossfit.com, is “to forge a broad, general, and inclusive fitness.” CrossFit routines center...

Student journalism: Bless this mess

April 23, 2014

On my first day, I made every mistake I could have. I was 18 years old, fresh off of my high school newspaper and I hadn’t even started my first year of college yet. But I had an assignment: cover the...

Rory Penman

Barefoot and minimalist is the way we’re supposed to be

April 22, 2014

We do not realize that we are imprisoned. We have taken one of the most complex parts of our bodies and locked them away — in shoes. When you think about it, humans do not need to be wearing shoes most...

Lindsay Schuring

U.S. needs to become more inclusive

April 21, 2014

To many Americans, sex and gender exist within a binary system — man and woman. This idea of a binary is a lie, as any gender studies student, social justice advocate or gender-nonconforming individual...

Arash Tadjiki

Smokers should take ‘noxious cloud’ away from the doors

April 21, 2014

There is something happening on campus that seems to be spreading rampantly anywhere and everywhere. Smoking is a part of daily life here on campus, and whether one partakes of it or not, it will likely...

Arash Tadjiki

White privilege demonstrates racial inequality

April 17, 2014

Public outrage was at a fever pitch earlier this year over a fairly unobtrusive comic who touched on a controversial subject. According to several articles covering the issue, including one from Buzzfeed,...

Letter to the editor: Fight song should emulate U diversity

April 15, 2014

Editor,  Just a “crazy” idea: Who am I, sir, a Utah ____ am I! Is there any reason I can’t fill in that blank with any term that I am feeling at the time? This song is unique among universities...

Rory Penman

Obama should deliver on immigration promises

April 14, 2014

President Barack Obama has ordered a shift in immigration policy. According to The New York Times, he ordered a review of deportations in March, citing sympathy for the harm it has caused to families in...

Rory Penman

Chrony deserves to remain student voice

April 14, 2014

It’s both a hard and sad truth that we often don’t know the value of what we have until it’s gone, and by the time we recognize the error of our ways, the present has become the past. When I was...