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The Daily Utah Chronicle

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

Letter to the Editor

October 9, 2013

Editor: Under the title of this year’s Pride Week, “Pride Has Many Voices,” it is troubling that the week’s keynote address showcases one of the most privileged voices. Dan Savage’s name is not...

Religion must bend to legal definitions

October 8, 2013

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ conference this time around has added another soundbite to contribute to the further gap between the LDS church and progressive socio-political trends....

‘Sexism’ claims unjustified

October 8, 2013

Every once in a while when I find myself feeling unreasonably optimistic about society, I force myself to listen to conservative talk radio to balance things out. The other day I was indulging myself...

Gender roles create rift

October 8, 2013

This past weekend marked the 183rd semi-annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in which hundreds of LDS women were barred entrance to the male-only Saturday night...

Debt ceiling must be raised

October 7, 2013

The government is in shutdown and it looks to be that way for some time. Oct. 17 is the date which Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew has said is the last date that the government has before it will not...

U.S. is being irresponsible

October 7, 2013

Everyone has been talking about the government shutdown, and rightly so. What people haven’t been talking about, but probably should be, is the hypocrisy and irresponsibility of our current leader —...

U shouldn’t hire shady subcontractors for projects

October 7, 2013

You would think that being a student at the U would mean you were informed about the projects on campus. This is not the case. There are many things that students are not informed about. The new Ambulatory...

Psuedoscience creates unnecessary anxiety

October 6, 2013

The other day as I was browsing through Facebook, I came across a page promoting healthy eating and exercise habits. I skimmed the site and I came across something odd — a link to a high school science...

Government must band together to avert crisis

October 6, 2013

The shutdown that many were sure could not happen has occurred. With around 800,000 federal workers furloughed and many more required to continue working for no pay, the government, both the Republican-controlled...

Insincere politeness is ruining society

October 6, 2013

I’m struggling yet again to get along with my fellow human beings. I have been trying for years to tiptoe politely around the proverbial China shop that is society, but lately I feel more like being...