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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

Palin not qualified to serve the American public

By By James Sewell October 9, 2008

Her performance in the Oct. 2 debate was illuminating, for it demonstrated clearly her contempt for the average thinking American who won't settle for vague platitudes and semi-erotic winking and colloquialisms like "doggone" and "darn."

New building takes away from spirit of humanities

By By Aaron Shaddy October 9, 2008

A new humanities building? Doesn't that detract from the whole spirit of a humanities major?

Students deserve use of lots during events and construction

October 8, 2008

I found myself driving around the E lot by the Merrill Engineering Building for half an hour with numerous other students, an all-too-common occurrence. Many of the cars in the lot are owned by construction workers who have temporary E passes.

Lenowitz’s claims about mural inaccurate and unprofessional

October 8, 2008

Professor Harris Lenowitz asserts the artwork in the lobby of the new Tanner Humanities Building by Utah artist Pilar Pobil harbors an anti-Semitic message. Such accusations cannot be taken lightly nor should they be made public without thoughtful consideration and investigation.

Gillis brings Girl Talk, controversy to Utah

By By Brian Trick October 8, 2008

Come Oct. 30, Salt Lake City will be host to the biggest walking, talking, potential lawsuit known to the music industry.

Professors should take time and utilize teach-in option

By By Alicia Williams October 8, 2008

. Course content is extremely important to curriculum, but spending one class to discuss real world issues and how they fit in with that curriculum is also vitally important.

Students responsible for own graduation

October 8, 2008

Students need to stop expecting advisers to lead them to commencement by the hand, and instead take personal responsibility for their own timely graduation.

Students should learn language, culture

By and October 7, 2008

The language goal is not to make you fluent overnight any more than the fine arts requirement is designed to make you an artist. It is just the first step in a journey of a thousand miles.

Rice-Eccles staff incompetent

By and October 7, 2008

As a member of the U marching band, I've been to my fair share of games. Rice-Eccles Stadium is the most inept stadium that I have had the misfortune to deal with.

HB 237 is a bad idea

By By Jeffrey Jenkins and By Jeffrey Jenkins October 7, 2008

The responsibility of enforcing immigration needs to be returned to the hands of the federal government, freeing our local law enforcement officers to perform their jobs.