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Media Should Have Classified Planned Parenthood Shooting as Domestic Terrorism

Media Should Have Classified Planned Parenthood Shooting as Domestic Terrorism

December 29, 2015

Journalists are supposed to be objective, concentrating on the facts of a story and eliminating personal biases. But the contrasting coverage of the San Bernardino and Planned Parenthood shootings offer...

UMFA Prepares for Temporary Closure in 2016 to Improve Building's Vapor Barrier

UMFA Prepares for Temporary Closure in 2016 to Improve Building’s Vapor Barrier

December 27, 2015

The world for Utah art lovers is going to grow a little smaller next year. Starting Jan. 18 the Utah Museum of Fine Arts will close. This temporary shutdown, estimated to last between six months and a...

Republican Presidential Candidates Need to Take Climate Change Seriously

December 26, 2015

The Republican presidential candidates have two approaches to addressing climate change and environmental policy: 1. Deny everything or 2. Do nothing.According to the Boston Globe, when Admiral Samuel...

Presidents circle at the University of Utah Monday September 14, 2015. (Chronicle Archives)

Study Shows: Average Salaries for U Alumni Trump National Averages

December 26, 2015

The average U alumnus makes $15,000 more annually than most college graduates. A study done by the U.S. Department of Education found that U graduates make a median $49,000 a year — the third-highest...

Technology as a Gale of Creative Destruction Not So  Good for Individual  Happiness

Technology as a Gale of Creative Destruction Not So Good for Individual Happiness

December 23, 2015

My intermediate microeconomics class this week brought up the topic of happiness, which is often expressed in economics terms as “utility.” We discussed whether American people today are happier than...

U Students Fight for Nationwide Free Tuition with "Million Student March"

U Students Fight for Nationwide Free Tuition with “Million Student March”

December 23, 2015

As Spring Semester looms, students are turning to their wallets, scholarships or parents to get the thousands of dollars needed for tuition. But a few are trying to get that number dropped to zero —...

The Top Ten Albums of 2015

The Top Ten Albums of 2015

By Justin Adams December 22, 2015

Let me preface this by saying that this list (like all end-of-year lists) is highly subjective. 10. "How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful" – Florence + the Machine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQ_7PK3eM2U This...

Sophomore Tanaeya Boclair (32) drives against the Fort Louis defense in an exhibition game at the Huntsman center on 6 Nov 2015.

Utes earns first road win in a barn-burner over Utah State

December 22, 2015

Utah braved the winter weather and traveled to Logan on Tuesday afternoon where it faced the Utah State Aggies in its second to last game in the preseason. With the game tied 61 all and just 10 seconds...

Top Ten Christmas Albums

Top Ten Christmas Albums

By Justin Adams December 21, 2015

Working on a Spotify Christmas music playlist? Here are 10 essential Christmas albums from a variety of eras and genres to get you started. 10. A Family Christmas - The Piano Guys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRqjFcP_aw0 Starting...

Why Christians Should Support the "War on Christmas"

Why Christians Should Support the “War on Christmas”

By Justin Adams December 21, 2015

'Tis the season to get outraged. Or that’s what it seems like, anyway. Each year the Christmas/holiday season (take your pick) seems to be more and more absorbed in this stupid debate about a “War...