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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

The longevity of Thursday

By By Chase Straight • February 19, 2009

There's something to be said about longevity in the music business, especially in a genre that spits out ensemble after ensemble in the name of giving angry teenagers a soundtrack for their aggression. Thursday is one of the only bands that can survive their fans growing out of that surly phase.

Give smokers a break

By By Chase Straight • September 12, 2008

Smoking is bad, and the person holding the cigarette knows that already. The more time a pious commentator spends around the smoker, the longer he or she will be exposed to the secondhand smoke anyway, so they might as well keep truckin'.

A sports bar for sports fans

By By Chase Straight • July 30, 2008
In 2005, Dan Simonsen and Ken Densmore decided they wanted to create the ultimate sports bar. Already owners of the successful Lumpy's Highland location, they realized they needed more space and amenities to accomplish this goal and thus, Lumpy's Downtown was born.

Red Butte concert series promises talented musicians

By By Chase Straight and By Chase Straight • June 11, 2008
Three years and $6 million later, the Red Butte concert series is back with a vengeance in 2008, boasting a stellar lineup covering genres ranging from classic R&B to alt-country. The new amphitheater is ready to rock 'n' roll, and the problems plaguing the original concert series-mainly restricted lines-of-sight and unsightly port-a-potties-have been fixed.

Straight: U needs quality concert bands

By By Chase Straight • April 18, 2008
The Grand Kerfuffle went off with a bang April 11 with performances from the Shiny Toy Guns and hellogoodbye, and I have never seen so many braces in my life. The median age of the crowd had to be 13, which is a pretty liberal guestimate. The Kerfuffle concertgoers were treated to such refined lyrics as "touchdown turnaround/I never see you around.

Straight: A real campus master plan

By By Chase Straight and By Chase Straight • March 31, 2008
Student life at the U is beginning to feel stagnant. I've been here for three years and have certainly appreciated what our school has to offer -- namely a dry campus, fascist food prices and having to hike to every class. With the dull experience of being a Utah student weighing down on me, I thought I would offer up a few ideas to improve things (Focus Party, you better be reading this).

Straight: Make sure to vote in the ASUU elections

By By Chase Straight • March 10, 2008
The Associated Students of the University of Utah elections are just around the corner, and most students don't really give a damn. To be fair, the campaigns I've seen in my time at this university haven't warranted a second glance (not to mention that hardly anyone outside of ASUU actually knows what ASUU does).

Straight: Not exactly the end of an era

By By Chase Straight and By Chase Straight • February 26, 2008
Fidel Castro is stepping down from his position as the president of Cuba. Can you believe it? Too bad nothing is going to change. The man who turned back the U.S. at the Bay of Pigs invasion, maintained a stable economy despite U.S. sanctions and survived numerous assassination attempts by the CIA (638 by some counts) is finally saying, "In your face, America!" by peacefully resigning.

Straight: Negative Greek stereotypes prove false

By By Chase Straight • February 11, 2008
Frat guys are a bunch of drunken tools, hell-bent on hazing the crap out of pledges and coercing women out of their clothes. I also hear that Mormons have horns. It's such a shame that some people still have these ill-conceived notions of fraternity men and their characters.