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Christopherson: Utah Needs A Statewide Teacher Salary Increase

By Nain Christopherson, Assistant Opinion Editor October 18, 2019

As teachers across the country have captured national attention with strikes over the last year, Utah’s own teacher shortage has moved from relative obscurity to the forefront of our state’s collective...

Barron: Wildlife Can Find Refuge Within Zoos

Barron: Wildlife Can Find Refuge Within Zoos

By Morgan Barron, Opinion Writer October 3, 2019

This past weekend, I took my younger sister to the Hogle Zoo. We watched the polar bear play with a big floaty toy, learned about the zoo's research into a fungus affecting Utah’s boreal toad population...

Students Share Concern About Effectiveness of Majors

Students Share Concern About Effectiveness of Majors

By Marshall Foster, News Writer September 10, 2019

  Common advice for prospective students: Make sure to pick the right major while in college, because it will set you up for your future. Every year, new freshmen enter their universities in the...

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Christopherson: Utah Must Implement a Statewide Training Program to End a Teacher Shortage Crisis

By Nain Christopherson, Assistant Opinion Editor August 19, 2019

Utah’s teacher shortage has garnered increasing public attention over the last year, thanks in large part to a few organizations and government agencies who've made addressing the problem a top priority. ...

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Christopherson: Utah Should Fund Child Abuse Prevention Programs in Every School

By Nain Christopherson, Assistant Opinion Editor August 8, 2019

  Even in the wake of the #MeToo movement, there’s confusion among many of the adult women I know about exactly how to report sexual abuse. If we tell a doctor, does the doctor have to report...

New Deal Swing. (Photo by Lex Anderson, Courtesy of Jeff Whiteley)

Excellence in the Community Brings Social Dancing Back to Utah

By Abigail Raasch, Arts Writer August 1, 2019

  Throughout history, social dancing has been an integral part of many communities. During times of struggle and hardship, people would join together with good music and dance it out. We now live...

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Chavez: It’s Okay to Take Over Four Years to Graduate

By Paij Chavez, Opinion Writer June 19, 2019

  The stereotypical college career lasts four years, but many Americans are taking an increasingly different timeline. According to a 2017 article in the New York Times, only 41 percent of students...

BYU students celebrate after a BYU touchdown vs. The University of Utah Utes in an NCAA football game at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo, Utah on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017

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Brown: BYU Nepotism and University of Utah Bias in Utah’s Top Tech Companies

By Jacob Brown May 6, 2019

  It is no secret that the student cultures of the University of Utah and Brigham Young University are at odds with one another. A commonly held sentiment at BYU is the belief that the U is a second-rate...

University of Utah 2019 commencement speaker, Rev. France A. Davis (source https://calvaryslc.com/about/our-pastor/)

Kindness and a Love of Learning: Meet the 2019 Commencement Speakers

By Amy Loret April 23, 2019

  May 2019 Commencement Attendees at the University of Utah’s 150th commencement ceremony can look forward to hearing speeches from two incredible individuals: Reverend France A. Davis and...

Photographs depicting video games at the library on April 3rd, 2010 in Salt Lake City, UT.
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Avatars in the Real World: Gaming Simulations Can Help with Real World Application

By Yixin Song April 23, 2019

  Whether or not video games are a form of art has been a heated argument for the past several decades. Loyalists of gaming have been claimed that video games are the greatest art bestowed upon...