Opinion Articles
Shattuck: Voting for America's Next Top Drinking Buddy
There once was a man from Nantucket,
Lost everything in the stock market.
It wasn't a joke,
That he soon was broke,
And became rather aggravated with the way in which the hosts of last week's presidential debate, Charlie Gibson and George Stephanopoulos, instead of asking questions relating to the economy and other issues that affect Americans, focused on such banal issues as the wearing of a flag pin.…
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Mueller: The cell phone camera shot heard round the world
Score one more for the Utah porno police. Quick, kids, hide your National Geographics, or Davis County prosecutors could slap you with a third-degree felony charge.
A 15-year-old boy has been officially charged in the nude cell phone photo swap scandal that sent half the state and the entire Utah State Legislature into a tizzy several weeks back.…
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Niedrich: Words of wisdom
As my undergraduate academic career and time at the U comes to a close May 2, I thought it appropriate to look back and recap the lessons I've learned or things I've tried to bring to the attention of readers in the columns I've written during my time with The Daily Utah Chronicle.…
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Chronicle's view: Finally, a pledge for climate neutrality
It's about time. In June of 2007, The Chronicle published an article on a campus climate pledge that U President Michael Young had yet to sign ("U hasn't joined campus climate pledge," June 18, 2007). The pledge, which would have the U work toward climate neutrality by doing an emissions inventory and then develop a plan within two years of how it would work toward the neutrality, had been signed by every other Utah university until now.…
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Letter: U used to be hot spot for big-time bands
Editor: Back in the day (2006), I was the Concerts Chair for the Presenters Office ("Concerts should feature bands students want," Chase Straight, April 18). In my year, I brought Death Cab for Cutie, Wilco, Yo La Tengo, Jurassic 5 and Violent Femmes. I fought hard for U concerts, and it makes me sad to see the quality of shows go downhill.…
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Letter: Don't hate on expression through fashion
Editor: To quote Janice Kopaunik's column ("Dress for college success," April 18): "If you want to be respected, dress the part." I don't have to look at Janice to know that she is not respectable for judging her fellow students as she has, and even more so, for encouraging them to do the same.…
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