Jonathan Park
Undergraduate Writing Portfolio & Publications
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Sanders' Free Higher Education Would Hinder the Economy by Emma Tanner Last week when I was walking to my car on campus I noticed a political sign in someone's window that said something along the lines of "Free College Tuition, Vote Bernie Sanders."
There has been much speculation in recent months surrounding Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson's alleged heroin addiction. I myself was convinced of the veracity of the allegations up until a few weeks ago. I'm relieved that it isn't true, but I can't really blame people for buying into the rumors.
Five hundred and eighty-five BC marks the sixth year of a vengeful war waged between the Medians and the Lydians in Anatolia - modern-day Turkey. The conflict was catalyzed by a cruel culinary prank - a small band of scorned hunters butchered a Median Prince and fed him to his father, the king.
Yesterday, Nov. 5, from the deepest, darkest cavity of LDS headquarters, where not even Christ himself can venture, came a pestilent, homophobic plot to alienate and embarrass the children of same-sex couples.
A Washington D.C.-based group called Americans United for Separation of Church and State (AUSCS) recently sent a letter to U President David Pershing identifying a pernicious peril threatening to shred the very fabric of our secular society. This menace has manifested itself, according to the letter, in the form of weekly, voluntary LDS classes being offered to U football players.
The world once looked to America as a leader in economic, technological and moral progress. These days, however, China seems to be forging ahead while America has wavered, especially when it comes to the most pressing problem facing our planet today: climate change.
Independent reggae band Fortunate Youth, as part of their Don't Think Twice Fall Tour, graced The Depot last Thursday with a positively soul-stirring performance. While most bands have a couple of songs that utterly delight and ignite the crowd, Fortunate Youth's entire rhythmic repertoire evoked uproarious enthusiasm among the flocks of fans packed around the stage.
At 19, I was a damn fool. Reckless abandon and rebellious disregard for authority were tenets of my adolescent attitude. So it came as no surprise to anyone when I was incarcerated at the Weber County Correctional Facility.
My favorite high school class, political science, rocked my world and shattered my naïve confidence in the notions of a fair trial and justice for all. I remember learning about the "beyond a reasonable doubt standard," a law that requires a jury not to convict a criminal if there is any doubt to his guilt.
Former Cop Reveals Shocking Experiences with the Baltimore PD
While America is focused on the murder in Charleston, there's a robbery taking place in Washington
Prescription Pills are Painfully Overprescribed
Peer reviewed opinion piece examining the efficacy of our economic model for resolving issues related to scarce resource conservation
We've always had options when it comes to fuel; history reveals how the dirtiest one has become dominant
TPP is bad for you and bad for me!
Belief in God and belief in science aren't mutually exclusive
Surprising scientific revelations should have us rethinking our stance on solitary
Could CCS be a saving grace in the climate change race?
The strike force should be stricken from our community, or reformed at the very least.
Stop indirectly subsidizing the parasitic corn and sugar industries? Oh SNAP!
Nationwide solar panels present a step in the renewable direction and should be mandatory
The ocean offers a more exciting exploratory experience than the moon
College: Education or Enslavement?
Heretical rant against green lawns in the land of red rocks
The push for privatization in Utah
Utah HB 121 would eliminate a perplexing law that prevents the state from passing clean air legislation that is stricter than federal standards.
Does your happiness depend on what's happening?
Learn how curbing your consumption habits can help conserve the natural riches of rainforest coffers.
A reflection on the results of the most recent Living Planet Index
Petroleum pipeline poses problems for the planet.
U down to divest from fossil fuels? New life injected in the divestment campaign on Utah's campus.
Oh wait, we live here, too. Oops.
They make superconductors out of this stuff, man.
Don't Let Your Tech Become an Environmental Wreck!
My opinion on this issue flipped when I was mid-way through writing in. Persuasive points on both sides of the prison bars.
Having a healthy diet doesn't need to mean breaking the bank
Koch Bros bid a billion to buy a president
Find out how Cali's cap and trade could effect the rest of the west
Who can support USCAN? You can!
Polyethylene microbeads are coating our teeth and tainting our water. But you possess the power to stop it! Find out how
Corporations are legal "persons" while chimpanzees are legal property. This is backwards, and it needs to change.
Will more tech put our climate woes in check?
It's ALIVE!! (The wall, that is.)
Panhandlers peddle illusions of altruism to narcissists.
More cops on the street could mean less people gettin beat
Whoever said that the best things in life are free clearly wasn't an economist.
Should we wind down wind energy? Or will wind wind up a winner?
Pago and Sage's Cafe are leading a dining revolution in SLC
Fear is simply an opportunity for courage.