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Ted Hyngstrom, Editor in Chief of the Bulldog Press (23-24)

Editorial: Letter from the Editor (2024 Edition)

Ted Hyngstrom, Editor in Chief May 13, 2024

As my time at Judge comes to close, I can't help but think about all that I've done while in this class. Some of my favorites have been producing TV Judge with CJ Stokes and Toni Bullough, my coverage...

This CNN graphic compares numbers of school shootings in the US to other countries. Source: https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/21/us/school-shooting-us-versus-world-trnd/index.html

Will guns in schools make them safer?

Oliver Cockle and Owen Prince April 14, 2024

No, armed guards won't make schools safer by Oliver Cockle In the past twenty years the landscape of daily life at school has changed due to school shootings and it is something that the Utah Legislature...

Easing overcrowding in Utahs national parks

Easing overcrowding in Utah’s national parks

Katie Valentine April 10, 2024

Dear Mr. Sams, I’m sure that you are well aware of the current state of your national parks. As you know, many of the parks under your protection are currently in jeopardy of destruction – the very...

Utah is one of only five states that is without a lottery. Image generated by DALL-E 3.

The big gamble

Noah Crossman March 26, 2024

This year Utah had the possibility of getting a lottery. Representative Kera Birkeland of Morgan was at the head of this proposal. She believed that the state should allow Utah voters to decide if they...

A better idea to reduce speeding in school zones

Isaac Hildebrand, Staff March 25, 2024

Speed zones are put in place to protect pedestrians, as well as other cars, from the potential dangers that come from excessive speed in populated areas.  This is especially reinforced in school zones,...

David McCollough. Creative Commons image by Shawn Miller.

Perspective: ‘History is a guide to navigation in perilous times.’

Tessa Fowler, guest writer March 20, 2024

Editor's Note: Welcome to our first edition of Perspective, opinions written by the student body. David McCullough once said, “History is a guide to navigation in perilous times (1984)”. McCullough...

Winter Olympics coming to Salt Lake City in 2034

Winter Olympics coming to Salt Lake City in 2034

Owen Higgins March 15, 2024

At the end of last year the International Olympic Committee (IOC) proposed that the 2034 Winter Olympics be held in Salt Lake City. This may come as a surprise, but I believe that it is actually a very...

The Power District is a development planned by the Utah Fairpark. Image courtesy LHM Company.

One way to find out if the MLB and Utah are a good fit

Austin Harlan March 15, 2024

The state of Utah just passed a bill S.B. 272 which would cost taxpayers almost $1 billion, and it would help in bringing an Major League Baseball team to Utah. I am a big baseball fan, and I even...

Dry lakebed at the Great Salt Lake

The Rights of Nature Movement and the shrinking Great Salt Lake

Dylan Krannich March 14, 2024

According to the Washington Post, the Great Salt Lake has lost roughly 40 billion gallons of water annually since 2020. This is equivalent to 302.8 billion water bottles and enough water to supply 1.33...

Does the Great Salt Lake have rights?

Does the Great Salt Lake have rights?

Sam Cowan March 13, 2024

Lawmakers in Utah have begun to push legislation H.B. 249, to counter the "rights of nature" movement gaining momentum in efforts to save the drying Great Salt Lake. This bill, which has passed the House,...

Image of the Great Salt Lake landscape.

State should invest in invasive phragmite removal

Lucy Duberow March 12, 2024

Attention on the Great Salt Lake only continues to increase. An invasive reed-like plant called phragmites is taking over and sucking up a considerable amount of the Great Salt Lake’s water. This plant...

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Opinion: 25 years later, substance abuse at Judge remains

Ted Hyngstrom, Editor in Chief February 27, 2024

Drugs. Alcohol. Vaping. Whatever you want to call it, substance abuse in Judge Memorial and many other high schools has been prevalent for a long time. This year marks 25 years since a poll by the...

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