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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

Barber: Journalism Is My Future, Can I Handle It?

Barber: Journalism Is My Future, Can I Handle It?

By Shaelyn Barber November 8, 2017

I’ve been keeping careful watch on the recent tragedies we’ve experienced here in the United States. This year has certainly been a year of hardship. Natural disasters across the globe, racism and...

Barber: Mental Health Stigma Is Dangerous

Barber: Mental Health Stigma Is Dangerous

By Shaelyn Barber November 1, 2017

I was cleaning out my childhood room a couple months ago and stumbled upon a bright pink Bratz journal wedged underneath my mattress. I recognized it from my elementary school days and gave a little smirk....

Barber: The Us Night Bus System Poses Danger to Students

Barber: The U’s Night Bus System Poses Danger to Students

By Shaelyn Barber October 30, 2017

I think it’s a pretty widely accepted fact that the shuttle system at the University of Utah is not ideal. Between inconsistent schedules and inconvenient times, the buses are somewhat of a struggle...

Barber: College Pressure is Detrimental to Students Health

Barber: College Pressure is Detrimental to Students’ Health

By Shaelyn Barber October 28, 2017

Exhaustion is too light a word for how I’ve been feeling this semester. Between five classes, two jobs and one internship (not to mention social life, gym, personal relaxation and maybe some sleep if...

Barber: Utah Marriage Culture Poses Problems for Young Adults

Barber: Utah Marriage Culture Poses Problems for Young Adults

By Shaelyn Barber October 27, 2017

I have dreamed of getting married since I was a young kid. I used to imagine what it would be like to finally meet the love of my life and start my very own happily ever after. I played games about getting...

Barber: Social Media is Useful for Social Anxiety

Barber: Social Media is Useful for Social Anxiety

By Shaelyn Barber October 23, 2017

Social media gets a lot of bashing — what with us millennials constantly glued to our phones. Do we pay attention to anything else? Do we even talk to people, or just tag them in endless memes? Do we...

Barber: Religious Exchange is Valuable to Society

Barber: Religious Exchange is Valuable to Society

By Shaelyn Barber October 23, 2017

With a huge desire to get out of Utah and have a proper fall break far away from my midterms, I followed my roommate out to visit her family in Boulder, Colorado. I hadn’t been to Boulder since I was...

California Army and Air National Guard firefighting aircraft and their crews from the 129th Rescue Wing, out of Moffett Field, and the 3-140th Aviation Battalion, out of Los Alamitos, work out of a wildfire staging base near Redding, Calif., Aug. 24, 2012, where they maintain their birds, rest, and take to the skies with gigantic buckets of water filled from local dip sites and dropped on the fire line. The citizen soldiers and airmen are assisting CALFIRE and other local agencies in battling numerous blazes in the Golden States northern mountainous region.

Barber: Don’t Prioritize One Natural Disaster Over Another

By Shaelyn Barber October 9, 2017

As far as natural disasters go, 2017 has been one hell of a year. The U.S. has been plagued by colossal phenomena: fires, drought, flooding and hurricanes have been assailing us for the last several months,...

Barber: Am I Queer Enough?

Barber: Am I Queer Enough?

By Shaelyn Barber October 1, 2017

It hit me around tenth grade while I was reminiscing about my junior high school days and suddenly realized that the girl I used to stare at during choir class had been a little more interesting to me...

The Block U on the University of Utah Campus, Salt Lake City, UT on Wednesday, July 12, 2017.

Barber: The U Needs an Amnesty Policy

By Shaelyn Barber September 25, 2017

Drinking is a big part of modern college culture. Whether you yourself are someone who chooses to partake, you’re surrounded by elements of it. When over 80 percent of college students consume alcohol in...