Catharsis is one of those words you have probably heard but maybe aren’t entirely sure what it means. It’s essentially the act of relieving old negative emotions. I’ve talked about reaching catharsis...
It’s flu season once again and it has been as bad as any season since the early 2000s. As of Feb. 12, the hospitalization rate for the flu was 68 people per 100,000. That’s higher than the 64.2 per...
On March 7, CNN reporter Brian Stelter released an investigation of internal documents from Sinclair Broadcast Group, a media conglomerate that owns and operates over 170 television stations, including...
Late last month Donald Trump, populist candidate turned U.S. President known for championing the Second Amendment, sent shock waves through Washington when he announced his feelings (at the time) about...
With spring finally here, I think we can all agree that feeling the sun on our faces is going to be refreshing. Although it seems that it has been a short winter this year, the snowy days seemed to reek...
There are over 32,000 students attending the University of Utah, and every day thousands of them walk across campus trying to get to a specific location — usually as quickly as possible. Having a large...
Sex, drugs and rock-in-roll used to be what made parents anxious about sending their kids to public schools and out into the world. Now, parents' fears stem from society's inability to control violence....
Defense mechanisms: we all have them. A defense mechanism is exactly what it sounds like, a mental or emotional defense used to protect us from stress and pain. As college students, we endure a time of...
The Salt Lake Valley was described by early settlers as being a cricket-infested, barren landscape devoid even of the lumber needed to build a proper settlement. Over 170 years later, this religiously...
These words are found all over our social media feeds: “Dear God, why do you allow so much violence in schools? Sincerely, a concerned student. ... Dear concerned student, I’m not allowed in schools....
