During my time at the Daily Utah Chronicle, I had the privilege of writing for the Investigative Desk. During my three years at the Chrony, I have gotten to learn more about an environment...

  As a kid who grew up only a couple miles away from campus, attending the University of Utah was an easy choice. The U runs deep in my family — my father, my two older sisters and three of my...

  I had a job interview recently where I was asked that common question, “Where do you see yourself in five years?” Instead of thinking about the future, I thought about the past. I thought...

  Some may remember the wildfire that started behind the University of Utah in September 2020. Being a college freshman, of course I hiked the mountain with some friends to get a closer look. Little...

  On New Year’s Eve 2021, I watched Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Magnolia” for the very first time. My wife was asleep on our bed. She was recovering from both COVID and an ectopic pregnancy...

  I remember my first lunch at the University of Utah. It was at this salad bar in the Union that no longer exists, and I had bought some kind of blue cheese salad, which was my first mistake....

  As a Salt Lake Community College transfer student, it was scary to start college all over again at the University of Utah almost two years ago. It felt like stepping into the unknown, again....

  In my junior year at the University of Utah, two of my friends died tragically. Maggie Fix, my partner for driver’s ed, lost her four-year battle against cancer. She never failed to make me...

  For the last four years, the U has held a Gold rating from the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System. Since the U’s STARS rating is slated to be renewed in 2024, the Sustainability...