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The University of Utah campus gets adorned with the first snowfall of the season on Dec. 04, 2019 (Photo by Abu Asib | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Saifee & Weglinski: Spring Semester Can Bring Hope

By Sonia Weglinski and Zahra Saifee January 19, 2021

  As the end of our winter break nears, there seems to be a looming sense of anxiety about the coming spring semester. Simply put, the fall semester was not easy for us. The ongoing pandemic, a...

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Burton: Elite Universities Are Overrated

By Logan Burton, Opinion Writer November 30, 2020

  As a junior inching closer to graduation, I’ve been searching through graduate programs over the past few weeks. And in a strange turn of events, I’ve found rather myself enjoying this bizarre...

The University of Utah Football team rush onto the field prior to the start of the game in an NCAA Football game vs. UCLA at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, UT on Saturday November 16, 2019.(Photo by Curtis Lin | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Fun or Foul: College Fantasy Football

By Carlos Padilla October 23, 2020

  Football season has finally arrived! Both the college and NFL seasons are plugging along, with the Big Ten and Pac-12 conferences readying to kick off within the coming weeks. Football season...

Scott: Traditional Students Could Learn a Thing or Two From Their Non-Traditional Classmates

Scott: Traditional Students Could Learn a Thing or Two From Their Non-Traditional Classmates

October 21, 2020

  Access to education is an increasingly popular issue among Americans. College is expensive — in the last 30 years, public two-year and private four-year schools doubled tuition costs and in-state...

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Chung: New High School Graduates Should Consider Deferring Their First Semester of College

By Stacy Chung, Opinion Writer July 17, 2020

  The coronavirus pandemic has altered many aspects of our lives — jobs, entertainment, food, education and more. It’s having a particularly heavy impact on recent high school graduates, 49%...

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Gholami: Higher Education Still Has Much to Do in Addressing Racism

By Samira Gholami, Opinion Writer June 21, 2020

  Universities are typically thought of as bastions of progressive enlightenment where thinkers come together to make society better. Many people wouldn’t think that racist and bigoted rhetoric...

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Burton: Students Had Mental Health Problems before COVID-19

By Logan Burton, Opinion Writer May 28, 2020

  In addition to the physical threats it poses, the COVID-19 pandemic and the lifestyle changes it has required are having a considerable effect on public mental health. Though efforts to alleviate...

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Burton: How to Have a Successful First Year at the U

May 6, 2020

  College is an exciting and soul-expanding experience. It’s where most of us find our passions and future careers, and many of us enjoy more independence in our first year than we have ever...

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Welcome to the U: Advice From the Arts Desk

  The thought of starting college can be scary, as life suddenly changes and you’re thrown into a new world. As you begin your college career at the University of Utah, the writers from the Arts...

Cereal is no longer an unhealthy bowl of sugar and milk, but a delicious reward that I have earned by being alive. (Design by Ashlyn Cary | Daily Utah Chronicle)

Binge Bytes: ‘Armchair Expert’

By Abigail Raasch, Arts Writer October 26, 2019

Podcasts give us so much information. They make us laugh, provide financial wisdom, talk about the latest crazy inventions, or give us advice on this, that and the other thing,“Armchair Expert” by actor Dax...