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Scott: Racism in Utah Schools Leaves Long-term Wounds

By Elise Scott, Opinion Writer June 5, 2020

  The youth are our future, which is why it is concerning that so many recent high profile acts of racism in Utah have come at the hands of high school students. Whether it be slurs at basketball...

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Christopherson: Utah High Schools Need Later Start Times

By Nain Christopherson, Assistant Opinion Editor February 20, 2020

  Since starting college, I’ve gotten two to three more hours of sleep a night than I ever did in high school – and it’s not because I’m slacking off. Admittedly, high schoolers face enormous...

High school students at 2019 MEChA Conference at the U on Feb 27, 2019 next to a banner that reads: IMMIGRANTS MAKE COMMUNITY GREAT (Photo by Katelyn Collett)

U’s MEChA Hosts Conference for High School Students

By Katelyn Collett March 1, 2019

  The 2019 Movimiento Estudiantil Chicanx de Aztlan (MEChA) Conference occurred at the University of Utah on Feb. 27. High school students from Ogden to Provo gathered on campus to participate...

High school students attend the Passageways to Law event on Feb. 22 2019 at the S.J Quinney College of Law 
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College of Law Program Provides High School Students with Passageways to Law School

By Miacel Spotted Elk, News Writer February 24, 2019

  Feb. 22 was just another day of school at the S.J. Quinney College of Law, except the students in attendance were high school students from around the Salt Lake Community. They were learning...

Utah high school students getting help with their college applications while in school. Courtesy of Genevieve Erickson.

USHE Pushes Initiative to Increase Number of College Applications

By Claudia Robles November 9, 2018

  College application season is in full swing. Now, students are receiving a little extra help with applying. Applications for most colleges in Utah are due in late November and early December...

Patience: Schools that Teach Protest Should Allow Protest

Patience: Schools that Teach Protest Should Allow Protest

By Alisa Patience March 6, 2018

The Parkland Florida school shooting has inspired students at schools all over the country to participate in school walk-outs as a form of peaceful protest against the government's inaction regarding gun...

Patience: College Prepares Us to Fail in the Real World

Patience: College Prepares Us to Fail in the Real World

By Alisa Patience February 24, 2018

Is the University of Utah teaching students what we need to know for the real world? This is a complicated question. To me, the real world implies living on your own, having a job, paying taxes 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....

Patience: Frogs are Friends, Not Science Experiments

Patience: Frogs are Friends, Not Science Experiments

By Alisa Patience October 31, 2017

Imagine you’re back in high school, sitting in math class and you are suddenly surrounded by the smell of death. You think the zombie apocalypse is upon you, but you realize the smell is emanating from...

Richards: American Vandal Accurately Portrays the High School Mindset

Richards: “American Vandal” Accurately Portrays the High School Mindset

By Connor Richards October 13, 2017

While summer blockbusters are usually based around intense action and overwhelming special effects, some of the most popular movies of all time have been about a more mundane subject matter: high school....