For years, I was a Halsey-hater. Maybe hate is a strong word. I didn’t love her music, I didn’t despise it. I was indifferent — not changing the station if a song came on, but turning...

  Utah has struggled with high rates of mental illness since long before the pandemic. Our state ranks fifth highest in the United States for suicide, and our rate of self-reported depression is...

  On Nov. 30, 2020, the ASUU Senate passed A Resolution in Support of Student Wellbeing in COVID-19. This resolution was proposed because of the school situation created by the COVID-19 pandemic....

  With the fall semester coming to an end, stress is high and motivation is at an all-time low for many of us. I’ve been struggling to complete basic assignments, and I often find myself dozing...

  I recently admitted to my friends something I have spent years hiding and covering up. In disbelief at my own verbal admittance, I blurted the words, “I can’t spell.” This confession preceded...

  Although students are coping with COVID-19, they are also dealing with another crisis: the pandemic's negative effects on mental health. At the University of Utah, students like Zach Janis...

  There’s no denying that social media is deeply problematic. It divides us, isolates us, misinforms us and above all, controls us. It changes our thought patterns — the way we think about...

  Dr. William Smith’s Research on Racial Battle Fatigue The term “racial battle fatigue” was coined by Dr. William Smith, the department chair of the department of education, culture and society...

  September is Suicide Awareness Month — a month dedicated to raise awareness about the highly stigmatized topic and remember the ones we lost. With almost half of Americans stating that their...

  This year has been hard. I feel stressed all the time. College, work, COVID-19 and the worsening impact of climate change have been taxing on my mental and physical health. How in this mess of...