I began my journey at Weber State University in the summer of 2016. The only reason I came to Weber State specifically was because I was told I was being […]
No scholarship for this WSU athlete
Shutting the door on Mormon interviews
Columns, Front Page, Mobile, Mywebermedia Slider, Opinion, Signpost Slider
It’s 2010, and I’m sitting behind a big desk with a list of sins to confess. My day of reckoning has come. The man on the other side of the […]
“13 Reasons Why” You shouldn’t watch this
Arts & Entertainment, Columns, Mobile, Opinion, TV
I’ve seen all 26 episodes. I watched the first season on recommendations from people close to me and chose to watch the recently released second season within two days of […]
How Utah Pride events signify both celebration and trepidation
Arts & Entertainment, Columns, Opinion
On June 3, thousands of Utahns converged in Salt Lake City for the annual Utah Pride Parade. What began as a small gathering in a park in 1974 has evolved […]
A state of crisis
Columns, LGBT, Mywebermedia Slider, Opinion, Politics, Religion, Signpost Slider
I was born and raised in Syracuse, five minutes from the Great Salt Lake. I was carted around on camping trips and bike rides around Southern Utah with my dad […]
Storytelling: Changing the world one brain at a time
Columns, Mobile, Mywebermedia Slider, Opinion, Science & Tech, Signpost Slider
Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” is perhaps one of the most important books in American history. Enraged by the injustices perpetrated against African American slaves and laws that […]
The day I leapt for the stars and reached the bottom of the net: A tryout story
Basketball, Mobile, Mywebermedia Slider, Opinion, Sports
My 65 minutes as a Division 1 athlete
What to expect when you’re unexpectedly expecting
“Pregnant.” The word lit up across the tiny screen after two minutes of agony. It was a lot harder to ignore than the faint, second pink line on the test […]
Being a woke brown chingona
Culture/Diversity, Mywebermedia Slider, Opinion, Spanish
Chingona – noun. 1. a Spanish slang term meaning “bad-ass woman.” Being a woman has given me the strength to be unapologetic, especially in a society that tries to […]
Dear America: Don’t be like adolescent me
Columns, Front Page, Opinion, Signpost Slider
I had an abrupt and violent puberty. Somewhere between eighth and ninth grade, I grew from 5 feet 11 inches to 6 feet 5 inches — my face exploding in […]