Student Life

Living With Roommates: The Good and the Bad

Madelyn Styler Staff Roommate experiences can be really bad or really great. Some of it comes down to luck, but a lot depends on how the situation is handled. Learning to live with roommates is one of the biggest adjustments in college, and there are a few things that can help make the transition smoother. Many students at Snow College have been raised in the same town or lived in the same house their entire lives and have never had to live with a roommate. Life can feel pred

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Mar 172 min read

Snow College Lab Resources

Makenzie Mitchell Staff Snow College offers multiple different labs to help you with your assignments. There is the Math Lab, Writing Lab, Speech Lab, and Computer Lab. All of the labs are free for students. Most of the labs are student run. The Math Lab is in the Noyes building room number 101. The lab is open from Monday-Thursday: 10:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. On Fridays it is open from 10:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. This lab is here for help with math. The math lab is student run. This i

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Mar 172 min read

Second Semester Motivation-How to Keep Going When You’re Over it

Meg Carroll Staff We are right at that time of the school year where keeping up with work and going to class feels exhausting. The fall semester feels so new, new roommates, new people to meet, it feels like a fresh start, but once the spring semester rolls around, the shorter days and cold weather brings burnout and homesickness. It is beneficial for a student to do things differently every day to avoid feeling that lack of motivation. The lack of motivation is more about th

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Mar 172 min read

Mastering the Awkward Break

Alyse Sumens Staff We’ve all been there: you pack up your bag in the Humanities building, check your watch, and realize you have exactly 28 minutes until your next lecture starts across campus. It’s the awkward gap we all know. It isn't quite enough time to trek back to your apartment, but it’s just long enough that sitting on a hallway floor outside your next classroom is awkward. Most students treat this time as "lost," usually spent leaning against a hallway wall and scrol

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Mar 173 min read

Snow's Walmart Shuttle

Makenzie Mitchell Staff Don’t have a car! Don’t want to keep walking to Walmart? No worries because Snow College has a shuttle that can take you to Walmart. The shuttle is for any Snow College student who needs a ride to Walmart. The Walmart Shuttle is free for all students. The shuttle is located on 200 East near Snow Hall. Snow Hall is across from the Humanities Building. The shuttle leaves Snow Hall at 4:30pm on Wednesdays and brings students back to campus at 5:30pm. This

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Mar 171 min read

The Students Behind the "Weeds Literary Journal"

Audrey McEntire Staff The Weeds Literary Journal of Snow College is where people can submit artwork of any kind including poetry, creative writing, photography, etc. The submissions are to be submitted before the deadline, after which the Weeds class debates on the theme, focus, and flow of the Journal to determine which submissions will be finalized into the Journal. Once the process is completed and the Weeds class has put everything together the Journal will then be publis

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Mar 173 min read

Avoiding the “Winter Blues” as a Snow College Badger

Meg Carroll Staff As the holidays come to an end and the second semester begins, it can be hard to stay motivated and productive during this time of year. These cold winter months may make many students feel tired, stressed, and often lonelier. The start of the spring semester can be difficult, but there are many strategies to use that can help students in avoiding the “winter blues”. 1. Stay active There are many things to do on campus and around Ephriam. Both inside and out

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Mar 172 min read

Badgers and Cocker Spaniels

Valerie Jackson Staff Students enjoy puppies in their Mass Media class. Photo by Valerie Jackson Communications Professor Sandra Cox surprised her mid-day Interpersonal Communication and Mass Media classes with three cocker spaniel puppies, instantly shifting the energy in the room. When asked why she brought them, Cox simply said, “Students love it, and I feel like it’s a great way to make someone’s day.” With puppies nestled in students arms, smiles appeared, laughter sprea

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Feb 191 min read

“You’re Here, You’re Amazing”, and Your Wellness Matters

Valerie Jackson Staff The Wellness Center and Revere Health are located south of the Business building. 191 South Main Street Ephraim, Utah 84627. Photo by Valerie Jackson College life is moving at a fast pace, with classes, work, social events, and other responsibilities, it is easy to get overwhelmed and feel ready to shut down. The Snow College Mental Health Counseling and Wellness Center provides a range of services to support students in navigating the challenges of coll

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Feb 192 min read

Life of A Peer Mentor

Valerie Jackson Staff Snow College Peer Mentor Team. photo courtesy of Snow College. College life can often be stressful, and complicated for many students. When people step onto the Snow College campus they are greeted with orange and blue banners, friendly faces, and people who are ready to make new friends. Many of those smiling faces are a group of students happy to help, they are called Peer Mentors. Peer mentors are often the first point of contact for new Badgers. They

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Dec 9, 20252 min read

Like Scary Things? Go to Scare at the Square!

Emily Sears Staff On the night of October 24th, the haunted house scare at the square opened up in the suites (Snow College on campus housing). Students and community members were welcome to come. Students got a discount as long as they had their student ID with them. Around 20 students and other community members lined up on the first day, October 24, 2025, to participate in the haunted house. As students moved up in line, toward the entrance, they could hear the screams and

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Dec 9, 20251 min read

Lynsi Wade, You’re Simply the Best

Valerie Jackson Staff Lynsi Wade taking her yearly staff photo. Photo Courtesy of Snow College “She just made everybody feel wonderful.” Donna Birk, a colleague at Snow College, says in remembrance of Lynsi Wade, who passed away September 30, 2025, in a car accident. When you walked into the President’s Office Suite at Snow College, she was often the first face you saw. She worked as an administrative assistant, working closely with the President's Leadership Team (PLT). Her

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Oct 21, 20252 min read