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As social media increasingly influences everyday life, Generation Z’s online humor mirrors their struggles with mental health challenges. Social media has contributed to Gen Z’s desensitization to serious social issues, resulting in harsher interpretations and reactions online.

Tragedy, TikToks and taboo jokes: Understanding Gen Z’s humor

Alyssa Bayles, Contributor March 20, 2025

When Luigi Mangione was arrested for shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a New York City sidewalk in December, Gen Z quickly turned the tragedy into memes across Instagram, X and TikTok. The...

Social media may provide quick entertainment, but for some members of Generation Z, online humor has turned into a superficial distraction, offering little in terms of long-lasting emotional support or effective coping strategies.

OPINION: Gen Z’s dark humor masks deeper mental health struggles

Lexy Borgogno, Contributor March 20, 2025

Sitting on my cold dorm room floor the Sunday before spring semester began — still in my pajamas — I finally had to face procrastinating work, especially submitting a pitch for the Utah College Media...

Zachary Kirst talking about the intersection between gaming and healthy social habits.

Gaming: Rewiring social connections

Skyler Mundell, Contributor March 20, 2025

This story is jointly published as part of the Utah College Media Collaborative, a cross-campus project bringing together emerging journalists from Salt Lake Community College, Southern Utah University,...

A picture off the promenade at Seaside, Oregon.

This is your brain on traveling

Megan Swann and Cooper Hatsis July 9, 2024

Madison Whitver, a mental health professional working in Weber State University’s Counseling and Psychological Services Center, remembers her most relaxing vacation as when she visited Jamaica on her...

A picture off the promenade at Seaside, Oregon.

El Cerebro pasajero

Nathanael Stout, Translator July 9, 2024

Madison Whitver, una profesional de la salud mental que trabaja en el centro de orientación y servicios psicológicos de la universidad Weber State, recuerda que sus vacaciones más relajantes fueron...

Weber State University’s Symphonic Band playing music for their audience.

WSU Symphonic Band Showcase: unBroken

Megan Swann, Reporter March 2, 2023

Weber State University’s Symphonic Band performed their latest concert, unBroken, in the Austad Auditorium on Feb. 24. The concert primarily focused on mental health, with the aim to open up more conversations...

Olpin illustrates the fight or flight response, detailing common symptoms.

Semester De-stressers

Megan Swann, Reporter February 23, 2023

Stress is something many college students have in common. From trying to earn good grades, to finding internships and making sure there’s food on the table, there are many stressors for the average student....

Students gather around the dogs at Mental Health Day.

Self-care spotlight

Nathanael Stout, Reporter November 1, 2022

Weber State University held its 5th annual Mental Health Day event on Oct. 25. Students who visited the Shepherd Union Atrium could learn more about mental health. Several tables were covered in charts,...

Christian Taele has been taken into custody on suspicion of multiple homicides in both Ogden and Spanish Fork.

Murder suspect in Ogden custody

Hunter Lindsey and Sky Mundell July 18, 2022

Police have 28-year-old Christian Taele in custody on suspicion of multiple homicides. The events in question happened in Ogden and Spanish Fork. Charges have been filed in the Ogden case, where Taele...

When entering the Counseling and Psychological Service Center, the first thing students will see is the staff desk full of plants and mental health pamphlets. Photo credit: Kennedy Robins

Lending a hand on campus

Lexie Andrew March 28, 2022

Life and school can get hard, and students struggle with daily stressors, academic stress and other mental health issues. Having someone to talk to can help relieve some of that stress. The Counseling...

Keynote speaker Mike Veny spoke at the annual Allen Holmes Diversity Symposium. Photo credit: mikeveny.com

Shining light on mental health in sports

Adam Montgomery March 23, 2022

Mike Veny, an established speaker on mental well-being and bestselling author of "Transforming Stigma: How to Become a Mental Wellness Superhero," "Connectivity & Conversations" and "The ROI of Mental...

Many students experienced more stress during the fall 2021 semester. Photo credit: Weber State University

Opinion: The transition back has been harder than the initial pandemic

Caitlyn Nichols January 10, 2022

I don’t know about you, but last semester kind of sucked. I mean, I got through with some good grades still, but it was hard. We talked about this fairly often here at The Signpost, how none of us...

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