Give back to Earth with saved time

April 25, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes As the semester draws to an end and finals week is slowly approaching, time becomes short. Most of us would love to travel around the world and help in projects to save the planet but might lack the time and funding to do so. Here are some things you can do that will only take […]

Ready Player One hits chore to the message of reality

April 2, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes   Ready Player One, the holy grail of ‘80s pop culture films, hit theaters March 30. In a world where people are literally escaping the real world by entering a virtual one, the reality of the film seems all to real of a possible future. It’s 2049 and the entire population is living in a […]

Netflix shows to feed your darker side

April 2, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes   Netflix has a wide variety of shows that are worth staying up and watching until 2 a.m., regardless of an early work day. Netflix began as a popular destination for well-loved movies and shows. Recently, Netflix has shown a more diverse and edgier versions of shows that keep you awake at night. For those […]

Fight the New Drug founder shares a need to educate about pornography

March 12, 2018

Reading Time: 3 minutes Fight the New Drug is a nonprofit organization centered in Utah that has one goal: to fight the effects of pornography. The organization’s founder, Clay Olsen, visited UVU March 8 to speak about what the organization means when they say they are fighting the effects of pornography. Although many would characterize Olsen as an entrepreneur, […]

Anti-porn activist shares effects of pornography

March 8, 2018

Reading Time: 3 minutes Fight the New Drug is a nonprofit organization centered in Utah that has one goal: to fight the effects of pornography. The organization’s founder, Clay Olsen, visited UVU March 8 to speak about what the organization means when they say they are fighting pornography. Although many would characterize Olsen as an entrepreneur, he would characterize […]

What does Utah have to do with The Greatest Showman?

March 5, 2018

Reading Time: 3 minutes Benj Pasek and Justin Paul are two names that are becoming well known in the film industry for writing music. Paul and Pasek are a duo composition team that has a Tony, an Oscar and a Grammy already under their belts with only a few music labels to their name. Their latest big hit, The […]

Valentine’s Day and its sordid history

February 12, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes Nearly 65 percent of Americans celebrate Valentine’s Day every year by buying roses, chocolates and a romantic dinner. Although this Valentine’s Day will be filled with perfect bliss for couples flaunting their romance all around, the history of of Valentine’s Day didn’t start off all that romantic. In fact, it began with a death. History […]

Tips for finishing that procrastinated paper

February 5, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes Writing is a challenge. It would be a rare thing to find someone who says writing is a joy or is easy. In a book titled On Writing Well, William Zinsser writes, “Writing is hard work. Very few sentences come out right the first time. Remember this in moments of despair. If you find writing […]

Will Rate My Professor predict your class for spring semester?

January 30, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes If there’s one way to start off the semester on the wrong foot, it’s taking a class with a bad teacher. Even though school has been underway for one week, many students may be worrying about that ranking their professor got on Rate My Professor. But, is that ranking a good measure to predict how […]