Reading Time: 2 minutes Need to get your study on? Look no further than the Fulton Library. Nestled between Liberal Arts and the Classroom Building are five floors of books, periodicals, DVDs and information on just about any subject you can dream of. With this much knowledge in one place, it might be a little overwhelming to navigate for a […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes In the Kingdom of the Wolverines, it would appear that chivalry is alive and well. Nestled in a courtyard west of the library, a small fellowship of warriors gathers weekly to hone the fine art of swordplay through a sport known as Belegarth. At first glance, Belegarth might look to an outsider like a live-action […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes I’ll be careful not to complain too much in an article about stress, because I know there are many out there who are leagues ahead of me when it comes to stressing out. They are the kind of people who, like myself, have a tendency to take on a lot of things at once and […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes “…A mere amusement of a very inferior character, which robs the mind of valuable time that might be devoted to nobler acquirements, while it affords no benefit whatever to the body.” This has to be a modern quote about video games, right? Actually, no. The above quote came from an article in the July 1859 […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes You are not unique. Let me rephrase that: There is no other person on earth exactly like you, but your human feelings and experiences are generally pretty common. Crazy as it might actually be, your feelings are not as insane and out of the ordinary as you might think. Though there is a lot of […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes People are like oranges: they have a lot to offer, but there’s a finite amount of juice in each one. No, don’t be alarmed, I haven’t gone all Hannibal Lector from midterm madness—I’m not talking about actually juicing humans. What I mean to say is that we all have a finite amount of energy to […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Many a time I have wandered to the fridge, stomach growling, only to find that there is nothing there to satisfy my appetite. There’s definitely food there, but it’s a mishmash of incompatible ingredients that wouldn’t taste good in any combination; a single slice of American cheese, a liquefied head of cabbage, and a half-empty […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes I recently started working a job uptown that necessitates an hour-long commute on Frontrunner. My preferred method of transportation is driving, so I’m a newcomer to the world of public transportation. So far, I’ve found it a fun experience due to the scenic views, the lack of traffic and the ability to focus on other […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes As 2015 drew to a close, the Utah Division of Water Quality (DWQ) collected fines from four errant Utah municipalities: Salt Lake City, Springville, Lehi and Murray. In a pattern of neglect that is surprisingly commonplace, the past year and a half has proven productive when it comes to polluting Utah waterways. In June of […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes In a Season 4 episode of the TV show Seinfeld, Jerry receives a call from a telemarketer at an inopportune moment. Jerry tells the salesman that he can’t talk at the moment, and asks for the salesman’s home phone number. When he declines, Jerry replies, “Oh, I guess you don’t want people calling you at […]