A sport’s fans dating advice

December 5, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes Most of my advice is directed at men, but I’m pretty sure you women will be interested too.   Over Thanksgiving, I encountered a serious relationship barrier – football. It offended my girlfriend, on a personal level, that I wanted to spend any part of that day doing anything but looking deep into her eyes […]

Up for discussion: What would you do?

November 14, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes “You’re probably the closest thing I’ve ever had to a girlfriend,” David told Nicole last week in an email.   “I know I’ll never have a chance with you, but is it okay if I email you more frequently? I want to have someone to share my feelings with.”   It was a brutally honest […]

What would you do?

November 14, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes “You’re probably the closest thing I’ve ever had to a girlfriend,” David told Nicole last week in an email.   “I know I’ll never have a chance with you, but is it okay if I email you more frequently? I want to have someone to share my feelings with.”   It was a brutally honest […]

Up for discussion: Anonymous? Not so fast

October 10, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes What would make a woman lean out of her car window and scream at a guy on a bicycle as she passes? I’ve been wondering about this ever since it happened to me several times over the summer. It still surprises me that it happened. I mean, Utah Valley is a pretty bike-friendly place. Bike […]

Jekyll and Hyde

September 19, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes After class on Tuesday, I knew I needed some stimulation to get me home. I headed for Scoops Ice Cream. I was second in line. The kid ahead of me looked just as excited about the ice cream as I felt. Ice cream is a great equalizer – it makes us all children again. He […]

Sterling Says: Get over yourself

August 29, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes I was walking toward the library one day, intent on writing a research paper. The guy ahead of me passed through the door, then turned to hold it open for me. “Thanks,” I said. “No problem,” he responded. Then, as if in a movie, he looked right into my eyes and said, almost in a […]

Sterling Says: Thank you

July 18, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes In April, I was burdened by finances. I owed rent, my car insurance was about to expire, and I didn’t have enough cash to buy groceries. All the normal troubles of a college kid. At the beginning of the summer, I logged into my bank account to check on whatever paltry amount still existed. That’s […]

Weight Watching

July 8, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes It had to happen at some point. I couldn’t go on forever. I always knew that someday I had to worry about my weight. I know what you’re thinking. “Sterling Gray? He’s a man! A man’s man! He’s not some image-obsessed little girl!” First of all, thank you. I always appreciate my fans. But it’s […]

Student health care won’t change

April 11, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes With Obamacare coming into effect in 2014, it doesn’t look like the university will be making any drastic changes in its approach to student health care anytime soon. In a study conducted in 2008 by the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO), researchers found that 1.7 million traditional age students, ages 18-23 years, do not […]

Dinar Kunakaev

March 28, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes New International Student Council President speaks The International Center is busy lately, with students of many countries coming in and out. Some are sitting on the couch watching coverage of the tsunami disaster in Japan. Others are studying. Some are just talking, eating and enjoying each other’s company. This is just the way Dinar Kunakaev, […]