Reading Time: < 1 minute Lately, there has been a noticeable inclination in the minds of fresh young college students when concerning literature: they are sticking to what’s familiar. It seems that most students can fit into one of three categories: there are those who read only religious compositions, those who read so-called "intellectual" or classical literature, and those who […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute NFLAmong the San Diego County fire evacuees were members of the San Diego Chargers. Running back LaDainian Tomlinson and quarterback Phillip Rivers were among the 40 members of the organization evacuated form their homes last week. The team also cancelled practices and moved practice to the Arizona Cardinals facilities in Tempe, Ariz. The team’s field, […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes A call to Eve Ensler:I have had the privilege of performing in the Vagina Monologues for the past two years. This last year, I was able to co-produce it as well. The experience has been transformative, to say the least. But there is one aspect that I cannot remain silent about: the fact that performance […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Voting to elect officials who will make policy and steer the direction of communities, states and nations is a right that many people take for granted.For the past couple of months throughout the city of Orem, lawns, light posts, and street corners have been displaying signs advertising the candidates who are currently campaigning for three available seats on the Orem City Council.
Reading Time: 3 minutes Last Friday, Oct. 26, was the passing of the Hunter’s Moon, the first full moon after the Harvest Moon, which, according to pre-Christian Celtic folklore, marks the end of summer. Ancient pagan Celts designated this time in the season as the time to take stock of supplies, slaughter livestock for winter stores and burn the […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Abdujabbor Shirinov, ambassador of Tajikistan to the United States, will speak at UVSC Oct. 25 at 10 a.m. in LA107 as part of the ambassador lecture series. "Ambassador Shirinow will speak on economic opportunities in his country," said Maryna Storrs, coordinator of international affairs at UVSC. "He’ll also speak on his country’s role in Central […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute On Monday, Oct. 15, Utah’s state quarter was unveiled to the public, at the US Mint in Denver. The quarter commemorates the completion of the first transcontinental railroad at Promontory, Utah on May 10, 1869. On the back, two locomotives face each other separated by a spike. The words "Crossroads of the West" stretch above […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The United Way of Utah County is currently recruiting and training volunteers for their volunteer income tax assistance program for low-income families and individuals in the area, starting mid-January and ending mid-April. The program needs three types of volunteers: intake specialists, tax preparers and educators. Each position has training available through on-site classes as well […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes It has been 33 years since Utahns last voted on a referendum, but on Nov. 6, their decision on Referendum 1 will settle one of Utah’s most heated controversies. Referendum 1, Utah’s first since 1974, will decide the fate of H.B. 148, the bill that would create a school voucher program, and H.B. 174, that […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes All across Utah, people will have the opportunity to make their voices heard in the 2007 municipal election on Nov. 6. In Orem, citizens will elect three city council members. Candidates Margaret Black, Carl Hernandez, Mark Seastrand, Tom Fifita Sitake, Brent Sumner and Michael J. Whimpey are all competing to fill the open seats on Orem’s city council.