The labyrinth of UVU’s Web site
If you’re like me, when you pull up the UVU Web site on your preferred browser, you are reminded of that ominous drawer in the kitchen full of broken pens,…
October 2009
Stories — Page 6
Correctionary: Violence
I consistently notice that speakers of the grand ol’ English language, even smart students, fail to realize the broader usage of the words they speak and write with, most especially…
Dancers with no home
When Alfonso Nunez, a ballroom dance student, was told this last summer to either leave the McKay Events Center or have the campus police escort him off, his sensible response…
People to know – Touchstones editor-in-chief Anthony Christensen
How did you get started with Touchstones? I first heard about Touchstones, a student journal for literature and art, when then-editor-in-chief Amber Watson promoted it during an intro-level English course….
(Fearsome + foursome)
Top four noble truths, courtesy of Wikipedia 1. Life as we know it ultimately is or leads to suffering/uneasiness (dukkha) in one way or another. 2. Suffering is caused by…
30 days of ‘ween: Part 2
Ello all. As you may remember, last week I talked about corn mazes, but this week, we go a bit deeper into the ‘Ween spirit and look at movies that…
Karma and Meg: Used karma
Remember how much we all loved the ABC situational comedy Dharma and Greg? Remember how there was a void left in our hearts after the cancellation of said show? Well,…
Jack Attack: Bookstore bloviation
Dear self-appointed spokesman of the café area at the bookstore: stop it. Yes, we can hear you. No, we are not impressed. We really do not care that you want…
Sexy costumes: Trick or treat?
Halloween is a few weeks away and you’ve begun to search frantically for a costume. You dig through the attic and find that Cinderella dress you wore in second grade;…
Staying after class?
For someone who will be referred to as Karen for the sake of anonymity, dating her professor just sort of happened. “At the end of the semester, he suggested we…
