Reading Time: 2 minutes Tim Rice, an English writer with an impressive resume, has written lyrics to successful musicals such as Jesus Christ Super Star, Evita, Aladdin, Lion King, The Road to El Dorado and many more more. He found a new idea for a story during the frenzied media publicity of the World Chess Championship game in 1972.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Published in 1957, On The Road is the ultimate tale of wanderlust and the joys and perils of the open road. The largely autobiographical novel revolves around many of the major players of the Beat movement including the apocalyptic poet, Allen Ginsberg, and Kerouac’s sometimes muse, Neil Cassady.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Good teachers = happy students. Bad teachers = unhappy students. Bad teachers-you may have had one. A class where snoring, drooling, and yawning is the main course may be an indicator of a bad professor. On campus, students struggle with professors and grades but rarely realize the rights that entitle them to be treated fairly and with respect.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Many people are talking about the recent presidential inauguration. They will most likely talk about President Obama’s speech with admiration, as they should. It was a beautiful and powerful speech that inspired hope, and from the reaction of the crowd, was readily praised.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Red and blue lights flash in the rear view mirror. Frantic fumbling through the glove box, looking for license and registration. The incident ends with a little piece of paper that will end up costing a lot of money. Receiving a ticket, be it a speeding ticket or some other moving violation, is an unpleasant and costly experience for most.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Students from colleges around Utah are set to rally this Friday morning on Capitol Hill, regarding higher education funding. Imminent budget cuts are on the board for every state-funded college in Utah. These budget cuts will affect students immediately. This writer attended a meeting with the Higher Education Appropriation Committee (the officials in suits and ties at the State Capitol who decide how many millions of dollars will be cut from our budget) last week at the Capitol to better understand the situation.
Reading Time: < 1 minute The lady Wolverines kicked off the new year in style with an 84-79 victory over in-state rival Utah State on Saturday Jan. 3. Once again the Canadian duo dominated the court. Robyn Fairbanks and Julie McMurray combined for 64 of the team’s 84 points. “I was really happy with the way our kids just stepped up physically to compete.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Rustand Announces Signing of Dane Christensen Utah Valley Director of Golf Clark Rustand has announced the signing of Dane Christensen to a National Letter of Intent. Christensen signed with Utah Valley this past November and will be an incoming freshman in the fall of 2009.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Former Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush undergoes surgery New Orleans Saints running back and former USC standout Reggie Bush underwent knee surgery after being placed on injured reserve in mid-December. Bush is expected to be ready for minicamp in June after several months of rehabilitation.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Intramurals is a word many students don’t immediately associate with sports, or even know the definition of. Webster’s Dictionary defines intramurals as recreational sports organized within a school. The term originates from the words intra muros meaning inside the walls, indicating that games are conducted between members of the same school.