Where’s the good Queer Mormon lit?

April 5, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes “No Going Back” by Jonathan Langford is the latest offering from the Mormon community to address the difficult internal struggle young Mormon youth may feel as they learn they have what the LDS Church terms as same-gender attraction. It’s been generally well received and is up for awards. I’m concerned the reason for its positive […]

Briefs – April 5

April 5, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes Varney, Flanary bring home GWC, PCSC weekly honors Utah Valley’s Shaylyn Varney was named Pacific Coast Softball Conference and Great West Conference Softball Player of the Week and teammate Kyli Flanary was named the PCSC and GWC Pitcher of the Week for their outstanding play at last weekend’s GWC Softball Cluster. The awards were announced […]

I have a permit for this

April 5, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes The American Bar Association claims, “There is probably less agreement, more misinformation, and less understanding of the right to keep and bear arms than any other current controversial constitutional issue.” Our very campus experienced a dustup last March when the many-titled Nick Moyes, Club President/Chair/Captain of the UVU College Republicans, was, as reported by the […]

Finish It! “You shall know our velocity!” by Dave Eggers

April 5, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes It’s summer, so you actually can Finish It! Intimidation factors: You will come in with expectations too high. You are afraid of jealousy induced travel writing. You are over Dave Eggers–he was “so early 2000s.” (Elitist much?) Nothing. This summer provides an opportunity to kick back and read what you want to read, instead of […]

Matthew’s Monthly Mixtapes – April

April 5, 2010

Reading Time: < 1 minute Weather gods continue to fight over Utah Valley’s atmosphere, but summer is coming whether lingering winter likes it or not. It seems like spring didn’t get much time to stick around, so here’s some pop and soft acoustic songs for April’s rainy days – and a bit of riff rock to welcome summertime. 1. The […]