Reading Time: 2 minutes All for one. There is no ‘I’ in team. Work together. As consistently as coach Brent Anderson has stressed the value of teamwork, the Wolverines have shown equal inconsistency in its application. A 1-0 victory over Boise State gave the impression UVU had turned a corner, internalized the lesson. Two days later, a 3-0 loss […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Blues isn’t a music genre that we hear often on the radio. It isn’t something that we see on VH1 or MTV either. Fortunately, that does not mean that the blues have gone anywhere. This is most apparent with the release of blues guitarist Roy Jay’s new album Fairfax Avenue. The album is full of […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes In its very first main stage performance, the Covey Center’s production of The Mousetrap presents anything but a rookie’s attempt to portray this long-loved Agatha Christie play. The Ralstons, a newlywed couple, are hosting a handful of snowed-in visitors the newly opened Monkswell Manor guesthouse. Most of the people are content to stay the night […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes Synthetic marijuana substitute soon to be illegal Most non-prescription, mind-altering substances have been illegal in Utah for decades, and soon Utah Valley residents will lose one more legal way to get high. At print time, a marijuana substitute commonly called “Spice” can still be found in most hookah or tobacco shops, sold as incense. Just […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute On State Street in Pleasant Grove sits a neighborhood café that serves up big food — big enough to fit its name. Chubby’s Neighborhood Café specializes in big portions and small prices. For the price of a meal at a typical fast food place, Chubby’s guarantees you will not leave hungry. Its diverse menu ranges […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Make spice illegal – the sooner the better As I walked into a room with Bob Marley flags and hookahs alongside water bongs, three men who look like they were in their mid-twenties rose from a sofa to greet me. The one who stood up to shake my hand looked very much like Jesus; long […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes This fall, the U.S. Supreme Court will make a decision about making it illegal for minors to purchase violent video games. The state of California has been trying for many years, unsuccessfully, to pass a law that would make it illegal to sell violent video games to minors. This law would allow the state to […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes I was amused to read one of your latest installments in The V concerning Joseph Smith. The author did a moderately okay job in questioning the tenements of LDS faith based on their hero worship. The author refers to the sensationalist tactics used to portray the LDS prophet Joseph Smith. However, the author uses effectively […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes I returned to the United States after an extended sojourn in the Italian peninsula, and found I had a small quandary on my hands. Namely, pizza just did not taste good to me anymore. I’m not saying that I found pizza disgusting, or that I got sick of pizza. Heavens, no. Heresy. But I was […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes While Utah is more famously known as the home of Mormonism, the Sundance Film Festival and Arches National Park, unbeknownst to most outsiders and an appalling number of the state’s residents, Our Lovely Deseret is also the spawning ground of some very delectable brews. And while many a private soiree has been held in flimsy […]