Reading Time: < 1 minute Apparently, 2010 is the year that people forgot just how much oil and water don’t mix. For those readers too caught up in the disastrous BP quagmire to notice environmental snafus in their own backyard, on June 12 of this year, 30,000 gallons of crude oil spilled into Red Butte Creek after a pipeline owned […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Orem Barnes & Noble hosted their annual Authorpalooza event Sept. 18 highlighting local writers, headlining fantasy author Brandon Sanderson. Those familiar with the fantasy genre may know of Sanderson from his popular Mistborn trilogy, or as the author chosen to finish the late Robert Jordan’s Wheel 0f Time series. But those unfamiliar with his […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute People who think that their high school years comprised the best time of of their lives are subnormal, with maybe a bit of a masochistic streak. Most folks wouldn’t revisit those troubled times of raging hormones, teenage angst and prodigious acne on a bet. And these are the straight people. Imagine having to traverse the […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes We all want instant gratification, and thanks to the internet, all of our entertainment cravings are filled immediately. Purchases are almost guilt-free; you want it, you click it, you got it. No cash exchanged, not even a swipe of a credit card. All it takes is the push of a button, literally. As digital music distribution becomes more […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Hello my darlings, Mere hours after The V’s article on sexual harassment was edited, we learned that Michael Pratt, former principal of the seminary at Lone Peak High School, was sentenced to five years to life for forcible sexual abuse, forcible sodomy, and object rape of a 16-year-old student. There is no doubt that Pratt’s […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Immensely Entertaining The Department of Theatrical Arts opened its season with a production of Wiley and the Hairy Man, a fun and whimsical play for audiences of all ages, which premiered on Sept. 16. The children’s play centers around the imaginative Wiley, a young fatherless boy and his conjure-woman Mammy deep in the Tombigbee swamp. […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes For one bizarre reason or another, people in our community seem to think that sexual harassment and assault must be initiated by the victim. “They’re too sexy.” “They dress immodestly.” “They were asking for it.” Sometimes people even go so far as to accuse the victim of lying or being overdramatic. “That person couldn’t have […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Most running enthusiasts are aware of the St. George Marathon that will be taking place on Saturday, Oct. 2. For those runners lucky enough to be chosen through the lottery to participate in the marathon, training for this 26.2 mile run began long ago. While training is one important aspect of the race, for some […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Injury has never stopped Josh McCabe The cross country team should be thankful for Josh McCabe. McCabe, a 5-foot-11-inch junior from Springville, is a star runner for the team. He has gone through many down times in his career because of injury, but injury has never stopped McCabe from working hard and getting better. McCabe […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Underground tunnels denote many things, but none of them terribly pleasant. Morlocks live in tunnels. As do Mole People, Lizard People, Crawlers, Sewer Gators, Graboids and Gollum. Also, muggers and rapists. Which, unlike the above listed, is a very real threat. The state of Utah has set its sights on a relatively small project – […]