Reading Time: 4 minutes Local-level politics are boring as hell – but suck it up, citizens There’s a race on for Utah House District 60. What’s so important about District 60, you ask? Well, District 60 contains the territory Orem Center Street south to University Parkway and from I-15 east to the Provo River. It is, in fact, the […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Bradley is the third wheel in senate race There are many well-known candidates running for office this year, but someone you may not have heard about is Scott Bradley. A former Republican holding smaller office, he decided to switch to the Constitution party to “better champion the Constitution and serve the people of Utah,” according […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute [monoslideshow id=10] Velour, Northplatte Records and Garbett Homes joined forces this month to create Fork Fest, a free festival in American Fork with all-day live music performances, food vendors and arts and crafts booths. Performers included Joshua James, Desert Noises, Allred, The Devil Whale, Fictionist and more than a dozen others. For more information go […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes ?Libertarian candidate for the House Jake Shannon Jake Shannon, known as The World’s Most Dangerous Hypnotist, spent a busy weekend teaching a hypnosis “boot camp” in addition to participating in a political debate. In an interview on Oct. 19, he shared his platform as the Libertarian candidate for Utah’s Third District seat in the House […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Joseph Puente, part-time filmmaker and actor, is the only candidate running for Congress in Utah’s Third Congressional District who is politically unaffiliated. Although Puente remains neutral on most issues, he does tend to lean a bit to the left. Most of Puente’s political campaign is centered around stopping the intolerant war waged by hard-core Republicans […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute “Physically attractive — that’s all that matters.” —Emma Hunt, managing editor “Will Smith.” —Carly Montgomery, sports & opinions designer “A comedian—If they are going to ruin America, I’d at least want them to make us laugh while doing so.” —Andrea Lindgren, news editor “Politician? What’s that?” —Elyse Taylor, news designer “The perfect politician should know […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Hello my darlings, Nov. 2 brings us the opportunity to shake up local politics. Midterm elections can be boring, and seem really pointless. But your vote counts more in these elections than it does in a national election by far. Also, the lines at polling stations will be much shorter than they were in 2008. […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes It was hip-hop night at the UCCU Event Center Tuesday, Oct. 12, with big names Jason Derulo and B.o.B in concert. They were also joined by Iyaz, and featured Auburn and Playboy Tre. The concert began with feature singer Playboy Tre. Though he hadn’t been announced, and most of the audience was left wondering who […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Thanks to initiatives taken by the Animal Allies Club, a trap-neuter-release program for feral cats on campus has been given a trial period. “We are very excited for the opportunity to help the feral cats on campus,” said Breana Reichert, president of the Animal Allies Club. “Hopefully it will be a mutually beneficial endeavor, both […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Most Utahans can believe in the uprightness of governmental candidates and representatives. But many a realistic, or possibly pessimistic, person believes that our representation cannot be trusted once money is involved. Upset that political processes have turned otherwise decent men and women into money-hungry, corrupt politicians, Utahans can vote to allow legislature to create an […]