‘Merry Wives’ delights audience with holiday show

January 9, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes There is an old adage that states “Hell hath no fury like a women scorned.” However, as the Grassroots Shakespeare Company’s latest production illustrates, hell hath no fury like two clever women scorned. In its latest production over the holiday break, GSC performed “Merry Wives of Windsor,” a story of what happens when husbands falsely […]

Holiday sports gluttony

January 9, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Few things capture the feel of the holiday season like the smell and taste of good food.  Whether it’s your homemade southern specialty deep-fried turkey and sweet potato casserole or a store bought honey baked ham, the holidays are the holidays because of the way family is brought together by good food.   When the […]

Cell phone service on campus

January 9, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Though being connected to one’s cell phone 24/7 is not ideal, emergencies occur and being able to have quick access to a cell phone is almost a necessity in today’s world.   To conduct an experiment, four students on campus, each with different cell phone providers, visited major buildings on the main campus to test […]

Conference a factor in lack of school spirit

January 9, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Colleges throughout the nation have mascots, bands and clubs to help support the school they are a part of. With all the support from these outlets, what really makes a student body care about their school?   Many people grew up loving certain schools because of where their parents graduated from or the town they […]

Cannonized Cinema: Worst movies of 2011

January 9, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes Another year has come and gone. Memberships at fitness gyms are on the rise and wedding dress shops are busy with the rush of newly engaged women. As people begin to adjust to writing ’12 instead of ’11 on lines labeled date, let us reflect on what the cinema gods have given us over this […]

Police Beat Jan. 9

January 9, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Taken from the police report as the officers wrote it:   12/19/11   12:26 p.m. Disturbance in the computer lab involving a male who was upset about the lack of assistance from employees. The male was later contacted in another building and was advised his actions caused a disturbance. The male explained he had brain […]

Jazz boast potential to persist

January 9, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes The unsung note of potential is the failure to produce results now. In a very much “what have you done for me lately” society, the Jazz trump hope for the future, and lack in the now.   The food storage is packed, but the fridge is near empty. However, this season isn’t as bleak as […]

Alise Allen and the little things

January 9, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes A chain link fence stands, checkering the land.  Gear teeth churn the machine heart to life.  A tree, a plant, a weed nestles the sidewalk in the middle of urbanization, its stems and fronds and leafs a blueprint of natural jigsaw.   Alise Allen is in her closing semester of finishing her Bachelor of Fine […]

Centro Hispano celebrates Dia de los Reyes Magos

January 7, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Hundreds of kids bubbled with excitement in the halls of Dixon Middle School Friday night, bearing toothy grins and chatting amongst themselves. The line to get into the multi-purpose room filled the maze-like halls of the school.   Centro Hispano, a non-profit organization whose mission is to “orient and mentor immigrant families in Utah County,” […]

Utah County construction update Jan. 6-12

January 6, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Years past have brought many changes to the transportation layout in Utah County, and 2012 is no different. UDOT crews are working around the clock to make traffic run smoothly and safely. Hot spots reported by UDOT for the next week include the following:   Sandhill Road University Parkway SB I-15 offramp Orem 800 North […]