Midnight disease: Gaming culture at its finest
There were two girls at the party – if you could call it a party. Video game junkies, myself included, began filing into a Gamestop in Sandy at about 9:30…
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J. Kirk Richards at the Covey Center
The Covey Center in downtown Provo is hosting a gallery of works by artist J. Kirk Richards. A Utah native, Richards studied art at BYU and was influenced by “the…
A history of unrelated Violence
Are video games the training ground for real-life carnage? As you all may know, a very tragic event occurred in Tucson recently, resulting in the near-death of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords…
Family: What the holidays are all about
Every holiday, people head home to their families for some time together. It’s a tradition, or maybe it’s something buried deep within us, that need for people close around these…
Long story short: ‘Black Ops’ is good
As soon as Black Ops loads up on your console, it’s easy to see that this is going to be something a little different. Even the menu screen is unusual,…
Ska Fans Unite
On Nov. 9, Salt Lake is going to get a little bit more happy as some of the biggest ska bands roll through town. Reel Big Fish, Suburban Legends and…
Get ready for some Black Ops
On Nov. 9 the Cold War begins again, thanks to Activision and Treyarch. The seventh installment in the Call of Duty franchise, Black Ops takes place during the Cold War….
Don’t call me a gamer!
My name is Cameron Simek and I play games – but don’t call me a gamer. Let’s try an experiment. Close your eyes and think of a gamer. What do…
Reclaiming the Constitution
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…
Shooting, bleeding, killing: All part of a Friday night at home
Only gamers know the joy of squeezing off that clean headshot for the win or brutally beating down an opponent in excessively violent ways in order to shame him. Violence…
In comes the trollopy tide: Halloween’s immodest trend
Every year it happens: Halloween rolls around and everyone goes out hunting for costumes. Guys don bananas, doctors, creepy clowns and all sorts of similar costumes. Some women, however, have…
America has allies in ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’
America’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy puts us among embarrassing company. With countries like South Korea and Iran, our bigoted bedfellows in banning openly gay and lesbian individuals from serving…
Halo: Reach Bungie’s swan song
Halo: Reach, Bungie’s swan song. Bungie made themselves well-known when they released Halo: Combat Evolved on the Xbox in 2001. It quickly became one of the biggest first person shooters,…
How to survive without anything to do at all
The wilderness is a dangerous place, but there are many ways to survive the danger finds you. Everyone whines about how hard survival is, but it’s actually very simple. With…
US Supreme court to hear case on violent video games
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…
