How to impress your professors
(Without actually trying very hard) In most cases, real objectivity is impossible. This specifically applies to professors and grading, because sometimes, even if you try your darndest on assignments and…
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Using wasted public land to create ecologically conscious fuel crops
USU, Salt Lake County and LDS Church team up to produce biodiesel On a patch of previously barren land southwest of the Salt Lake City International Airport, an interesting accumulation…
Preserving the verbal tradition
Twenty-one years ago, Karen Ashton attended the National Storytelling Festival in Tennessee in hopes of gathering ideas for children’s storytelling programs at the Orem Library. When she found that the…
Boobs: not just for decoration
Though Utah law allows a woman to breast-feed in any public location, most student-parents would prefer to avoid baring their lovelies in the Hall of Flags or sitting awkwardly on…
Nerds, you better sit down for this: Orem Public Library explores Renaissance elements of Harry Potter
In a convergence with the National Library of Medicine, the Orem Public Library is hosting a series of events about Renaissance traditions and philosophies which shaped modern medicine and inspired…
More than just a bedspread
Springville Museum of Art hosts Annual Quilt Show The Springville Museum of Art’s quilt show is traditionally one of their most popular exhibits, and for good reason. Now in its…
Please rain on this parade
Let’s skip straight to the point: Since the founding of Salt Lake City in 1847, Pioneer Day celebrations have slowly atrophied into a mockery of the pioneer ideology the holiday…
The upside to a down economy Local students creating new restaurant
In an effort to revive Provo’s struggling art culture, five current and former BYU students are opening a new restaurant that promotes local visual and performance talent. Several Provo galleries…
SERIOUSLY, FIFTY-FIVE OOPMA LOOMPAS
Keeping up with its reputation, the SCERA Shell Outdoor Theatre’s production of the musical Willy Wonka promises to be extravagant, imaginative and family-friendly. The musical Willy Wonka is based on…
