March not quite madness

March 12, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes March ushers in one of the greatest periods of the sporting year and madness ensues on campuses all around the nation. Brackets are filled out and wagers are made. Students and professionals alike play hooky and our nation comes to a complete standstill. It’s not long, however, until brackets are busted and 90 percent of […]

Poetry: Wholesome

March 12, 2012

Reading Time: < 1 minute WHOLESOME BY: Kylan rice   I had half of a revelation—went and added your gouged out weight to mine as not just cities seem to sink, brick kissing brick, and so on. Don’t let’s let that be us. If possible, just take half a sip. Toss your head back as if you had more than […]

How to cut out a heart

February 13, 2012

Reading Time: < 1 minute Break up before, during or after Feb 14?   “Everyone’s with someone on Valentine’s Day, but if you’ve just broken up with someone then it becomes Single Awareness Day. If you break up. It’s just a day where everyone takes pity on you. Valentine’s Day shouldn’t be a pity party. It’s easier to just pretend […]

Breaking down the competition

February 6, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes   Utah Valley University (3-7, Western Wrestling Conference) Utah Valley is looking to bounce back after a four-duel losing streak when they take on South Dakota St. and North Dakota State. The Wolverines have had key wins against Boise State and Buffalo as well as slim losses to Northern Iowa and Air Force each by […]

Baseball gearing up

February 6, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes   About the time Punxsutawney Phil is looking for his shadow, pitchers and catchers pop up out of their hole and start to stretch-out and limber-up. The Feb. 19 reporting date for pitchers and catchers in the major leagues is creeping up fast and baseball season is beginning the march to October while sneaking up […]

Pre-Super Bowl hype proves gridiron rules

February 6, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes By Jonathan Boldt   As much as it pains me to admit it, baseball has gone from America’s favorite pastime to past its time. It will always have its place on the four-letter network and in the hearts of the fans in Boston and New York as well as anyone over the age of fifty. […]

Isiah 26:6 – points and rebounds add up to Highlander blowout

January 29, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes By: Assistant Sports Editor Jonathan Boldt Real men wear pink.   Coach Dick Hunsaker took to the court in his light pink blazer and his squad took a stand for coaches vs. cancer in their slightly pink uniforms Saturday night.     When riding a six game win streak, sooner or later positive individual achievements […]

Isiah Williams’ late surge lifts Utah Valley past Chicago State

January 27, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes The Wolverines (12-10, 2-0) played host to cross-country conference foe Chicago State (2-18, 1-2) Thursday night and avoided a huge upset on an effort that was sparked by top scoring threat Isiah Williams. Despite trailing by three at the half, UVU pulled away late to cash in with a nine-point, 65-56 victory and notch their […]

Dos and Don’ts in Racial Etiquette

January 16, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Being a Spanish-Nigerian woman in Utah County, I’ve inevitably dealt a lot with race. I’m by no means an expert on it, but here is a list of common things I’ve come across throughout my years in the Valley.   DON’T ask someone “what are you?” I would probably answer by saying “a human being” […]

Trending twits

January 16, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes We all know that fan is short for fanatic, but the time has come for the terms, as well as the behaviors they exhibit to be better understood.   In our current social climate, “fanatic” is typically applied to groups associated with the fringes such as religious fanatics and black helicopter fearing, UFO conspiracy theorists. […]