Culture should be shared not excluded

November 9, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Cultural appropriation continues to divide America when it shouldn’t The liberals and social justice warriors continue to preach inclusion and acceptance for a world filled with diversity. They argue that people should accept the beliefs and cultures that they do not individually share or believe. When individuals do such a thing however, the liberals, or […]

Saving money on textbooks

June 1, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] According to the National Association of College Stores, college students spend $655 a semester on textbooks. That seriously sucks. So, what can UVU students do to make sure that they save as much money as they can each semester? First off, never buy the textbook. If you think […]

Problems with the Democrat Party

April 25, 2017

Reading Time: 3 minutes [et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] By Tyler Carpenter | Staff Writer The Democratic Party is eating away at itself. Here’s why. The Democrat Party has decided to take on the little guys, the minority groups. By doing so they have given home to many issues that are heavily discussed in the political discourse […]

The Problems with feminism

April 17, 2017

Reading Time: 3 minutes [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ transparent_background_fb=”default”][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text] By Tyler Carpenter | Staff Writer Is modern-day feminism dying? Based on research done by YouGov, an internet research firm, only 26 percent of the population in the U.S. identify as being a feminist. A more recent poll was done by Vox that shows that only 18 percent of the […]

Good Trump Bad Trump

March 13, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Illustration by Gary Hatch Just when you thought the ride was over, President Donald Trump continued his rollercoaster presidency with more ups and downs then can possibly be talked about. His Twitter account is still a problem for the American people and it doesn’t seem like he will be changing that anytime soon. This is […]

Is America Normalizing Mental Illness

February 22, 2017

Reading Time: 3 minutes Is the American population normalizing mental illness into society? If not a mental illness, then why are there so many signs of mental illness within the transgender community and also such high rates of suicide? According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the definition of transgender is “of, relating to, or being a person whose gender identity […]

Safe Zone, the First Amendment, and going to college

January 31, 2017

Reading Time: 3 minutes According to the Safe Zone Project, the definition of a safe zone is: “a term used to refer to LGBTQIA awareness workshops…Displaying “Safe Zone” stickers can help an organization communicate to others a commitment to creating LGBTQ-inclusive environments.” In order for it to be a safe zone, according to the Safe Zone Project, that person […]