Reading Time: 2 minutes Reverberating waves of sound filled the library Wednesday, Dec. 1, as poet Alex Caldiero used his considerable talent to awe, stun and inspire those who were in attendance for his poetry reading. Caldiero enhances the perspective and understanding of language using a variety of techniques, such as drums, distinctive syllables and silence, with the objective […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes It’s that time of year again, with children snuggly asleep in their beds, while sugar plums do the Macarena inside their sweet heads. With Christmas comes the inevitable commercial rush. Since we are college students coming from a variety of backgrounds with a lot of people to buy for, here is a gift guide to […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes On Dec. 2, the UVU Department of Theatrical Arts opened its production of She Stoops to Conquer. Written in 1773, Stoops is about the trouble of courtship when what you want doesn?t always match up with what you see. Throw in a painfully shy young man and his foppish friend, a boorish gentleman with an […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute I disagree with the article titled “‘Tis the Season.” We “huddled masses” are “depressed” because of the weather, period. We gain weight because we have more reason to stay in and watch TV. We’re lethargic for the same reason. Less exercise and activity outside means fewer endorphins and less dopamine in our brains. When it’s […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute America’s fight for independence has always been of particular interest to me. No matter what country you are from, there is something to be learned from this classic story in history. General George Washington observed that the victory in the War of Independence was through very peculiar circumstances. In his words, the war was won […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Mental health programs need more support Although the school has an efficient suicide prevention program, the Student Health Services needs more counselors to help students struggling with depression. On Nov. 9, after a student nearly attempted to commit suicide on campus, a collective sigh of dismissal was released: He didn’t jump. Problem solved. But the […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes The holidays mean a lot of different things to a lot of different people, but one thought should be universal on everyone’s mind: How can I help my fellow man? There are hundreds of charities available all throughout the state, but for busy college students, preoccupied with passing finals and taking classes, taking time to […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Why we deny prescription drug abuse Nonmedical use of prescription drugs is on the rise. Students are at risk for abuse and addiction of these drugs, even in Utah County. Full-time college students are twice as likely to abuse prescription medications than those not enrolled in the same age group, according to the National Survey […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Jamie Bennee and David Whitney remembered “All mankind is of one author, and is one volume; when one man dies, one chapter is not torn out of the book, but translated into a better language; and every chapter must be so translated…As therefore the bell that rings to a sermon, calls not upon the preacher […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Christmas: big businesses’ wet dream. This year celebrants will gather by the thousands at the altar of big business, turning a blind eye to the documented abuses against people and the environment, nefarious political influence and outright deception that makes that new laptop or phone so cheap. Ignorant consumption, even when done in the name […]