Cross Talk About a Crosswalk
Karina Araujo| Staff Writer Why fix something that’s not broken? Why get rid of something that works perfectly fine? The trend of out with the old and in with the…
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Six Degrees of Separation
Sean Stoker Opinions Editor @theroyalthey In the days following the tragic events in Charleston, I was amazed to see how well the community managed the aftermath: no riots, no…
A Word from the Student Body President
Over 25% of UVU students live in BYU housing. This can create many problems including having to follow the BYU honor code, going to more BYU sponsored events than UVU…
Did It Really Ruin Your Childhood?
Jon Kovach Jr. | Staff Writer Discontinuing a television program, remaking a movie, creating sequels, or replacing actors for the same character are all forms of change. Changing our childhood…
Mass Shootings and the Conversations They Evoke
Sean Stoker | Opinions Editor | @theroyalthey It has happened once again. We find ourselves in the aftermath of a seemingly random act of violence. Dylan Roof, a white…
A Confederacy of Dunces
Does the removal of the Confederate flag from government buildings constitute a violation of free speech, or a long-overdue and necessary measure? Sean Stoker | Opinions Editor | @theroyalthey …
Versus: Beauty Pageants
Beauty Pageants: Empowering or Degrading? There is More to a Pageant Queen than Meets the Eye Carrie Laudie | Editor in Chief | @carrielaudie We live in a culture where a woman…
Is Shaming Sexy?
Sean Stoker |Opinions Editor |@theroyalthey I want to make myself painfully, abundantly, astronomically clear. I am not one of those crazy “men’s rights” activists. It’s one thing to feel a…
Letter to the Editor: thanks to UVU 100 scholars
On May 1st, The Salt Lake Tribune published a letter signed by approximately 108 members of the faculty and staff of Utah Valley University. The letter, which can be found…
A call to buck the trend of suburban selfishness
Robby Poffenberger | Opinions editor | robbypoff23@gmail.com It’s only a few weeks until thousands of UVU students don caps and gowns. Many of these students are thinking about what kind…
Hot off the shelf: More weird reads from the UVU Library
About five months ago, I made an expedition into the plenteous bowels of the UVU library to see for myself just what treasures she held. I was not disappointed. After…
Wolverines Drop Series Finale to Creighton
Kyle McDonald, Sports Writer, @kylesportsbias Omaha, Neb. – The Creighton Bluejays scored seven runs in the second inning to defeat Utah Valley University 11- 3 in the finale of a four-game…
Letter to the editor: Diversity
Blake Oakey | @blakeoakey Like most hot-button issues that I embroil myself in, I learned about this specific issue on Twitter. Throughout the recent UVUSA campaign, an underlying issue completely…
Tyler Brklacich : Letter to the editor
Now that elections are over and the dust is settling of excitement, disappointment, and most notably, the campaign publicity is nowhere to be seen – we look to the future….
When silence isn’t golden
The more we talk about rape, the faster misconceptions die By Robby Poffenberger | Opinion editor | robbypoff23@gmail.com Let’s recreate a classic Hollywood scene. Two men are arguing. Things go back and…
