Local Album Releases: A 2013 Round-Up
Before moving forward into the new year, here’s a look back at 12 of the great local albums released in the last 12 months. Polytype’s “Basic//Complex” Check out the…
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Women and the Priesthood
Photo by Laura Fox The Ordain Women movement is stupid. I fancy myself a feminist, but I often have to follow that sentiment up with a qualifier. I’m not that…
Society, double standards, and sexual expression
There remains a social double standard when it comes to men, women and expression of personal sexuality. Media is the biggest factor in social constructions and expressions of sexuality. If…
HERE!… for the grade
Photo: Melissa Henrie With the new semester here syllabi are being handed to us at the beginning of every first day of class. As we look through the pages we…
4 Reasons You Should Shut Up and Love Christmas Already
By: Sean Stoker, staff writer, sean.stoker7@gmail.com If there was ever a cliché more hackneyed and overused than the person who hates Christmas and everything to do with the holiday…
UVU Art Department Featured in New Exhibit
The Woodbury Art Museum will be featuring a faculty show as one of its exhibits through December 21. The free exhibit, featuring projects by the Department of Art & Visual…
Tis the season to be vegan
Mikayla Cottrell, staff writer, mikayla.cottrell@gmail.com This time of year people get excited about pies, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce and turkey. Holiday dinners can contain all of these things and be…
4 ways to survive to seniorhood
I have one semester of classes left; seeing the light at the end of the tunnel is wonderful. Starting college is a lot like driving a car: You look forward…
The obsessiveness of celebrity deaths
When a celebrity dies, or is rumored to be dead, social media explodes with continuous posts about their death, despite the fact that thousands of people die daily. Sooner or…
From “Blurred Lines” to “Fifty Shades of Grey”
“Fifty Shades of Grey” is a New York Times best seller and is the best selling paperback of all time, beating out the beloved “Harry Potter” series. And that is…
Black Friday: an employee’s nightmare
Well, we have reached the time that for most retail workers is the most dreaded, craziest day of the year: the unofficial holiday known as Black Friday. The day after…
Thanksgiving traditions, change and family
By: Samantah Ghan, Opinions writer, flutedm@yahoo.com Thanksgiving in my family has always been a big ordeal. There is turkey, stuffing, green bean casserole, Jell-O and pies upon pies. Growing up…
Who exactly is in charge at the White House?
Harry Truman had a well-known saying: “The buck stops here.” This phrase meant he took responsibility for everything that happened in his administration. President Obama also has a saying that…
Embarrassment and Plan B pill
By: Elin Trolläng, staff writer @ElinTrollang In the beginning of August the emergency contraceptive pill Plan B One Step became available to buy from the shelves in most pharmacy and grocery…
Thanksgiving: the speedbump to Christmas
As soon as Halloween is over, if not sooner, stores are flooded with Christmas merchandise and promotions, which leaves Thanksgiving to be almost forgotten in the mix of holiday preparations….
