Down syndrome awareness comes to Utah Valley University

April 9, 2012

Reading Time: 4 minutes As Shakespeare once said, “To be or not to be, that is the question.” Whether or not a student with Down syndrome can handle the ups and downs that come with attending a large university is a challenging question. Believe it or not, it can be done and is being done at Utah Valley University. […]

Glitter Toes: A Utah phenomenon

April 9, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes With sandal season in sight, glitter is once again showing up on the toes of women and girls. It can be done in a salon or at home, but what many don’t know is that this fun fad is actually a Utah thing.   Cassi Young is from California, where she says the style is […]

Bargain ideas for your spring jeans

April 9, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes  Dye your own jeans Many girls are excited about the fun spring-colored pants that are in now, but with a student budget, many are left wanting. The colors in vogue cost more than $30, but no need to fear. Some Provo girls have discovered a way to get green in their pants, without losing much […]

Dressing up the season

April 9, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes The bees are buzzing, the birds are singing and the legs are showing. Spring and summer give women the chance to show a little leg, and there’s no better way to do that than in some of this season’s “it” dresses.   Journey with me as I explain why each following style of dress should […]

The full windsor: cutting it close

April 9, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes I have decided to have a vasectomy. Only if she asks, though.   I doubt she would get a hysterectomy if I asked her. Double standard? Maybe. But I’d rather have one coming than owe one. Being under the knife isn’t that scary, and I’ve always been fine going to the doctor. Still, we’re talking […]

Color Blocking: A new fad

April 9, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes  What is color blocking? Other than being all the rage at the moment, it is more specifically a wide layer of color in a piece of clothing. An example might be when you see sleeves that are one color and the shirt itself is another coordinating color.   How do you color block? You could color block a top or […]

La semana santa, una tradición para los mexicanos

April 9, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes México vive sus tradi- ciones y costumbres en la semana santa. No es tan solo recordar el sacrificio de Jesucristo, es compartir un tiempo de recogimiento, donde se mezclan el espíritu religioso y las costumbres.   “la semana santa tiene un gran significado para los católicos, recordamos el sacrificio de Jesucristo. Para nosotros es un […]

UVU stuns Arizona

April 9, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes With two outs in the top of the ninth, 2,014 strong stood up as UVU was on the brink of pulling a huge upset against the No. 4 team in the nation, Arizona. It was not easy to get to that point.   Goose Kallunki started the scoring in the game with a solo homerun […]

Poetry: Robbed

April 9, 2012

Reading Time: < 1 minute By:  Emily Fairchild   They unlatched your chest looting vessels, bones and lungs but didn’t see your heart; you’d given it to me— but willed it to him. He retrieved it when they left the pine lid open for a while he peered at that unmoving heart of yours truly. And he knew he was […]

The art of the sock bun Work that up do, girl

April 9, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes Okay, I am going to let you in on a secret: I am a man. But I am doing my research so I can fill you in on the what, why and how to put your sock in your hair.   The hairstyle is called the “sock bun” and it doesn’t take much. There are […]