The FDA: A good source of irony
Why the Food and Drug Administration needs to rethink practices Sean Stoker | Opinions Editor | @theroyalthey I’m often amused—and a wee bit horrified—by the lengths food companies are willing to go…
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Trump Card
The poster child of a sad era in American politics Sean Stoker | Opinions Editor Politics was never a game of purity. But the politicians used to at least pretend to…
Marrying Too Early
Elizabeth Suggs Everyone talks about it. Once high school’s out and college starts up, there’s always someone new getting married. These are fresh adults. They want to do the best adult…
The Value of “Meh”
My uncomfortable seat on the fence. Sean Stoker | Opinions Editor Obvious statement of the day: Life is full of complexity. It surprises me to no end when I see…
It’s On Us to Stop Sexual Harassment and Violence
The following is an Op-Ed by Melissa Frost, UVU’s Title IX Coordinator UVU is proud to participate in the It’s On Us campaign to end sexual harassment and sexual violence….
Chasing vs. Persistence
How to navigate the twists and turns of seemingly contradictory advice. Those of us who are single and looking receive more dating advice than we know what to do with….
Will Sweat for Free | Letter to the Editor
Recently the Student Life and Wellness Center raised their minimum number of credits to have free access to the facilities to be 10 credit hours. This makes sense during the…
Shaming as a Parenting Tool
Christian Ledek | @sea_led | Staff Writer It’s becoming more common for parents to publicly humiliate their kids on social media to teach them a lesson or sometimes just for…
Outside Looking In
Feeling weird today. Was it something I ate? No. You’re just a filthy irredeemable piece of garbage. You’ve done something awful and now you’re feeling guilty. What did I do? Everything. I’m…
Politics Shmolitics
Carrie Laudie | Editor-in-chief It would seem that every few days a new Presidential hopeful comes out of nowhere and throws their hat in the ring. Whether this represents absolute chaos…
Millenials: The Independent Divide
Jared Stirland | Assistant Lifestyle Editor The world is changing. The Millennial Generation is rising, which The Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies defines as anyone born between the years 1985-2004. This is…
Resumes, Rah-Rahs, and the Rareness of Food
Format matters I work at a large, local employer and have received and reviewed multiple UVU business school resumes for openings at my company. As a local with strong UVU ties I want…
Standing Up for Something at UVU | Op-ed
UVU, it’s been a quiet year, While the world argues over social justice and the economic mobility of “persistent sub-groups”, UVU stays silent. I have been at UVU for almost two…
Ms. Swift vs Apple Inc.
Taylor Swift’s open letter to Apple inspires quick policy change. Sean Stoker | Opinions Editor | @theroyalthey Endlessly parodied as the constantly-breaking-up superstar who sings about love lost, Taylor…
Trepidations and Opportunities
Weighing the pros and cons of SCOTUS’ same-sex marriage ruling. Christian Ledek | Staff Writer Same-sex marriage became legal nationwide on June 26, 2015. The Supreme Court ruled that…
