Oh thank heaven! No more 477

March 28, 2011

Reading Time: 4 minutes Legislators repeal controversial anti-transparency bill Governor Gary Herbert has been surprisingly helpful lately. First, he pointed out the obvious: Closing down profitable liquor stores during a recession is fiscally idiotic. That’s something everyone was already thinking, rumpots and teetotalers alike. Second, and more importantly, he called for the repeal of HB477, a bill the Utah […]

Responses to Only Game In Town

February 28, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes The first letter is a response to a prior article. You may find it here. I appreciate the suggestions about our elections, and I agree with the majority of them. My qualms deal with the nepotistic light in which UVUSA has been painted. I should like to adopt the editorial staff’s critical approach and apply […]

A privilege to be heard

October 25, 2010

Reading Time: 3 minutes A letter regarding another perspective on the Haiti fundraiser Dear Editor, As the former Student Body President at UVU for 2009-10, I feel obligated to reply to an article published recently in the UVU Review titled “We the Students.” To clarify a few points, the student government was asked to attend the Haiti relief meetings […]

Guitar + pliers = brilliant

January 25, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes The guitar I want most doesn’t exist. Apparently no one ever thought the tight, guttural chime of a Fender Mustang deserved to be wedded with the sustain of a long scale neck with a heavy maple body. I could build this guitar – there are many sites, like warmoth.com, that make custom guitar building a […]

Fiscal future of america conference caters to conservatives

September 7, 2009

Reading Time: 3 minutes Senator Orrin Hatch recently felt the need to organize and host a forum titled “The Fiscal Future of America,” wherein voters could ask questions and voice their concerns with regard to the country’s current economic state. “My office has received literally thousands of letters, phone calls, and e-mails from Utahns who are extremely concerned about America’s fiscal future,” stated Hatch in a press release.

My opinion on opinions

August 28, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes I had an interesting experience the other night – one which I hope will be repeated often. Some friends and I were discussing politics jovially and passionately (not to mention loudly) outside my house around 11 P.M. or so. All of a sudden, a couple from the neighboring apartment complex popped their heads out and […]

Economic forum to spur campus discussion

August 24, 2009

Reading Time: < 1 minute Sen. Orrin G. Hatch will lead an economic forum known as “The Fiscal Future of America” to be held in the Ragan Theatre on August 28 at 9 a.m. “Our nation is at a critical juncture,” stated Senator Hatch. “The runaway spending train enveloping Washington, D.

My opinion on opinions

August 24, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes I had an interesting experience the other night – one which I hope will be repeated often. Some friends and I were discussing politics jovially and passionately (not to mention loudly) outside my house around 11 P.M. or so. All of a sudden, a couple from the neighboring apartment complex popped their heads out and joined the discussion.

Vegor Pedersen: big man on campus

September 29, 2008

Reading Time: 3 minutes A fear of electricity, an addiction to TV and having pet names for campus regulars based on woodland creatures are just tiny portions of what creates Christian V. Pedersen, otherwise known as Vegor. He is a campus classic and our hero for the week. Here is what he had to say.

Go tell it on the mountain

August 11, 2008

Reading Time: 2 minutes If you don’t read Utah’s local newspapers or own a TV to catch coverage from the local broadcast stations, you may have somehow missed the coverage of the most controversial classified ad of the year. Two women in a committed relationship from the Cache Valley area sent in their marriage announcement to the local newspaper, The Herald Journal