Tips for Freshman Survival

August 27, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes Freshman year is momentous. It’s the beginning of your adult life, and it’s supposed to be fun. Although, contrary to what you see in movies, it isn’t all parties. More often than not it consists of pulling an all-nighter trying to finish a ten-page paper due the next morning. Freshman year is hard. It’s easy […]

On Donald J. Trump, fast food, and the end of the world

March 2, 2016

Reading Time: 3 minutes Ben Roden Asst. Arts & Culture Editor Sometimes, despite my most meticulous planning, I end up with extra french fries at the end of my combo. Over the years, I’ve developed a system that ensures burger and fries cross the finish line in unison. This may seem like a trivial achievement, but there are variables […]

The peculiar triumph of the “Welcome to Night Vale” podcast

February 29, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Ben Roden Asst. Arts & Culture Editor In a media landscape dotted with sequels, prequels, reboots and remixes, truly original narratives are becoming increasingly difficult to find. The “Welcome to Night Vale” podcast stands as a fascinating example of what can happen when artists embrace creativity and throw convention to the wind. “Night Vale” is […]

On Netflix, magic, and the American ritual

February 29, 2016

Reading Time: 3 minutes Ben Roden Asst. Arts & Culture Editor On Main Street in Logan there used to be a little art house movie theater. Now wait a second – I don’t want you to get the wrong idea when I say “art house.” The place wasn’t vintage-y, or hip, or even particularly clean. There was only one […]

Let us never forget

September 12, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes                 It’s been ten years since the greatest tragedy of our time. It was an attack on America. It was an attack on the American way. I remember where I was, waking up seeing the images and videos.   I don’t think I will forget.   I don’t think […]

How I learned to stop worrying and love UVU

August 1, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes Believe it or not, I started attending UVU a little over a year ago. I had attended Southern Utah University in Cedar City, Utah from 2006-2010 but due to unfortunate circumstances, I had to move home and transfer to UVU. My first few weeks here were rough. In a word, I hated it. The campus […]

Oh say can you see… No? Well hold on, I’ll get a sparkler

July 18, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes The Fourth of July is the chance for Americans to relax from work, spend money on something that is going to explode and to sit and watch floats go really slow past them. All in all it’s the American way My family, specifically my brother, spent last year’s Fourth creating a homemade grand-finale. It was […]