The streets of downtown Salt Lake were filled with people the first weekend of September. There were a few events happening downtown, but by far the biggest was the first ever Salt Lake Comic Con. With the final number of tickets sold sitting about 70,000, it’s hard to say that this first convention didn’t have […]
Everything in this story was taken from a panel at this year’s Comic Con. Nothing is really set in stone about the plans for the future, and these are all just ideas that have been thrown around by the people who run the convention. Some of these ideas may happen or none of them—it depends […]
In the last installment of this series we covered the basics of car care. Today, we’re going to cover some more basic checks that should be performed on a regular basis. In this installment we’re going to cover power steering fluid, brake fluid, air filters and the importance of proper tire pressure. Under the hood […]
Classes have begun. School is in full swing, and the journey to class and back is a necessary daily route. Some are able to walk, some take the bus, but most students probably make the drive to school and home again in their cars, those wonderful machines that get one from point A to […]
Welcome back to school students. A welcome, also, to those who are riding out their first semester. College isn’t the easiest life experience. It’s expensive, time consuming, and everyone expects you to work much harder than you actually plan to. In some cases they expect you to work less than you plan […]
Many people have pet peeves. They don’t like people chewing with their mouths open, or talking with their mouth full, or keeping things too messy, what have you. There is one thing that should get on everyone’s nerves at this campus, however. That is wearing clothes in support of another college. You see […]
By Cameron Simek Life Editor The time is near. On September 5-7, Salt Lake City is getting its very own nerd Mecca, or at least as close as we can come to one—we are a flyover state after all. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, there is a Comic-Con coming to Salt Lake. […]
By Cameron Simek Life Editor For those who grew up with “Power Rangers” and “Gundam;” for those that loved watching those old “Godzilla” and other Kaiju films with a sense of awe and wonder—even though the models were plastic and the destruction was obviously fake—this is your film. “Pacific Rim” is, to […]
I wrote this after butting heads with my Editor-in-Chief frequently about our religious differences. It was my first attempt at something new in the Opinions section, the Vs. topics. I was very proud of what I accomplished with those throughout the semester. This one ended up being one of the most popular stories of the […]
I’m sure everyone remembers going to the fair as a child. Walking down the midway, seeing the myriad games and rides of excitement and fun. Slowing your pace as you try to sneak a peek at the freak shows, wondering what kind of monstrosity lies on the other side of the curtain or wall. If […]