Popular music has never made too much sense to me. I have been told more times than I can count that my music is weird, or that I have eclectic tastes in regards to what I fill my ears with. I have chosen to ignore these claims based on one simple thought: I rather enjoy […]
Popular culture is a constantly shifting mire. Trying to wade through and understand the fluid nature of pop culture isn’t exactly easy. There is one thing that has become clear to me in my understanding of pop culture though: Geek culture is on the rise. Geek culture is something that remained on the outskirts of […]
I have made it my goal to run stories that evoke a response from people. I guess it hasn’t been going very well since most people don’t respond. I have an e-mail address and a Twitter account and I am open to being contacted by students who want to vent their frustrations or congratulations about […]
As future generations look back at us and what we accomplished, will they appreciate the groundwork we laid in delivering information quickly and efficiently? Maybe they’ll be too busy drowning in the millions of pictures taken of various dinner plates. They’ll possibly still be enjoying the astounding ignorance that existed as anyone with a phone […]
Utah, the first state in the union to accept a weapon as a state symbol, the state we live in. As we celebrated the acceptance of the Browning M1911 as a symbol of our state, there was a vocal minority crying out about a weapon officially becoming a representative icon. The measure passed anyway, and […]
It’s been said time and time again: we live in the future. We can connect with people around the world in a matter of seconds. We can use our cell phones to order whatever we want off of the internet, including food. More and more, the service and retail industries are seemingly stepping towards a […]
When we look at drinking in college, it’s important to seperate the myths from the realities. Or, more likely, look at where the two eclipse each other. A lot of people see college students portrayed as binge drinkers, irresponsible, and just generally unworthy of the education they are getting. I have some bad news. The […]
After most news sources projected Obama’s win, my Facebook wall exploded with comments about people leaving the country. Many of my friends were upset, some more than others, but no one, it seems, was more upset than the man who has railed against Obama publicly for this entire campaign – Donald Trump. Trump took to […]
During the Halloween season I have noticed quite a few trends. Over sexed versions of our favorite characters litter the streets, the stores fill with Christmas decorations and all of our favorite horror movies hit the shelves for 5 bucks. Ah, what a magical time of year. I wasn’t always interested in horror movies. I […]
Politics these days has been reduced to one thing: winning.