Reward-seeking behavior

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April 7, 2008

schedule 2 min read

If you’ve ever envied the wealthy or worried about the “plight of the poor,” chances are you understand on some level a concept most people refuse to believe: Money buys happiness. Nothing secures a smile on a child’s face quite like a shiny new toy, nothing promotes an ecstatic response quite like a big cash prize, and nothing means true love quite like a diamond ring.

Airing dirty laundry

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April 7, 2008

schedule 3 min read

The pulsating groan of a gong trembles the air in the Student Center’s Grand Ballroom syncopating the heartbeats of observers in attendance at this semester’s Clothesline Project exhibit.

Why it’s really called Happy Valley

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March 31, 2008

schedule 3 min read

“Happy Valley” was the nickname given to Utah County when nearly 90 percent of its population was composed of members of the LDS church. Since then this appellation has been used positively and negatively to refer to the environment created by the morally stringent standards of the LDS church’s members.
Now, local filmmaker Ron Williams is introducing a new meaning for its nickname.

21 deals a winning hand

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March 31, 2008

schedule 2 min read

“Winner! Winner! Chicken Dinner!” was a phrase that blackjack dealers supposedly used to say anytime a player was dealt a 21. Although you’re not being dealt a perfect 21 with 21, you definitely have a winning hand.

Q&A with Mae

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March 31, 2008

schedule 4 min read

Prefacing Mae’s visit to Salt Lake City on April 4 as part of their current national tour, the band’s drummer, Jacob Marshall, took some time to answer a lot of questions about the band and the tour. Here are some of the questions and answers from the interview:

19 percent approval, and he’s telling us what to do?

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March 31, 2008

schedule 3 min read

Bush tells us he is trying to keep America safe from attack. But what about attack from within our own borders? For the past six years, our own democratic freedoms have been continually attacked by the Bush administration. This is not new for our government. We are dangerously headed down the same path McCarthy recently paved, only this time, the president himself is heading the scare, and terrorists have replaced communists.