Let’s make an honest woman out of Mary Jane
schedule 4 min read
Marijuana is now legal for recreational use in Washington and Colorado, but what does that mean for us?
Your education might be your last hope
schedule 7 min read
I have a friend who was told by a prospective employer that she would not get the job because she is not a Mormon. I have another friend who published an article examining her personal experience with racism in the course of her education. She got more than a few angry replies. One man […]
Wednesday Woes: The Trouble with Nicknames
schedule 3 min read
The other day, my friend Jarom was reborn. It was amazing. Walking through Times Square, Jarom was stopped by a random rap artist, peddling his wares among the tourists. “What’s your name, man?” “Jarom.” “Jared?” “Jarom.” “Cool,” said the rapper. “I’m gonna call you J-Smoove.” That’s right, Smoove, with […]
Your Resigned Optimism Sucks
schedule 5 min read
This week Old Man Winter sucker-punched us right in the back of the head. He sang us all off to a peaceful slumber with mendacious lullabies, promising us a lush, warm winter. And then, right as we were all floating off to the Land of Sweet Dreams, he flipped us over onto our stomachs and […]
Wednesday Woes: Movie trivia time
schedule 4 min read
Has this ever happened to you? You’re at party, really hitting it off with a fine specimen of whatever gender(s) you’re into. You two are comparing notes on personal dreams, favorite bands, influential bands, politics, religion, the works and all signs are pointing toward get married and commence the aggressive manufacture of children. I mean, […]
Serenity Now. Or Never. It’s Up To You.
schedule 5 min read
I should have known that I was making a mistake. It was noon-thirty in the food court here at our beloved Utah Valley University. On a Monday. The line for the Pizza Hut was packed. The Costa Vida was stuffed. The queue at Subway was probably the length of fifty five-dollar foot longs. In the […]
Wednesday woes: Bro grabs
schedule 3 min read
Be slow to fall into friendship; but when thou art in, continue firm and constant. -Socrates Hey, dude, it’s nice to meet you. My name is John-Ross. Most every calls me J.R., though. I wish I had a cool nickname that everybody called me, but the only alias that’s ever really stuck is […]
2012 blues
schedule 6 min read
Sometime during the break I decided that I might want to purchase a gun. Some variety of pump action 12-gauge mangler, the kind that I would clean in the living room if I had a daughter and her boyfriend were coming to dinner for the first time. I’m not certain where this sudden yen […]
Late night with Willy the Wolverine
schedule 7 min read
How Midnight Classes Can Benefit UVU It’s midnight on a Monday. While the rest of the world slumbers peacefully, a cabal of nine assembles in a dark, otherwise empty building. There, under the tutelage of an experienced master, they will hone new skills and learn new crafts. They will soon unleash their new knowledge […]
Haunted Houses and Utah’s moral climate
schedule 5 min read
There is no swearing allowed inside the Haunted Forest. Or smoking. Or drinking. Lewd behavior of all kinds is frowned upon in both the Haunted Forest and the Psycho Manor. After all, this is a family establishment. You know, the kind where teenage girls get butchered right in front of you. Where blood-covered hillbillies […]