It’s a “Dark Knight” for America
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Olympic spirit: Pass it on
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Few things in life can bring people together and make all the evil and trivial things in the world retreat into the shadows like sports can. For the next two weeks, presidential politics, war, violence and economic fear will take a backseat to competition, sportsmanship, national pride and triumph of the human spirit. For many, […]
Ignorance is bliss, until you burn to the ground
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Our world is moving and changing so fast that you can barely get all the facts of a story before an even more sensational one hits the wire. It is very easy to wall yourself off and worry about the tree in front of you but it will become increasingly
A teaspoon of immigration reform Obama style
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Election time is coming up, and how can you tell? New policies and viewpoints are in the air and President Obama is putting up a fight to keep his presidency by making some huge statements. Of all the issues, Obama’s attention to immigration speaks to me the most. In a previous article, I wrote about […]
Welcome back common sense, it’s been a while
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We may not be the person we want to be, but what we do determines who we are, whether we like it or not. Watching the Bunnel house be taken apart brick by brick has made me quite reflective. The house is old, unused and tiny. The new Student Life and Wellness building will […]
Trickle-up education: A letter from the editor
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Death, taxes and inflation. In this current economy, those three things are what we can all bank on and must be ready for. The biggest culprits aside from the Grim Reaper and the government (it can be hard to differentiate the two at times) are thought to be the demonized group of […]
The ties that bind
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After the glory of the home runs fade away, MVP trophies seem like a distant memory and two things remain. Relationships and people. Two time National League MVP Dale Murphy, headlined Saturday nights Orem Owlz “first pitch” dinner for nearly 300 season ticket holders and booster club donors. The event was the […]
Where do graduates come from?
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Pivot points
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I am currently writing this column from 30,000 feet in the air. It’s a rare occasion for me to travel and as I am floating above the clouds I am feeling slightly nostalgic. I am on a trip to visit the New York Times for training for new editors-in-chief. For those readers that have […]
UVU baseball flounders in home opener
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Six pitchers, 19 hits, 13 runs and two errors. Not exactly what the Wolverines were hoping for in their home opener Thursday night. The Hornets of Sacramento State made their presence known in the first game of a three-game set this week on their way to a 13-3 win over Utah Valley. “It’s disappointing […]