Palin: pining for a signing

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December 8, 2009

schedule 3 min read

I have never drunk a curdled glass of half-and-half. Neither have I read Sarah Palin’s new book, Going Rogue. I’m definitely sure that I wouldn’t feel good after doing either one. It is neither secret, nor negative, that Utah is a staunchly conservative state.  There are drawbacks to living in a subculture where a dominant […]

Problem solved! Gift solutions for those who leave you clueless

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December 8, 2009

schedule 5 min read

Some people are just impossible to shop for. Sure, you can spend hours scouring the mall or surfing the Web, but with finals looming near, who has time for that? It’s easy to resort to gift cards, but those are trite. In a time-saving effort, here are perfect gifts for the hard-to-please demographics. The music […]

Students identify themselves through art: Senior exhibit allows students to prepare for working in the real world

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December 7, 2009

schedule 3 min read

Accounting, resumés, corporate settings, brokers and packaging. Those are hardly words to be expected in an art class. But in the senior seminar art class, those are all topics being discussed as the class prepares for its exhibition and the real world of artists. The class has spent the semester learning how to prepare an […]

Add a little color to your holiday season

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December 7, 2009

schedule 2 min read

Have you been looking for a way to add a little eco-friendly Christmas cheer to your apartment? Or maybe you’ve been stressing out, wondering how you will celebrate the country’s National Poinsettia Day on Dec. 12? Well, look no further than the USU/UVU Horticulture Program’s annual poinsettia sale. The sale, which runs through Dec. 15, […]

Thanksgiving at the V

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November 27, 2009

schedule 1 min read

Students think back to their fondest memories of Thanksgiving… including that fateful year that Uncle Al threw the turkey at grandma.

Doing anything fun for the weekend? How about the library?

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November 23, 2009

schedule 2 min read

Those long, weekend nights spent studying in the crawlspace known as a dorm room may soon be over for many students as the library announces the extension of its hours during finals. During the weekends of Dec. 5-6 and Dec. 12-13 the library will be open on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., and […]

O holy day in the valley

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November 23, 2009

schedule 4 min read

While some people (OK, a lot of people) in this county attend various houses of worship (OK, one particular house of worship) each Sunday, other people find that their day of rest is a day with no church services or Munch ‘n Mingles. So what can these gentiles (I joke, I joke) do with those […]

Must we burn Modern Warfare 2?

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November 23, 2009

schedule 3 min read

Like an obscene inchworm, a wounded woman crawls across the commons area of a Russian airport in desperate search for cover from the brutal terrorist attack raging all around her. This is not a description of a recent attack. Rather, it is a video game mission, a mission in which the player is required to […]

UVU opens season with tough home win

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November 23, 2009

schedule 2 min read

With Ronnie Price and Ryan Toolson a distant memory, the UVU men’s basketball team is looking to build a new identity. The Wolverines took a step in figuring itself out last week as they opened the season with a 80-72 win over North Dakota State in front of a homecoming-sized crowd. “It was a real […]