So, USA, you really outdid yourself this time. You told everyone to go home and turned off the lights. Of course Congress still gets a paycheck and we’re still bombing the hell out of third world countries, but the veterans can’t visit their memorial—which seems to be a really big deal for them—and everybody else […]
Samantha Gahn, Opinions Writer, [email protected] I was a sophomore in high school on the dreadful day of August 2003. I had my schoolbooks, my flute and the clothes I wore that day to school and practice. I was on the JV Volleyball team for East Bay High School in Gibsonton, Fla. I was coming home […]
By Ben Tullis, UVU Review Copy Editor What do James Bond, Charles “Chuck” Bartowski, Richard Castle and other people from television, books and movies have in common? OK, besides the fact that they are all fictional characters. The answer is that all of them stopped a bomb from going off with only seconds to spare. […]
The government shut down. We are living in a nation that is holding itself hostage. Our elected representatives have decided their partisan politics are more important than keeping people working. Toeing that party line and giving no quarter has left public parks closed, NASA pushing back a Mars mission and many Americans out of work. […]
Byline: Ryan Muir, Opinions Writer, [email protected] In 2010 Utah Valley University purchased 100 acres of land where Geneva Steel once stood. The $20 million sale took a while to complete but has since been finalized. Part of the land was donated to the university, and the rest was either paid for by a donor or […]
Let’s hash out a common frustration students have: parking. Whether it’s here on campus or at our apartment complexes, there just never seems to be enough space for everyone. I’m sure most of us have been earnestly trying to dodge paying for a parking pass at school or stay in a visitor spot in Provo […]
By Alex Sousa, Managing Editor, @TwoFistedSousa So, USA, everybody seems to be talking about the looming government shutdown and there’s a lot of debate about whether or not it will actually happen. This isn’t the first time a government shutdown has threatened the people. It’s happened before—17 times before—and the fact is, a “government shutdown” […]
I’ve been a victim of gun violence. Three years ago, I was put in a headlock by a drunk man who threatened to blow my head off with a revolver he pressed into the base of my skull. Smelling alcohol fumes from a near-empty bottle in one hand while he traced the gun barrel around […]
By Samantha Gahn, Opinions Writer, [email protected] The weeks turned into months, and the months are finally over. The time has been long awaited, the seasons have changed, and summer is over. It’s all been worth it, because now our favorite TV shows are back. For me this includes some of my best friends, the characters of […]
So, USA, you just had to get the last word in. Let’s recap: in a desperate appeal to the American people, President Vladimir Putin writes an op-ed published in the New York Times trying to talk some sense into the war-mongering attitude that was being presented by the elected officials. But, it just wasn’t acceptable […]