Brianna Bailey, Staff Writer Photos by Laura Fox After gaining personal exposure to various panhandlers and homeless families the past four months, I’ve concluded there is a wrong and right way to help or enable them. Living in the heart of Manhattan, between my walking commute to my internship and taking the subway on several […]
Sean Stoker, Staff Writer Illustration by Trevor Robertson Growing up, I was raised to look at the universe with two eyes: one being logic, the other faith. I vividly remember being five-years-old and camping with my father, the two of us looking up at the brilliant night sky you can only see in the wilderness. […]
NBC’s “The Biggest Loser” wrapped up its 15th season with their most controversial winner to date. No, it’s not because she was the most disliked of the show or because another contestant was robbed of the $250,000 prize. It’s because the viewers, and even her own mentors, believe she lost too much weight. 5-foot-5 winner […]
Michael Houck, Staff [email protected] The Utah Legislature is up and going for its 45-day run, proposing bills and passing new laws. And it seems that legislators are gearing up to help everyone in Utah for the better… well, at least I had hoped so. In the second week of the session, Utah Republican caucus leaders […]
Name Withheld I don’t like bedtime. When I spend the night here, I want to stay up visiting with Anna, but our before bed root beer makes us too sleepy. I’d rather not drink it right now but we have to, and I really like root beer. Mom would NEVER let me drink soda before […]
RaVae Beck, Staff Writer [email protected] Valentine’s Day is ominously approaching. The men who have noticed are beginning to panic, grudgingly searching for that perfect gift. Retailers want society to believe women will only take a dozen roses and expensive jewelry for Valentine’s Day, but this is a large misconception. Giant stuffed animals and candle-lit […]
Barbara Finlinson, Staff Writer @bubblestweets Valentine’s Day is an overly-commercialized, greeting card company supporting, candy-consuming, fresh-flower murdering, mostly-disappointing day when people are pressured in to telling their significant other they love them. Right? Wrong. Even when taking the time to honor and express your affection is forced by culture and TV commercials about diamonds and […]
I’m just going to say it. As a married man, Valentine’s Day doesn’t mean much. To me, it’s a day to commercialize love. It’s an opportunity for Hallmark greeting cards and florists to make a pretty penny. Although the overstocked red and pink merchandise is what I see at its surface, the commercialization isn’t what […]
It’s a thought that some college students have had in class. A moment of realization where one might think, “Hey… my professor is kind of attractive. I wonder if they are single?” For obvious reasons, there is a negative stigma surrounding the idea of a professor and student pursuing an amorous relationship. On the other […]
There was no burning bush. No visitation or concourses of angels. No grand revelation. I’m pretty sure I was just in my bathroom, getting ready one morning. I decided I wanted to attend the temple and receive my Endowment. I was only 24 at the time and had not served a full time mission for […]