By Michael Houck With the 2014 Winter Olympic Games starting February 7 in Sochi, Russia, the whole world is waiting in anticipation of great sportsmanship from all of the athletes attending. But these games are becoming one of the most controversial Olympic games. One of the main issues getting the most attention from the media is […]

Joshua Wartena, Opinions Writer, [email protected]   I followed the barefoot boy down the dirt road. He was pulling a wooden cart with a bag of rotten meat and fat. “Ya llegamos,” he said. We’re almost there. “Good,” I replied. “It’s hot.” I’d been in Argentina for a month and was optimistic. They’d told me I […]

Kate Ayer, staff writer   Utah’s Legislature is taking on the liberalization of liquor laws—again. And the LDS Church made it clear—again—that it is strongly opposed to the amendments, which propose increasing the number of liquor licenses, privatizing liquor sales, demolishing the “Zion Curtain” and removing the “intent to dine” requirement.   These proposed amendments […]

Jimmy Hall, Assistant Opinions Editor @Jimmyrhall   Being a fan isn’t bad. There isn’t any shame in being passionate and enthusiastic about your chosen medium. This is the essence of being a geek and geek, especially today, is cool. Comic-Con revels in and thrives off of it.   What is bad is when this phenomenon […]

So, USA, John Boehner—you know, the Republican House Speaker from Ohio— appeared on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Thursday January 23 because, apparently, we hadn’t already bled the lines between celebrity and professional politician enough. Despite Boehner playing it cool and shooting off one-liners explaining that Leno has been begging him to come […]

Samantha Ghan, Staff Writer [email protected]   Favoritism is when you, a hard worker, are passed over for a position and someone else gets the job who is not as hard of a worker as you or who just doesn’t qualify for the position. This happened to my friend Danielle. Danielle was a hard worker. She […]

I don’t know if it’s the commonly accepted norm or the busy culture of Utah, or if it’s something in the air, but I’ve noticed that Utah drivers are awful. After a little bit of research, I found Utah is near the top of some of the “safest drivers” lists. I don’t know how or […]

Behind the computer screen, mouse in hand, we all feel safe. Without face-to-face interaction, there’s no fear of retribution or need for justification. Things said—or rather, “typed”—online are available for view at all hours of the day for the entire world. Even when deleted, online comments can be found by almost anyone. Some have lost […]