Walking down the hall in the PE building, you pass that dance room that everyone has at least paused to stare at–if not for just a few extra seconds–to see who might be practicing in there, from ballerinas to ballroom dancers. Whether you are a dancer or not, we all love to see dancers right? […]
Former Utah Valley State College student Steven Greenstreet documented some of the last visible demonstrations of activism on campus with his camera. His documentary, “This Divided State,” portrays passionate disputes between Utah Valley’s most conservative Republicans and defenders of free speech. The clash was fueled by the acts of the student body president and vice […]
Less than three weeks after the grand opening celebration of Taco Bell on September 6, the restaurant has made an estimated $2,500 per day in sales. “I hope [sales] will increase as we add breakfast to our menu in one week and as we get faster at our line service,” said Val Brown, director of […]
Rayman Legends is a game that has already faced a few setbacks. A sequel to the highly praised Rayman Origins, it began as a Wii U exclusive title. About a month before the game was supposed to be released, it was announced that the game would be ported to the Xbox 360 and PS3. Because […]
Needless to say, money is a luxury on a shoestring student budget. As students, we look for any and every way to save. We fill out scholarships, beg parents and take one or two jobs to stay afloat. Sometimes we just need a little help with some necessary and some lavish accessories that don’t come […]
As I wandered the floor of Salt Lake Comic Con I saw a lot of cosplayers. Costume play has become an integral part of the convention experience and Salt Lake didn’t back down when it came to bringing great costumes to the floor. There was a cosplay contest during the convention, which seemed to bring […]
The streets of downtown Salt Lake were filled with people the first weekend of September. There were a few events happening downtown, but by far the biggest was the first ever Salt Lake Comic Con. With the final number of tickets sold sitting about 70,000, it’s hard to say that this first convention didn’t have […]
Everything in this story was taken from a panel at this year’s Comic Con. Nothing is really set in stone about the plans for the future, and these are all just ideas that have been thrown around by the people who run the convention. Some of these ideas may happen or none of them—it depends […]
It was there on the 1100 block of the convention floor, my back to a table full of Dr. Who memorabilia, that I had no choice but to watch a de-helmeted Boba Fett lock lips with a pink-haired Black Widow. When that grizzled, intergalactic bounty hunter finally came up for air I realized that I […]
Salt Lake City was a busy place to be last weekend. Between the football games, fair and various events, parking was slammed, trains were full, and the sidewalks were packed. The largest event was the first-ever Salt Lake Comic Con. More than 50,000 people attended over the three-day weekend, culminating in a massive Saturday and […]