If you’re anything like me, you are a poor college student. I recently spent some time out of town on a school function and was going to miss work and could not afford to eat out every day. By spending less than $20 beforehand on food to bring along, I was able to eat well without spending any money on the trip.

Let’s face it: Utah culture is obsessed with marriage and relationships. You can’t drive from Orem to Salt Lake without passing at least one Utah Weddings sign. The idea that a relationship equals happiness is not always true. Often, relationships bring on a whole different set of problems.

Recognizing the exhaustive community of students looking for anything to do after 10:00 p.m., Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill now stays open until midnight. Result: a place for students to go and hang out. Knowing college is expensive and funds are limited for students, Applebee’s offers half price appetizers Sunday through Thursday from 9:00 p.

I remember the flames from the first bomb that hit the ground on Oct. 7, 2001. The city of Mazar, Afghanistan was changing from summer to winter. The yellow leaves were falling down and covering the dirt streets of my neighborhood. My family and I were at my cousin’s wedding, which had no music or the regular atmosphere of a wedding.

For local band Les Sages (pronounced lay-SAWJ, as in Taj Mahal), “Free Music at a Fraction of the Cost!” is more than just a clever album title; it’s a way of life. “Free Music at a Fraction of the Cost!” released Aug. 21, marked a pivotal point in the band’s musical career as their first full-length album.

Alan Paton was born in South Africa in 1903. From the beginning of his career, he became heavily involved in race relations. While serving as principal at a school for delinquent African boys, he composed his masterpiece, Cry, The Beloved Country. Cry, The Beloved Country is a powerful novel revolving around the social conditions and consequences of progress facing the South African natives in the middle of the 20th century.

What Just Happened Not even De Niro makes this film worth watching Premiering at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, What Just Happened tells the story of one of Hollywood’s most powerful fictional producers, played by Robert De Niro. It begins with him describing in a voiceover how we’re about to see how he lost his power and credibility in the industry over a few weeks.

The Caleb Mitchell Gallery in downtown Provo is currently undergoing a name change, and giving local photographers the opportunity to take up some of their wall space. Caleb Mitchell, a student at UVU, is currently photographing a “documentation of Utah,” according to his profile on Flickr.

For obvious reasons, a coffee drinker’s options are limited in the Provo/Orem area. But at long last, Coffee Pod is now open near the border between the cities. Though it may be located near downtown Zoobieville, Provo’s disenchanted coffee lovers are gravitating toward the Pod.

It is starting to get cold outside, the leaves are starting to fall, and you have no idea where to take your date. High school and college students are always resorting back to, “The Big Three.” These are the normal, cost-efficient, safe dates that will cause no waves.