“Happy Valley” was the nickname given to Utah County when nearly 90 percent of its population was composed of members of the LDS church. Since then this appellation has been used positively and negatively to refer to the environment created by the morally stringent standards of the LDS church’s members.
Now, local filmmaker Ron Williams is introducing a new meaning for its nickname.

“Winner! Winner! Chicken Dinner!” was a phrase that blackjack dealers supposedly used to say anytime a player was dealt a 21. Although you’re not being dealt a perfect 21 with 21, you definitely have a winning hand.

Prefacing Mae’s visit to Salt Lake City on April 4 as part of their current national tour, the band’s drummer, Jacob Marshall, took some time to answer a lot of questions about the band and the tour. Here are some of the questions and answers from the interview:

UVSC student, Adam Nelson, was walking back to his apartment last Tuesday afternoon when he saw a metal glimmer that caught his eye. “I wondered what it was, so I went and looked, and lo and behold: It was beer,” Adam said.

Former UVSC student Joe Vogel has compiled a group of essays written by students supporting Sen. Barack Obama’s presidential run.

In 1999, David Phillips discovered a promotion through Healthy Choice food products that enabled him to accumulate 1.25 million frequent-flyer miles. How? He bought $3,000 worth of pudding (12,150 cups).

Like daffodils and budding trees, the International Sportsmen’s Expo is a sign that spring is here.

Synergy Dance Company’s March 6-8 concert, “Refract,” confirmed the modern dance program’s ongoing commitment to bring a high level of performance and choreographic artistry to the stage.

In 1968 Fred Rogers took off his sport coat and loafers and donned a cardigan and Keds for the first of what would be 998 times for his famed television show, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.

Unfortunately, for many people, graduation isn’t the end of high school.