No More Homeless Pets in Utah

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January 28, 2012

schedule 4 min read

Walking through the front door of the facility, visitors are greeted by the characteristic curiosity of the friendly felines who unabashedly jump up on the counter just inside the door.   No More Homeless Pets in Utah, a non-profit organization started by Best Friends Animal Society (BFAS) CEO Gregory Castle, has worked toward eliminating the […]

Utah County construction update Jan. 27-Feb. 2

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January 27, 2012

schedule 2 min read

With icy winds bearing down, UDOT employees continue to labor throughout the county. Areas of specific concern for drivers are as follows:   University Parkway Orem 1600 N Orem 800 N Orem 400 N U.S. 6 Spanish Fork   The southbound on-ramp to I-15 from University Parkway will be closed for two nights so that […]

Utah County construction update Jan. 20-26

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January 20, 2012

schedule 2 min read

Hot spots this week for UDOT’s I-15 CORE project include the folloing:   University Parkway Orem Center Street Orem 1600 N(x2) Orem 800 N Spanish Fork   Nighttime closures of both southbound I-15 ramps at University Parkway will necessitate alternate routes nightly as crews switch traffic lanes onto new concrete and install storm drains. The […]

Senior Theater Platform production: ‘Treasure Island’

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January 19, 2012

schedule 3 min read

Every year the theater department sponsors a project called the Senior Platform Series, allowing students to produce original work. Many theater majors use the opportunity for their senior project. For Marc Navez however, who graduated last December with a BA in theater with an emphasis in directing musical theater, there simply wasn’t enough time in […]

Piracy is bad, censorship is worse

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January 18, 2012

schedule 4 min read

Twitter feeds are buzzing with chatter, hashtagged with words like SOPA, PIPA, censorship and blackout. Wikipedia, with estimated daily web traffic numbering in the tens of millions, was dark Wednesday in protest of current legislature working its way through the US House Judiciary Committee. The Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect Intellectual Property Act […]

Wednesday Woes: Movie trivia time

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January 18, 2012

schedule 4 min read

Has this ever happened to you? You’re at party, really hitting it off with a fine specimen of whatever gender(s) you’re into. You two are comparing notes on personal dreams, favorite bands, influential bands, politics, religion, the works and all signs are pointing toward get married and commence the aggressive manufacture of children. I mean, […]

5 reasons why being a dork gets better with age

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January 17, 2012

schedule 9 min read

Let’s face it. Adulthood is a double edged-sword. Yes, you have more freedom to do whatever you want, no one can tell you what to do and you get to watch as many R-rated movies as you want. However, with adulthood also comes really annoying things like responsibilities. You have to work so you can […]

Is Utah behind in diversity?

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January 16, 2012

schedule 3 min read

If you ask an economist, Utah is behind. If you ask a fashion designer Utah is behind. If you ask a student from out of state how Utah does when it comes to minority races they might also say Utah is behind.   According to Eric Lowe, a UVU student from Virginia near DC, Utah […]

Woodbury Art Museum presents Hidden Voices

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January 16, 2012

schedule 3 min read

Some wandered through the museum, chatting and even laughing with friends, both old and new. Others simply stood in silence, eyebrows furrowed as they shook their heads, as if they were trying to process the amount of pain being communicated through the artwork.   The Woodbury Art Museum held a reception for the opening of […]