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Gaming Corner: ‘Total War: Three Kingdoms’

By Yixin Song June 18, 2019

  “The empire, long divided, must unite; long united, must divide. Thus it has ever been.” No opening line in Chinese literature better summarizes ancient China than this opening line in “Romance...

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To Binge or Not to Binge Episode 55: ‘Chernobyl’

By Yixin Song June 10, 2019

  Warning: This article contains spoilers.  What is the cost of a lie? HBO’s new miniseries, “Chernobyl,” gives a rather satisfying answer to this question. Set in April 1986 under...

Inside of the LNCO, where most humanities courses at the University of Utah are located. Chronicle archives.

Best Humanities Classes To Take as A Freshman

By Yixin Song May 15, 2019

  The first few months of college can be daunting, but not because it has a stricter regulation on academics and lifestyle. On the contrary, it's because you'll find that nobody will tell you what...

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To Binge or Not to Binge Episode 53: ‘Sex Education’

By Yixin Song May 5, 2019

  Warning: This review contains mild spoilers for “Sex Education.” Otis Milburn (Asa Butterfield) doesn’t have a normal life. His mother (Gillian Anderson) only does two things: has sex...

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Game Corner: ‘Unheard’

By Yixin Song April 27, 2019

  It is always hard to review games that are built solely on narrative without revealing any spoilers. You can talk about the intense fights, art styles and why characters are in their current...

Photographs depicting video games at the library on April 3rd, 2010 in Salt Lake City, UT.
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Avatars in the Real World: Gaming Simulations Can Help with Real World Application

By Yixin Song April 23, 2019

  Whether or not video games are a form of art has been a heated argument for the past several decades. Loyalists of gaming have been claimed that video games are the greatest art bestowed upon...

T-shirts displayed in The Clothesline Project. Courtesy Donna Baluchi and Heidi Greenberg.

The Clothesline Project Uses Art to Increase Awareness of Sexual Assault

By Yixin Song April 1, 2019

  Content Warning: This article discusses sexual assault. Growing up in China, I was rarely exposed to any discussion of sexual assault, partially because of the country's traditional and conservative...

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To Binge or Not to Binge Episode 46: ‘The Dragon Prince’

By Yixin Song March 17, 2019

  I have to admit that I have never been a huge fan of animation. Countless times I have witnessed my friends drop their jaws when they learn I have not seen any of Hayao Miyazaki’s magnum opuses....

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Gaming Corner: ‘Metro Exodus’

By Yixin Song and Ray H. March 7, 2019

  Synopsis: “There is no justice among men,” said Nicholas II returning from the front line to his palace near Petrograd, after abdicating as the emperor of Russia. The “Metro” series, both...

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Gaming Corner: ‘Apex Legends’

By Yixin Song February 22, 2019

  I was running down the hill when the circle started closing in. Only three people (including me) left in the match. The stakes had never been higher. I saw one enemy running into the house across...