Donald Trump, Ben Carson and Marco Rubio have all adamantly rejected climate change as a result of human impact. Whether their opinions were drawn because of a lack of scientific evidence or, in the case...
On Nov. 18 join the U's Environment & Sustainability Studies Program (ENVST) for a fun evening while supporting a great cause for student scholarships. The 2015 Wild & Scenic Film Festival will...
It’s the first week of November and you know what that means … Christmas music! Well, unless you’re a happiness-hating, love-murdering Grinch. Sorry — that might have come across as a little accusatory.
The...
Coming from a family that puts our Christmas tree up just a couple of days before Dec. 25, it has always struck me as odd when people put their winter holiday decorations out the day after Halloween. I’ve...
The usual health and fitness fads that populate the pitiful space of late night infomercials are familiar to the American public. Both men and women are subject to the bombardment of advertisements for...
Yesterday, Nov. 5, from the deepest, darkest cavity of LDS headquarters, where not even Christ himself can venture, came a pestilent, homophobic plot to alienate and embarrass the children of same-sex...
America was founded under premises of God. We are "one nation under God." Our currency ensures that “in God we trust.” God and country are practically synonymous in these parts. Religion is one of...
I’ve got a problem. I admit it. I know I’m susceptible, probably more than most, to the call of social media, email, and apps. I read a report recently that said adults check their phones, on average,...
Seven trick-or-treaters this year. Only seven trick-or-treaters spent their Halloween walking the dangerous streets of my predominantly white, Mormon neighborhood in Layton. I've noticed a gradual decrease...
As I sit in the tree, my favorite tunes blasting through my headphones, I realize that I am experiencing something that is increasingly unfamiliar in today’s workplace: vacation time. Vacation time is...
