Summer nights with no Ice Cream?
Wednesday, August 4, 2010 – 15:53 | No Comment

As I’ve said before, I am a Pacific Northwesterner, meaning I’m used to rain and overcast summers. This is my first summer in Utah and the heat is killing me. Thus, I’ve been looking for …

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Utah and its rocks…
Monday, August 2, 2010 – 14:28 | No Comment

As a native of the Pacific Northwest, I am used to rain, trees, bushes, and dirt.  When I moved to Utah my friends wanted to take us camping and I was used to trees and wet tents when I went camping.  Boy, was I in for an environmental culture shock when we decided to go camping by Arches National Park and Goblin Valley State Park. The entire time I was in awe of these amazing TALL rocks! But I did find it quite beautiful!  The best part was that Goblin Valley reminded me of the space pictures from Mars and was an awesome place to play hide and go seek.

A 4th of July View from Above
Thursday, July 8, 2010 – 9:43 | One Comment

As part of the Independence Day celebrations in Provo, the Stadium of Fire featured Carrie Underwood this year. I have never seen any fireworks show as huge as it was this year.  The show was …

Provo Patriotism
Tuesday, July 6, 2010 – 17:33 | No Comment

As the 4th of July approaches this weekend, I was in awe with all the preparations for festivities around town. I grew up in a town that recently can’t even fund a fireworks show for …

Is it Spring yet? The flowers say yes, the weather says no.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010 – 12:11 | No Comment

This morning, I woke up to my last segment of classes for not only the Winter Semester, but my last semester at BYU and my last group of undergraduate classes, EVER. It was 7am, and …

Finals Week Survival Guide
Tuesday, April 6, 2010 – 16:29 | No Comment

The sunshine, the freedom, no tests, homework - it’s almost time for break (the sunshine might be a little questionable with the recent Utah weather though..). As every student knows there’s always one thing that …

A closer look at the ducks who live in the pond
Monday, March 29, 2010 – 16:54 | One Comment

The duck pond south of campus is well known for the ducks who live there year around and the soft grass it offers in the springtime.
Sometimes people pass by without a second thought about the …

Pushing through the semester and the sunshine sleepiness
Monday, March 22, 2010 – 15:45 | No Comment

It’s the time of the semester when students can see summer around the corner, and finals aren’t exactly something they can avoid thinking about anymore. With the crazy weather Utah had the last two weeks, …

Taking the time to meet
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 – 16:36 | No Comment
Taking the time to meet

Yesterday I walked into Smith’s Grocery Store and was evaluating the movie posters at the Redbox when I felt a light tap on my shoulder.
An older gentleman, sporting a dusty, “NAVY” cap and faded blue …

‘Alice’ is worth seeing
Monday, March 8, 2010 – 16:58 | Comments Off
‘Alice’ is worth seeing

Last week’s release of Disney’s “Alice in Wonderland,” was publicized and anticipated for months by “Alice” fanatics and Johnny Depp fans alike. And while the film has its great moments, the modern re-working and re-vamping …

Album Review: Save Me, San Francisco by Train
Thursday, March 4, 2010 – 15:58 | No Comment
Album Review: Save Me, San Francisco by Train

Save Me, San Francisco
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Train’s release of Save Me, San Francisco in late October of last year makes for a good pick me up album as we head into spring. It’s just in time for the …

Twitter here to stay?
Wednesday, March 3, 2010 – 13:54 | No Comment
Twitter here to stay?

Last week, Tom Zellar, an editor and writer for the New York Times, answered questions in an intimate setting with Communication students in the Brimhall Building. When a student asked about his thoughts on social …