Archive for August, 2009

SONG OF THE DAY: August 27th

Aug 27, 2009 No Comments by Steve Pierce

Dirty Projectors, “No Intention”
Attention, friends! Dirty Projectors, responsible for what will probably end up being one of the three best (if not the best) albums of 2009, announced their fall North American tour today and are slated to grace Salt Lake City with their presence on November 7th. Utah has been a concert wasteland for [...]

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SONG OF THE DAY: August 26th

Aug 26, 2009 No Comments by Steve Pierce

Aggro1, “Since U Been Hard 2 Find” (Kelly Clarkson v. American Analog Set)

We haven’t featured many mash-ups as of yet on the Song of the Day, but such compositions are a very delicate and under appreciated art form. In short, they can either be truly excellent augmentations of the original works or they can suck [...]

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COLUMN: In Defense Of The Daily Universe

Aug 26, 2009 4 Comments by McKay Coppins

No one reads newspapers anymore. Well, almost no one. (As you can see, this publication itself is distributed electronically.) But BYU students still read the Daily Universe — and in large numbers. Sure, the paper is a frequent target of student criticism and derision (the majority of it unfair), but those critics still pick up [...]

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IN MEMORIAM: Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (1932-2009)

Aug 26, 2009 No Comments by Steve Pierce

In lieu of a Song of the Day for August 25th, I felt it more important to honor a fallen legend.
Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, or “Teddy” as he came to be affectionately known, was referred to as “the Lion of the Senate” and was one of only two men to stand for election nine [...]

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POLITICS: From One Hypocrite To Another

Aug 25, 2009 1 Comment by Jess Jones

Greetings to all you Rhombus readers. It’s wonderful to publish articles for you and hopefully it’s been interesting to read. The more articles I attempt to publish and the more feedback I get from readers, it’s become apparent that there’s a large portion that don’t agree with what I have to say.
It’s not a very [...]

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