Week 7: BYU vs. San Diego State When I picked up Monday’s edition of the Daily Universe, there was a large headline talking about BYU’s dominating victory over UNLV. It said something to the effect of “BYU offense comes alive.” I thought about this headline and then came to the easy conclusion that it was [...]

Well, now that everyone has returned to their separate corners, let’s just have a little chat. So Obama won the Nobel Peace prize: woop-dee-doo! He’s joining the illustrious company of our greatest contemporary minds, such as Albert Gore, the father of the World Wide Web, and Jimmy Carter, the modern straw man himself. I’m so [...]

The next time you’re walking the streets of Provo, look at the nearest lamppost or telephone pole. Chances are, it’ll have an event poster taped to it. In fact, if you happen to be on a corner or a busy street it’ll probably be plastered with layers and layers of posters plugging dozens of different [...]

(A much belated) WEEK 8 — BIG MAC vs. BIG CARL In the history of mankind, there has never been a bigger fast food chain than McDonald’s. That being said, the biggest and most famous burger in all world has to be the Big Mac. Ever since the days of our infancy, we knew the [...]

This past week Gov. Gary Herbert met with gay rights groups Equality Utah and Foundation for Reconciliation. The meeting came at the organizations’ request after Herbert stated that homosexuals should not receive the same legal protection as people get based on race, religion, or gender. Right now in the state of Utah, you can be [...]

Week 6: BYU at UNLV It was another week and another victory for our boys in blue. There were no surprises here as the Cougars flexed their muscle to beat the Aggies of Utah State, 35-17. It wasn’t nearly the offensive explosion that I predicted but at least I picked the winner, right? This Utah [...]

It seems almost like a cruel joke that, just as the weather turns cold and gray, college professors begin to pile on the midterms, research papers and homework. In my case, this time of year has provoked more than one disheartening existential crisis that left me wondering if I was doomed to be a washed [...]

Boston-based indie darlings Passion Pit will bring their helium-filled brand of electro-dance pop to Salt Lake City’s Urban Lounge tonight. Fresh off a summer full of big-time music festivals and an exhaustive touring schedule, Michael Angelakos and company will fill downtown SLC’s much more intimate venue with pulsing beats and soaring melodies off their critically [...]

It’s a beautiful time of the year! Sure, the sudden cold front has caught us all a bit off guard, but there are some benefits. The fall colors are out in full force right now and it would be a shame to miss them. And while it’s fun to go out hiking and be one [...]

I went to pick up my car from Brigham Landing, where I left it to go out to eat with a friend. We came back to find that my car had disappeared. We both had missed the small sign at the large entrance warning us that this site was a University Parking Enforcement lot. It [...]