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POLITICS: The HB477 Disaster

Mar 11, 2011 2 Comments by

HB 477 passed in about as much time as it took Charlie Sheen to break the Guinness Book of World Records for most followers on Twitter in the least amount of time — and before the public knew what hit them, they just got a heaping load of Sheen-style nuttiness in the Utah Legislature.

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SPORTS: Interview with Real Salt Lake's Andy Williams

Feb 11, 2011 6 Comments by

Real Salt Lake begins meaningful play on February 22. The team is coming off its most successful season, in which they broke various records in MLS history, including least amount of goals allowed and longest streak of unbeaten matches at home.

Midfielder Andy Williams has been with the club since its founding and remains a fan favorite. He graciously agreed to participate in a recent email interview with Rhombus. You can read the full interview after the jump.

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POLITICS: Being on the Wrong Side of the Arc of History

Dec 20, 2010 2 Comments by

The arc of history does not bend toward justice as promptly as I and many others would like, but with the repealing of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell we have witnessed an event that people will refer back to far into the future as a moment when things changed for the better.

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POLITICS: The Daily Universe and Prop 8

Aug 20, 2010 4 Comments

Brigham Young University’s official newspaper The Daily Universe has been well known for its right-leaning reporting over the years. That makes sense since the newspaper is put out by writers, editors and photographers who are all students from the mostly conservative campus.

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POLITICS: Another Prop 8?

Jul 14, 2010 No Comments

Not quite.

Argentina is the latest country in the process of legalizing gay marriage. The lesser branch of congress in Argentina, known as the Chamber of Deputies (comparable to the U.S. House of Representatives), approved a bill on May 5th that would legalize gay marriage, as well as make adoption legal for gay couples. The Senate was due to vote on the bill today.

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SPORTS: How Soccer Haters Will Convert

Jun 16, 2010 No Comments

Just a couple days into the 2010 World Cup, soccer fans around the world are now enjoying for the biggest sporting event in the world. The United States is probably somewhere in the middle as far as popularity of the sport is concerned. “The beautiful game” is subject to much criticism here, typically for a [...]

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POLITICS: Glenn Beck the Prophet

May 26, 2010 No Comments

Glenn Beck is at it again. Actually, he has been at it for a while now, but his crazy scale sometimes goes so far off the charts that you can only go so long before he says something so absurd it begs to be addressed. On August 28th, Glenn Beck will unveil his plan to [...]

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POLITICS: Los Suns and the Heated Immigration Debate

May 13, 2010 No Comments

Fans of the NBA have probably noticed that certain teams with large Latino populations in their state have what is called a “noche latina” every so often. Teams from Miami, San Antonio, Los Angeles, and Phoenix have all participated in such nights dedicated to their Latino community, sporting jerseys saying “El Heat,” “Los Spurs,” “Los [...]

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SPORTS: Interview with Real Salt Lake's Chris Wingert

Apr 08, 2010 3 Comments

Real Salt Lake won their first Major League Soccer championship in November 2009. Their first home game of the new is Saturday, April 10th at 6:30 p.m. Come see the unveiling of the championship banner and support RSL in their defense of the title! Following is an interview Rhombus correspondent (and resident soccer fan) Randal [...]

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POLITICS: The Saga of Jim Matheson

Mar 30, 2010 No Comments

Anybody who attended the Utah Democratic Party’s caucuses this week is well aware of the anger that currently exists towards Jim Matheson, Democratic representative for Utah’s 2nd congressional district. He is the only Democrat representing Utah in Washington D.C., which is precisely why he has evoked this anger. The primary reason for the fury is [...]

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