May 19, 2013
In keeping with today’s Viewpoint, I’d like to pay homage to a great person the world lost this week. Some of you might wonder why so much is being made of the death of Roger Ebert, why celebrities tweeted in droves after news broke of his death, when he was “just a film critic.” Well, [...]
I’m not so good at goodbyes. Actually, I’m not so good at hellos, how-are-yous and everything else in between. Talking to people, really. All that eye contact is hard to maintain. Which is why I have loved — and cherished — this weekly opportunity to talk with you (or at you) about the things that [...]
Continue reading …Weber kicked off its first-ever “Weber Town” tradition this last weekend, in hopes of fueling the goal between the city of Ogden and the university to make Ogden a college town. However, a free concert and a “one-night excuse” to sport Weber wear isn’t going to be the driving force between a college town transformation [...]
Continue reading …Recently I’ve been thinking a lot of about Twitter and social media and how it affects the way we take in information. What got me thinking about this was the events on Monday at the Boston Marathon. Almost immediately after the bombs had gone off, my timeline was flooded with tweets about what had happened. [...]
Continue reading …“Are you graduating this year?” “Um, no, actually . . .” “Oh. Well, then, what year are you?” “Well, I’ve been here for about three years now, so technically I’m a junior, but —” “So are you going to graduate next year?” “Hmm, well, about that, ya see . . . ” With the approaching [...]
Continue reading …I wrote last week’s column about Utah’s final and crucial stretch of the regular season. The Jazz had only a few games left, and I knew that the season would come down to the wire. I didn’t imagine the storyline would unfold the way it has. The Jazz are battling the Los Angeles Lakers [...]
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