By: Wyatt Winnie

Are you looking forward to next week? I know I am. No school or assignments for a few days. Nothing sounds better than that — except maybe graduation, and a good cookie. I hope you spend your time wisely. Next week is time to recharge for the long h...

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When Constance McMillen requested to take her date to her senior prom, she got an answer that pushed her high school into the spotlight. At this point, you might have two questions: why would anyone have to ask to go to their own prom, and what was that r...

By: Michael Farr

In 2008, the Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision in the case of Heller v. District of Columbia. The Supreme Court found the Second Amendment protects the individual right to keep and bear arms for the purposes of private use in a federal enclave...

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The Weber State University Men’s Basketball Team is Big Sky Conference Regular Season Champions yet again. With the first place standing, the Wildcats will once again host the semifinal and championship games for the Big Sky Championship Tournament....

By: Wyatt Winnie

Everyone wants fun and entertainment. Not enough play makes Jack a dull boy, and Jill a dull girl. I don’t know about you, but many times I’d rather be at home playing a good old board game than sitting in a lecture at school. However, there h...

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It has often been said that it’s a whole lot easier to learn from the mistakes of others, but apparently no one cared to share that bit of information with Baylor University basketball player Brittney Griner. Griner, a freshman standout for Baylor&r...

By: Gina Barker

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The past three weeks have been very Grecian, in the sense that the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, have been dominating the airwaves and water-cooler chitchat. However, in yet another surprising move from NBC, the closing ceremonies on Feb. 28 ...

By: Michael Farr

The President recently held a health care ‘summit’ to try to come to a bipartisan consensus on his tanking health care reform. At least, that is what he said. In reality, this pseudo-summit was just a glorified PR stunt. This comes hot on the ...

By: ShayLynne Clark

Every four years the U.S. Department of Defense presents to Congress an extensive review of the security threats and challenges to America. The Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) is a legislatively mandated review of Department of Defense strategy and prior...

By: Wyatt Winnie

Last week Dr Pepper won the non-cola battle, yet the soft drink war continues. Throughout the 200 years or so of soft drink history, we have seen many flavors come and go. Recently we have seen the likes of Sprite Remix, Mountain Dew: Pitch Black and Dr. ...

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Harvard professor George Whiteside has developed a tiny, paper version of a diagnostics laboratory aimed at impoverished populations in Africa and Asia. In rural areas, far away from hospitals that could diagnose any serious illnesses, patients are usuall...

By: Gina Barker

Last week, a bill passed in the Utah Senate and House stirring up one of the most contentious arguments in the nation: abortion. The law was created in response to a 17-year-old girl from Vernal, Utah who paid a man $150 to beat her up to terminate her pr...

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By: Michael Farr

There is some suprising disagreement over a bill that is moving through the Utah State legislative process. The bill in question is House Joint Resolution 24, a bill that would prevent discrimination based on race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin...

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All major networks interrupted regular programming at 9 a.m. Friday morning for breaking news. The news was so shocking, so revealing, that The Price is Right Showcase Showdown took a halt and Regis and Kelly’s endless rants were silenced for more t...

By: Wyatt Winnie

In the world of colas, Coke reigns supreme, closely followed by Pepsi. A common misconception is that any brown soft drink is a cola, but that isn’t true. Cola is cola because the recipe is made from cola nuts, not because it contains the caramel co...

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Many a chap has sat down to commit his intelligence, wit and humor to paper and found betwixt him and literary genius, or even simple narration, the ever-present menace of writer’s block. No one passes the menace without experiencing the other side....

By: Gina Barker

The newest buzz-generating Web site of the moment, ChatRoulette.com, can only be described as a new low for the Internet. What is either one of the greatest anthropological intrigues of the year, or another example of where humanity is going wrong, ChatRo...

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When students climb the educational ladder, most have a tendency to reflect on the previous block of their schooling and recall different people who helped them along the way. These brief strolls down Memory Lane are generally accompanied by a statement a...