Opinion
Now that summer has finally started, we start wearing shorts, sandals and sleeveless shirts. With all this high water in all the reservoirs, everyone seems to be taking out the boats, too. What we don’t seem to remember most days is that if we’re out too long in the sun, at least if you’re as […]
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The world of the arts, sports and politics have been hit with a culture we Utahns are all too familiar with. It’s a strange thing to say, but it seems that the Mormon culture is the latest thing sweeping the nation. For a culture that is such a large part of Utah, it is just […]
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When Valentina Tereshkova rocketed into space aboard Vostok 6 in June 1963, she became an instant icon of female achievement. It was another 20 years before an American woman, Sally Ride, left the pull of earth. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration paraded Ride’s achievement as a testament to its acknowledgment that women have a […]
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It all started just about two months ago. I had just arrived home from a four-month stay in Washington, D.C., working as an intern with Utah’s top-ranking lawmaker (no need to drop names, right? Oh, by the way, I met Alec Baldwin there). As I meticulously unloaded the precious cargo I had hoarded throughout my […]
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This last weekend, I went to the Ogden Raptors Minor League Baseball game. Now, there are certain things that you can only experience at a summer baseball game. Baseball is its own culture. It’s one that every person needs to experience at least once. Baseball has been known as America’s favorite pastime since the early […]
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This past week, the Utah State Republican Convention voted 833-739 to ask the Utah legislature to repeal HB116, a guest-worker law that is only a few months old. The bill, which won’t take effect till 2013, gives undocumented immigrants the ability to continue working in the state if they submit to a criminal background check […]
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Throughout the entire GOP presidential debate this past week, I couldn’t help but feel like I was watching ESPN rather than CNN. I’ll explain. We’re all familiar with the post-game interviews that take place down on the field or on the court after a professional sporting event. Usually conducted by a mildly attractive reporter, these […]
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Great books for students looking for an exciting, fast read Many students might not enter summer break looking for reasons to keep reading, but for those Wildcats who are sailing through the summer doldrums, there are some captivating options. While laying out on a beach towel, swinging in a hammock or on a long vacation […]
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I’m dying right now, because I decided to write this column before watching the final episode of The Killing. If you haven’t heard of this show, then you are probably pretty normal. It’s on AMC, and its average viewership has been just above decent. While most of America wallows in the predictable mire of other […]
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My former colleague and last year’s sports editor of The Signpost, Craig Halbasch’s, favorite time of the sporting year was the preseason, before the games actually counted. This is possibly because he is a die-hard Oakland Raiders and New York Mets fan, but lately I’ve been feeling the excitement and hope of an upcoming season. The 2011-12 […]
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