I am weird. My nieces and nephews will confirm this statement. They laughingly scream it at me as I ferociously keep up with them at “Dance Central.” My best friend will also vouch for the fact since she knows I can only do a cartwheel when Britney Spears is playing and can’t ride a bike […]
Five horrible places your used textbook has probably been In the bottom of a gym bag full of grimy socks and deadly underwear. Next to the stove while someone was cooking bacon. Yep, that’s a bacon grease spot. On the bathroom floor in Maverik. One word: Vegas. Underneath someones sleeping head in Statistics while drool […]
Throw out your cubes of butter and your bottle of olive oil collecting dust in the back of your pantry. There’s a new oil in town that’s bigger, badder and can double as a moisturizer — it’s coconut oil, and it will make you want to cheat on your beloved butter. Coconut oil is decadent, […]
I was never taught about consent. Fidgeting awkwardly in my seventh grade sexual education class, I learned plenty about the icky dangers of sex, how humans are made, and that rape is bad. Rape is bad; there is not much debate there. However, the topic of consent is untouched and leaves people like me growing up […]
Whether scandalous, hilarious or cringe-worthy, Dixie State University student-run social media accounts are provoking reactions across campus. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve heard something about the infamous DSU Confessions 2K14 Twitter account or the snicker-prone DSU Sleeper Instagram account. These social media accounts have gained a large following and generated a buzz […]
There are five little words that always put me in a cold, horrifying sweat: “We should workout together sometime.” Upon hearing these words I always manage to slap on a forced-eager smile and lie through my teeth: “Yeah, that sounds great. Maybe sometime next week.” However, next week never seems to work out because the […]
Show up to class with Dre Beats blasting Eminem — 25 minutes after class starts. Every time an assignment is due, explain that your printer broke and ask if you can email it. Eat Panda Express in class. Poke them on Facebook. Don’t go to any of the classes but rip them apart on ratemyprofessor.com for […]
Dixie State University houses research that could potentially revolutionize the medical field. Chemistry assistant professor Rico Del Sesto, who is 2014’s “Rising Star” Teacher of the Year, was the catalyst to the research of ionic liquids to treat and prevent skin infections. Del Sesto brought the research to DSU after researching at Los Alamos National […]
Five types of students that are in every class: The over-sharer. OK, please stop. No one wants to hear about your cousin’s affair. The ghost. He or she was there the first two weeks, but has since never came to class. Their empty seat haunts you. The read-aheader. Stop making everyone look bad with your […]
Don’t expect to get glutes of steel by passing on the protein. I’ve always been a protein fan. I swear my mom let me gnaw on a chicken leg at the ripe age of 14 months old. Now I’ve wised up, learned more about fitness and nutrition, and I’ve realized how critical consuming protein is, especially when living […]
