Today, a young man rides in a cab, holding his stomach. He’s looking out the window, pondering what he’s about to do. He just got off an airplane because he […]
An alternate reality
Above the Scroll, Columns, Mobile, Mywebermedia Slider, Opinion
Category: Columns
Screaming into the void is my pastime
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Some would say I have never been a well-adjusted individual. Maybe they’re right. After all, we do work together for long hours of the day and spend an uncomfortable amount […]
Burn the cat diary, but save the dream
Columns, Mobile, Opinion, Waldo's World
When I was a kid dreaming of what I would be as an adult, not once did I ever dream about joining the U.S. Air Force. Oh no. I had […]
An advanced proposal
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Banning the AR-15 is the last argument American’s should be having. America’s rifle isn’t overpowered; in fact, considering the Second Amendment’s historical context, the AR isn’t nearly powerful enough. It’s […]
Killing us softly
The journal Nature Climate Change published a study estimating that by the year 2030, air-pollution deaths in the United States will hit 60,000 yearly. Utahns —specifically those living along the […]
Killing lackadaisical tendencies through yelling
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Generally speaking, people come to college because they want to be here. They seek a higher education because, ideally, a degree helps open doors for these people, which can find […]
Computing English and communicating through code
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The arts and sciences are thought to be opposed. It is a simple case of being either right-brained or left-brained, and people are meant to do one or the other. […]
A state of crisis
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I was born and raised in Syracuse, five minutes from the Great Salt Lake. I was carted around on camping trips and bike rides around Southern Utah with my dad […]
The Motorola epic
First the pepper spray came out, then the switchblade. At that point, I began to wonder about my life choices. See, it all started with a Motorola and an ad […]
The never-done-right diagnosis
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ADHD sucks, but it’s often treated as the disorder everyone and their kid brother has. When it’s on television, the actor portraying it often is jumping off the wall, he’s […]