Students and faculty grappled over justice with Batman and the Pi Sigma Alpha politics honorary Sept. 27 as part of an ongoing series discussing political themes such as justice, corruption, and the rule of law through the lens of the popular Batman trilogy. “I thought the Batman trilogy might be helpful and useful,” said Adam...
Year: 2016
America can’t afford religious discrimination
Donald Trump’s call to ban Muslim refugees and immigrants last December created more than disapproval among my fellow Mormons – it brought back nightmares from our past. In early August, Trump acknowledged he has a “tremendous problem in Utah.” For a state that has been safely Republican for over fifty years, Trump is up only...
Maribeth’s warehouse sale brings business boom
Maribeth’s opened a warehouse in the next-door building during July and August, and according to store owner Maribeth Watkins, the sale was a success for the store and for customers. “It was a win-win. We had a lot of fun doing it, and customers loved it,” she said. Watkins said she opened the warehouse partly...
Physics students visit world’s largest steerable radio telescope
He couldn’t use a cell phone or Wi-Fi, but a workshop in West Virginia allowed senior Daniel Halmrast to stand 400 feet off the ground on the radio telescope he had controlled from the basement of Strosacker Science Center. “The trip far exceeded my expectations,” Halmrast said. “I think the coolest thing was they let...
Upgraded sound system ready for ‘Eumenides’
The audience for “Eumenides” will hear the show’s unique songs through the new sound equipment in Markel Auditorium. The upgrade, which includes two self-powered speakers and wireless microphones, will serve as a temporary replacement for Markel’s current speaker system until funds permit for the nearly 20-year-old system to be completely replaced. The updated equipment also...



