I don’t know who came up with the idea of spring cleaning, but for some reason whenever spring arrives I feel the need to clean.  It’s hard to get the house cleaner than normal with kids around. After all, the fingerprints on the walls are caused by them.  So this spring I’ve decided to incorporate them into the process. By doing small things, I’ve created a more interesting way for them to develop the habit of spring cleaning.  My two-year-old… Read more

Microsoft Word and notebooks are two staples for students pursuing their degrees in higher education. Two problems: 1. The notebooks weigh two pounds too much for your walk from the Arbor Grill to Manzanita Hall. 2. Microsoft Word, with its thousands of features you never use, is almost as cumbersome. Time to ditch both for a new way of taking notes. Evernote is an free note-taking tool that stores data in what tech-geeks call “the cloud.” Notes can be typed… Read more

During next weeks 40th Anniversary of Earth Day on April 22, people will be able to enter in competitions sponsored by A.S. Recycling that will take place at the Bayramian Hall Lawn from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Cash for Cans competition, for example, will ask clubs and organizations to collect as many cans as possible.  A minimum of 500 aluminum cans is required, which will all be donated to the campus recycling program.  The club or org. who… Read more

Some access news by visiting a Web site. Others crash on the couch, consuming 30 second snippets crafted for them by one or two news sources (CNN, Fox News). However, this method of news consumption can skew a reader or viewers perception of the world. There’s a more efficient way to browse the news by consuming it from a variety of sources within the time it takes to watch a one-hour broadcast. It’s called Really Simple Syndication (RSS). Undoubtedly, your… Read more

Retired DEA Special Agent, Bob Stutman, and High Times Magazine editor, Steven debate the controversial issue of the legalization of Marijuana in the Grand Salon, USU on Tuesday. Photo Credit: Jennifer Zeitlin / Staff Photographer

People should learn from their failures If a plan doesn’t work, something needs to be changed. In her doubles match, Captain Nina Jaworowski kept exchanging backhands with the opponent. However, her backhand wasn’t as strong as her opponent’s so she kept losing the points. I usually make the same mistake as I keep playing slice even when I shouldn’t, then I get angry for losing the point. Players need to change their strategies on point by point basis. Change your… Read more

Over confidence is unnecessary. During the doubles tennis game featuring BrookeDoane/AnnaYang, Doane kept making unforced errors with her volley. She was underestimating her opponent, thus affecting her level of focus. This can lead the opponent to gain confidence and cause an upset. You always want to put the pressure right from the beginning until the end of the game. It’s like studying right from the beginning of the semester and not letting it pile up. We can all learn that… Read more

Evey shot in tennis is for a specific reason. In the women’s doubles match, Captain Brooke Daone was returning serve with slice. That works in the singles where the player is standing at the baseline and not attacking the net. It doesn’t in doubles where the second player is at the net is ready to finish it off with volley winner. It’s like handing a gift to the opponent. Slice is used in singles for change of pace in rallies…. Read more

In the sustainability world, we are always using big words and umbrella terms like carbon footprint.  We know a higher carbon footprint rating is bad for the environment and living in southern California more or less puts us in that category.  But it seems to me, that I have a relatively conservative lifestyle in terms of being eco-friendly.  But what is it that makes my carbon footprint so important?  And more importantly, what can I do to decrease it? To… Read more