Cable television networks like Showtime and HBO did well at the Emmys this year. HBO had five shows nominated in the Best Drama Series and Best Comedy Series categories, and Showtime’s “Homeland” won Best Drama Series, as well as Lead Actress and Lead Actor in the same category. Shows on networks like HBO, Showtime and…
Washington republicans stymied Sen. Chuck Hagel’s confirmation as Secretary of Defense in a first-ever filibuster for the position — a stalling tactic that gave the Senate Minority an extra week to deliberate. Top GOP players used this political leverage, calling for the White House to release information on Obama’s personal involvement the night of the…
Going viral has been made easy by YouTube. “Gangnam Style” quickly took over as the top viewed video ever on YouTube last year. During the 2012 Summer Olympics, the Olympic Swim Team and many others created parodies to Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe” and countless sensations have surged over the Internet. Now a new…
The BYU football and basketball teams used to live for the big stage, upsetting Top 25 teams whether they came to Provo or welcomed the Cougars into their own hometown. However, over the last couple of seasons for the hoops team and a few more for the gridiron, BYU has seemed to stumble right before…
It has been about a month since the attack on a BP plant in Mali put hundreds of lives in danger and reminded the world Al-Qaeda is still out there posing a viable threat. On Feb. 20, Islamist extremists met with military forces in the northern city of Gao, and a car bomb went off…
The NFL Combine starts Saturday and the nation’s top college prospects will be showing NFL teams what they’ve got. BYU’s Ezekial “Ziggy” Ansah is getting a lot of attention and going into the combine as a predicted first-round draft pick. When the 2012 BYU football season started though, Ansah wasn’t even a blip on the radar for…
If there’s one thing college students struggle with it’s not only eating good food but cooking it. College students’ diets are constantly questioned by parents, doctors and students themselves. Recent Wesleyan graduate Will Levitt wrote in May that eating well starts with being able to cook; microwaving frozen dinners and fast food won’t cut it…
College Football Performance Awards named BYU linebacker Kyle Van Noy Defensive Performer of the Year and presented him the award at halftime during the BYU men’s basketball victory against Utah State. Van Noy was also named an All-American along with the rest of BYU’s athletes who received the honor, including teammates Cody Hoffman and Ziggy Ansah.…
It’s that time of year again. Girl Scouts are assembling on street corners, gathering outside local grocery stories and going door to door to sell their famous Thin Mints and Samoas. Girl Scouts have sold cookies since 1917, but the cookies have gone through a lot of changes over the years. Here’s a guide to…