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SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (SYTYCD): Elimination round #3 (14 left) – The audience finally votes

Stephen Koester — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:36:26 +0000

Audience voting now means that some of the better dancers can be put
into jeopardy. As Nigel clearly stated, it’s not about being the best
dancer but the most popular, which can be two very different things;
case in point, Nathan and Molly…

Utah Football: A Tale of Two Seasons (Week 9)

TyCobb_UtePhotog — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:56:52 +0000

(Editor’s note: Ty Cobb is the photo editor at The Daily Utah Chronicle.)

With TCU on the horizon, everyone has been so focused on pulling out a second win that I was worried we’d ignore the ever-present threat of the Lobos.

However,…

Slow Coffee

happygolucky — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:47:21 +0000

In a world of instant gratification and multi-tasking, take a moment to do one thing slowly and well.

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (SYTYCD) – Boston. Egos on Parade.

Stephen Koester — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:04:56 +0000

In dance, I want personality and stage presence in a performer. For me, presence is when someone is so fully and honesty involved and invested that he or she heightens my experiencing of the movement, the person dancing, and…

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (SYTYCD) – Phoenix. Has the show gotten even more representative/democratic?

Stephen Koester — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:22:36 +0000

One thing I like really like about SYTYCD is the range of styles presented. The judges genuinely seem to be enthused and equally appreciative of all forms of dance, without any sense of hierarchy. There’s a democratization of dance. I’m…

Utah Football: Tale of Two Seasons (Week 3)

TyCobb_UtePhotog — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:55:34 +0000

Editor’s Note: Ty Cobb is the photo editor for the The Daily Utah Chronicle.

I walked into Autzen Stadium still deluding myself that Utah had a chance at the BCS. Nothing could be further from the truth.

It’s true; they had shown…

A Tale of Two Seasons: Utah Football, Week Two

TyCobb_UtePhotog — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:35:14 +0000

Editor’s Note: Ty Cobb is the photo editor for The Daily Utah Chronicle.

Fans watched from the stands or thousands of miles away as Utah Football marched onto the Spartan field, expecting them to wipe the floor with San Jose…

U Freshmen: I come from the future

happygolucky — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:09:32 +0000

There are two kinds of people: those who just loved high school, and the rest of us.

I write this blog about my x*%$@th reunion last weekend, just as a whole new generation is about to make the transition from high school…

Lede of the Week: Streetcars to the U?

Pray4Pow — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:10:47 +0000

In what will most likely not be a weekly feature, here’s my favorite first pitch from the pages of this week’s SLC dailies:

A slow-sliding streetcar connecting Sugar House with TRAX could be ferrying passengers in three years, and the line…

The Mysterious Tale of the Fountain of Ute

Pray4Pow — Thu, 28 May 2009 22:29:55 +0000

At the west end of Rice-Eccles Stadium sits a nondescript brick building with few windows. Above the door, etched into the south wall, reads “Fountain of Ute.”

Originally built in 1931 to be a culinary well for campus, the site was…