We are the champions!

BYU wins the WCC championship title 78-66, earning spot in NCAA Tournament by Hailey Nickell

Now that I'm no longer the women's basketball reporter, I can say this: I'm so excited for the BYU women's basketball team!

Do electronic billboards distract you?

Two bills from both sides of the state legislature, HB 87 and SB 136, would effectively free billboards from city and county government.

Senate bill would deregulate electronic billboards
Pending legislation frustrates Salt Lake City

Utah County Commission to repay $52M to UTA, speeding FrontRunner South construction

The FrontRunner line to Provo may open in December thanks to a $52M bonds deal the Utah County Commission just authorized.

Family, friends mourn loss of Powell children

Family, friends mourn loss of Powell children
Charlie, 7, and Braden, 5, died in the tragedy

I first heard the news yesterday morning when I picked up the newspaper. When I arrived at my Advanced Print Reporting class, Professor Campbell announced that we were going to "swarm" the story - meaning we were going to cover this breaking news with an article for the Universe. I volunteered to write, others volunteered to interview different people, and we saw what we could accomplish in an hour. My classmate Rebecca finished writing the story when I had to go to work. She ended up writing most of it.

Sad news; good learning experience.

Comedy Sportz reprint

My feature on COMEDY SPORTZ was reprinted in the Daily Universe today; the whole Friday 411 was dedicated to Twenty Provo, the website we started in Dr. Randle's class.

COMEDY SPORTZ: Where random rules

The history of Mormonism in Mexico. And the Space Center

Two more articles published on Twenty Twenty Provo:

Museum of Mormon Mexican History
Fly with the Christa McAuliffe Space Education Center

My take on The Alloy of Law

Book review: The Alloy of Law