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Even with low crime rates, you can never be too safe

The state of Idaho ranked forty-first for violent crimes in the 2004 F.B.I. Census Bureau.

That means in forty other states there were more incidences of murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault per 100,000 people than in Idaho. [read more]

Surviving home for the holidays

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, the time for family gatherings with relatives you haven’t seen for a while — or have seen too much of for a while. Here’s how to survive these family gatherings:

Living life Survivor-style

With graduation sneaking up on me in just a few days, this has been a week of many lasts: last meal in the Galley, last Scroll editors meeting, last devotional (which I unfortunately missed), and last Sunday in a BYU-Idaho student ward. Now, I sit here at my computer and attempt to write my last column for you, the faithful readers of the Scroll — a daunting task indeed.

Theater major: To be or not to be?

Forget the Hollywood writers’ strike. Forget the picket lines on Broadway. BYU-Idaho may soon have its own entertainment crisis on its hands.

Student teaching worth more than 10 credits

A large number of students are finding their plans and sense of security threatened during their senior year. With the recent announcement that student teaching will count for 10 credits instead of 12 beginning Fall Semester 2008, many student teachers are worried about how they will get through the semester financially and academically.

No more monkey business

When I was a little kid in Africa, I used to love watching the monkeys in the zoo. I remember pressing my face right up against the bars of a cage to see an orangutan looking right back at me.

Fight Night permanently down for the count

In several YouTube videos, millions can see BYU-Idaho students throwing punches at each other. A few videos show actual knockout hits.

Don’t read into my words

An article in last week’s Scroll caused quite a stir in at least one classroom on campus.

BYU-I lays skateboard trap

The chain-link fences came down recently, unveiling what the burly construction workers have been hiding from me for months as I’ve passed between the Spori and Snow buildings every day on my way to class.

Rexburg should give students a chance

Election time is upon the city of Rexburg, and, if history repeats itself, no many people will show up.

Vote because you can

It’s Election Day today in Rexburg, and I won’t be visiting the polls.

Hating on the haters

Nothing bothers me more than disrespect for others’ beliefs — nothing, except people who have irrelevant reasons for disrespecting others’ beliefs.

United States diplomacy overlooks Burma

There is no such thing as U.S. neutrality.

“The sky is falling!”

One Saturday afternoon I was on my way to the bathroom when my roommate informed me we had a hole in our ceiling. As you might imagine, this news was rather distressing.

Lack of self-control may be only the beginning

It’s hard to imagine what would cause someone to take the life of another. We should each be increasingly more grateful that Christ will carry the burden of judgment and not any of us.

Students should beware missing the mark

Last weekend, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints gathered in Salt Lake City to be spiritually fed by the words of living prophets.

IBC monopolizes creativity

I may get beat up for what I’m about to recount:

Last week I packed up a change of socks, a fistful of bandannas and a grip of mini Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups in preparation for a blood-pounding adventure at Badger Creek.

Army births toughened student

So I was lying in a sleeping bag that I imagine was what my mother’s womb probably felt like...

Hey Big Talker, spend a little time listening

This story is from a student that Rob Eaton, a professor in the religion department, spoke with; the student expressed concern about what Eaton calls “Big Talkers.”

She’s gone country — almost

Every Wednesday night without fail, my roommate gets ready and heads on over to the MC West ballroom for some country dancing.

Going the way of the buffalo

For those readers who didn’t catch the MXPX reference, or perhaps for those who are otherwise unfamiliar with the expression, “going the way of the buffalo” it does not mean wandering on down to Yellowstone National Park.

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