Archive for November 16th, 2009
From Utah to Uganda with love
Benefit concert raises money for medical supplies How do you create a future? For many, it is something that will take some work; however, in Utah Valley there are many resources to help along the way. One can go to college or work one’s way up in a rewarding career. [Read More]
TWILIGHT fans get ready for NEW MOON
There is a lot of buzz surrounding the release of New Moon, the second movie in the Twilight series, based on the novels of the same name by Stephanie Meyer. Events by Alice, an organization named after a character in the series of novels, is hosting The New Moon Experience [Read More]
Celebrating a time before pianos
This past summer, the UVU Music Department acquired a harpsichord – a predecessor to the piano, with strings perpendicular to keys that are played simultaneously. Peter Fisk harpsichord inspired a department-wide collaboration that has now become Harpsichord Week. This [Read More]
Adventures in guilty pleasures: The eighth deadly sin
So, I’m pretty sure I’m going to hell. Although I have a lot of reasons to think so, there is one particular guilty pleasure that puts me over the top of alloted violations: hilarious grainy videos of morbidly obese people crashing on dirt bikes. It [Read More]
Five things that ruin a date
Since I started writing this dating column a few months ago, the topic of relationships has been a constant topic of discussion. People approach me on a weekly basis and say, “Oh, Nate. You should totally write an article on (insert bad dating habit here). It drives me [Read More]
ALIENATED: Director David O. Russell’s novel is an outlandish and otherworldly debut
David O. Russell is not a name you would expect to find in the young adult section of a bookstore. The writer/director behind movies like Three Kings and I Heart Huckabees, Russell isn’t exactly known for his family-friendly adventures – quite the opposite, in fact. [Read More]
