International Student Council celebrates International Women’s Day

March 16, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes The International Student Council, ISC, celebrated International Women’s Day by highlighting women and European culture March 4 at Centre Stage. The keynote speaker for the night, Leah Gunderson, an accounting professor, discussed the role of women in today’s society. As a mother and a career woman, Gunderson told the crowd that everyone is special regardless […]

UCCU Center hosts The Big Outdoor Expo

March 14, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes When RV’s fill up the UCCU parking lot and handfuls of camp chairs line the sidewalks, that can only mean one thing… The Big Outdoor Expo has come to campus. The UCCU Center hosted The Big Outdoor Expo Friday and Saturday March 10-11. This get-together for local businesses and outdoor lovers had everything from cooking […]

Wait … What’s so funny?

March 14, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Improv: It’ s a witty man’ s game that no audience member or performer can predict. According to Jason Lyons, senior biotech major and president of the What’ s So Funny? improv club, no one knows what will happen once the show starts. “You’ ll be up [on stage] and you don’t know what you […]

Dance Team in Concert

February 25, 2017

Reading Time: 3 minutes UVU’s Dance Team showcased their inspiring and artistic choreography in concert on Feb. 23 in the Ragan theater. “Every dance I’ve watched this year not only inspires me to be a better dancer, but each dance tells a story,” said Samantha Ford, a senior behavioral science major. Ford is the team’s first member to stay […]

Banff Film Festival sells out for 17th year

February 22, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Outdoor Adventure Center (OAC) hosted the sold-out Banff Mountain Film Festival for the 17th year on Feb. 14 -15 in the Raegan Theater. “There is a huge mountain community [in Utah] and everyone seems to come together for those two nights,” said Kim Reynolds, OAC program coordinator. “The films are not full of high […]

Mardi Gras dressed to impress, entertain and unite

February 20, 2017

Reading Time: 3 minutes UVUSA hosted an all-night Mardi Gras event on Friday, Feb 10. The student body and community members over 18 partied harder than they have since the Insomnia event in October of last year. “It was a party from the moment you walk in the door. It was overwhelming at first because you didn’t know what […]

Bible Study: a bridge between church and state

February 17, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Campus Bible Fellowship, a religious organization based out of Cleveland, Ohio has called Mike and Sharon Keller to work as missionaries in Utah County to help connect churches to campus by holding weekly Bible study. “Bible Study is a place where anyone of any religious faith can learn and study the Bible, said Mike Keller. […]

Bad Suns kick off Heartbreaker tour in SLC

February 15, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Bad Suns will return to The Complex in Salt Lake City on Feb. 28 to kick off their national Heartbreaker tour. The American indie-rock band from Southern California is touring the country after releasing their sophomore album Disappear Here in Sept. 2016. Christo Bowman and his bandmates Gavin Bennett, Miles Morris and Ray Libby, are […]

VoiceLine advances to Northwest semi-finals

February 6, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes VoiceLine, UVU’s all men a cappella group, took first place in the Northwest quarter finals in the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella 2017 Tournament held Jan. 28. Six a cappella groups from Utah and Colorado competed for the chance to move onto the Northwest Semifinals in Oregon. Each group had 12 minutes to perform […]

Serenade for Strings

February 2, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Utah Valley University’s School of the Arts hosted the Utah Symphony’s Serenade of Strings on Jan. 24 at 7:30 p.m. The string section of the Utah Symphony not only maintained a persona of professionalism and class during their performance, but they also inspired young artists and students in the crowd to follow their dreams.The Serenade […]