Business plan competition

October 29, 2007

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Utah Valley State College "Business Plan Competition" is a competition that is available to all UVSC students. Teams will present a business plan to a panel of judges. The judges determine the winner by a list of criteria: company, product and service, marketing strategy, management team and financial strategy. Winners will receive a cash […]

Former President Clinton to visit Utah

October 29, 2007

Reading Time: < 1 minute Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton had a planned fund-raiser stop in Utah that was scheduled for Oct 23, but had to reschedule the visit due to conflicts in her schedule. Instead she is sending former President Bill Clinton in her place on Nov. 4 for a fundraising campaign in Park City. Attendance costs $2,300. Plans for […]

UVSC Contemporary Dance Ensemble performs “Resilire”

October 29, 2007

Reading Time: < 1 minute Coming soon: an opportunity to see a dance program recently presented in New York City Members of UVSC’s contemporary dance ensemble under the direction of Professor Doris Trujillo will perform her original choreographic work "Resilire," during the second week of November. "Resilire" is "a study in impulse, propagation and reaction […] played against a dissonant, […]

A prayer for bachelor degrees

October 29, 2007

Reading Time: 2 minutes UVSC is launching a new campaign to keep students thinking about and remaining at UVSC to finish their bachelor degrees. The idea that has surfaced is a wallet card. Why a wallet card? The card will be easy for students to hold onto and to have on their person in times of need. The card is […]

A crash course in faith

October 29, 2007

Reading Time: < 1 minute New Play Group, a fledgling theater troupe based in Provo, produced a quartet of short plays exploring how faith is created and how it is tested, according to a recent press release. "This is one of my favorite productions of the year," said James Goldberg, artistic director. "We feel it’s important for LDS playwrights to […]

Modern play at Hale Center Theater

October 29, 2007

Reading Time: 2 minutes Thoroughly Modern Millie has opened with a bang at the Hale Center Theater in Orem. The small theater, reminiscent of off-off-Broadway, has packed in show-goers for the company’s 137 production. The venue provides an intimate setting and showcases a pleasantly surprising montage of local talent. The cozy scene, complete with exposed brick walls and a […]

Rail knobs and sick tricks

October 29, 2007

Reading Time: 2 minutes Have you ever noticed the round knobs that have been welded at regular intervals on the exterior handrails next to stairways across campus? The knobs discourage skateboarders and roller bladers from using the handrails for performing tricks. So where can one lock a sick grind without getting a swellbow? Two skateparks located within five miles […]

Rocking out for a cause

October 29, 2007

Reading Time: 2 minutes To support the Wheelchair Foundation, a group of local college students held their sixth "Rock the Block" benefit concert and dance party Friday, Sept. 28 in the Reams’s parking lot on University Parkway. DJs Kendall and FUJ donated their time and talents spinning on the main stage to pack the spacious venue, while a slideshow […]

Royal Palace hosts open mic show

October 29, 2007

Reading Time: 2 minutes Every first Thursday of the month at the Royal Palace Theater in Spanish Fork (located at 165 N Main St) the "BluesJam" rocks the house. Local blues artists play for a couple hours. And it doesn’t disappoint. The BluesJam has been jamming since December ’99, and it’s showing no signs of slowing down. The artists […]

The Directors Series:

October 29, 2007

Reading Time: 2 minutes Imagine successfully working with your sibling. Now imagine two siblings whose collaborative efforts rank them among the foremost directors of independent filmmaking. Meet Joel and Ethan Coen. Happening upon the Coens’ films is comparable to finding $10 in an old pair of jeans, or discovering residual Halloween candy that sneaked under the couch while you […]