Donner-Galbraith award saved by benefit concert

November 9, 2009

Reading Time: 3 minutes Donner-Galbraith memorial scholarship saved by benefit concert In a society filled with people interested in the well being of others, two remarkable students stick out in the minds of university staff and community members, even four years after their deaths. Blake Donner and Jennifer Lynn Galbraith, along with their friends Scott McDonald and Ariel Singer, […]

BLOG: Homecoming is here

November 9, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes Nothing says school spirit like Homecoming Week. Food, music, sports, dancing, prizes and lots of green are spread throughout the week, but there is no way to attend every event. So, for your convenience, the UVU Review has found one “don’t miss” event for each day of the week. You’re welcome – and don’t forget […]

BLOG: Al Pastor: it’s only sort of from the middle east

November 7, 2009

Reading Time: < 1 minute Chunga’s is the best new Mexican restaurant in Utah Valley.  They serve a variety of dishes not often seen in the area, but the highlight is their tacos al pastor, which are frankly the best I’ve ever had. Tacos al pastor are made from pork, marinated with all kinds of spices (proprietary blend, so don’t […]

BLOG: Get your Marx on

November 4, 2009

Reading Time: < 1 minute On Wed. Nov 4, UVU’s Revolutionary Students Union will present “A Lecture on Marxist Theory” given by UVU professor Pierre Lamarche. All are welcome to attend. For those unfamiliar with the RSU, the following is quoted from the club’s Web site: “The Revolutionary Students Union aims to examine the possibility of overthrowing global capitalism and […]

BLOG: Get ready for Kirkmount

November 4, 2009

Reading Time: < 1 minute This Wednesday, the UVU Artist’s Guild presents the Irish folk champions Kirkmount in a benefit concert in the Ragan Theatre at 7 p.m. The musical group of brothers play traditional Celtic music of their Nova Scotian background, and have played concerts all over the U.S. They have performed with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and have […]

A growing program for digital media students

November 3, 2009

Reading Time: < 1 minute With the help of Michael Harper, an associate professor of digital media, a project called  the Katutura Podcast began a little over a year ago. Bringing two Digital Media students to Namibia, Africa who worked with a student at Polytechnic of Namibia to organize and produce a podcast for a community radio station, the Katutura […]

Laptops: Distraction or learning aid in class?

November 2, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes So, it looks like MacBooks are “in.” Every classroom has the handful of students that have them resolutely centered on their desks. But the person sitting behind you probably doesn’t think it’s used to benefit your academic experience. MacBooks aren’t the only perpetrators; this academic abandon seems pretty universal for the entire I-have-a-laptop-to-take-notes crowd, which […]

Correctionary: Reverse discrimination

November 2, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes I keep hearing classmates claiming to being discriminated against. It’s usually a dramatic story involving a sort of pathetic solitude in the high school cafeteria or in a Carl’s Jr. and rarely getting more than a slanted look from the table of blacks on the other side of the room. Sometimes it’s a different setting, […]

Will hand sanitizer do the job?

November 2, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes The halls are now populated with dozens of hand sanitizer stations dispensing the clear liquid that is supposed to save you from a debilitating week of missed classes resulting from swine flu. It seems self-explanatory what a hand sanitizer should do for you – sanitize your hands; in other words, get rid of all the […]