Reading Time: 4 minutes At Velour, a venue in Provo, 20 bands gathered between June 14-19 for their chance to win a giant basket of cash, a session at a local recording studio and a heap of gift certificates. Who was going to decide their fate? Me. And a few other official judges. Oh, and a few hundred fans […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Orem Owlz, reigning Pioneer League Champions, began their 2010 season on the road on June 21. The Owlz’s first matchup was with the Idaho Falls Chukars, playing a three-game series June 21-23, where the Chukars won the series two games to one over the Owlz. June 24-25 saw the Owlz up against the Ogden […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Biology major Dave Fisher had the opportunity to present his research on H1N1 at the Evolution 2010 conference hosted by the Department of Biology at Portland State University on June 25-29. While working on his bachelor’s degree at UVU, Fisher has also been taking classes at BYU in the bioinformatics program during the past year. […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Nature’s Sunshine, a Provo-based natural health supplements company, was awarded the first ever Engaged Business Award from the UVU Alumni Association on June 22. It was awarded to the company for hiring alumni and supporting student scholarships. The appreciation open house and luncheon was held at the Marriot Hotel in Provo for company employees who […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Experts from various fields took part in a daylong event called Fraud College on June 30 at UVU. The panels covered a wide range of topics, everything from, “Are you an easy target?” to an inter-faith and community panel. All of the panel guests provided information and made suggestions aimed to increase fraud awareness. During […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Springville Museum of Art held its triannual College Night event on June 30. The event featured live music from The Yarrow, chips and handmade salsa from Rubio’s Fresh Mexican Grill and also included two mixed media artist discussions with Salt Lake City’s Trent Alvey and Riverton’s Tim Little. Meant to introduce the museum and […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute In hopes of filling their coffers before the 2010 season begins, New Play Project is hosting an auction on July 5. The auction intends to not only raise funds for the Project, but to raise visibility for local businesses. The goods and services sold in the auction are all donated by organizations within the community. […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes If hardcore Sarah McLachlan fans haven’t informed you yet, Lilith Fair is coming back to Utah. After 12 years of not being in the state and 11 years of not being anywhere at all, the female-centric tour has a diverse collection of artists set to perform at the Usana Amphitheater on July 12. This year’s […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Despite what everyone seems to think, Velour totally sucks as a venue. Gasp! Anathema! Don’t worry; there is a great defense for this kind of heterodoxy. The primary draw of a place like Velour is not the music, but the image. Perhaps it is better to say images since there are two illusions that are […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Jordahn Denny continues treatment at a physical rehabilitation center near Denver where she keeps pushing harder to heal and to build her strength following an automobile accident in May that paralyzed her from the mid-torso down. Despite constant pain from her body healing, Denny is improving very quickly. According to her mother, Chamala Denny, Jordahn […]