Reading Time: 2 minutes The men’s golf program will welcome new head coach Chris Curran when the 2010-11 men’s golf season tees off Sept. 12 in Pullman, Wash. at the Palouse Collegiate event. Curran, who was the head coach of the women’s team last season, led them to a second place finish in the conference while setting three school […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes [monoslideshow id=6]Anyone who has followed recent events in places such as Pakistan knows the devastation that water issues can cause. Water Wars: When Drought, Flood And Greed Collide is a documentary that could have had a more timely impact. Even with Martin Sheen as narrator, this production does not seem serious about engaging viewers on […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Prepare to experience the fall of a planet, mutants wandering the New Vegas wastelands and black ops agents wreaking havoc behind enemy lines. No, it’s not the greatest movie ever, it’s this fall’s wallet-draining video game release lineup. Though many people are suffering in this economy, the gaming industry keeps growing. Last year’s Modern Warfare […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes There is a documentary currently working the film festival circuit that includes scenes depicting sex, graphic violence and prolific profanity. But here’s the catch: The film is an investigation into the rights and responsibilities of filmmakers to include or censor these exact images. Cleanflix premiered at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival and has since […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute So you want to start watching documentaries – a noble endeavor, which combines all the passivity of regular boob-tubing with the faint illusion that you are actually learning something. The problem is, there are so many documentaries out there, it’s difficult to know where to begin.
Reading Time: < 1 minute “Alternative methods of healing.” -Emily Ballstaedt, features writer “Men seeking men’ Craigslist hookup culture in Orem and Provo.” -Matthew A. Jonassaint, opinions editor “I’m currently fascinated with how rivers are formed. If we could take thousands of years and record a documentary about water cutting into the earth, setting a course and then meandering from […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes If sports are indeed 75 percent mental (as coaches often stress), then Nicole Archibald Spencer is 75 percent perfect. The senior soccer forward/midfielder puts in the work both on the field and in the classroom, earning excellent marks from coaches and professors alike. “I heard from somewhere or someone a theory that if you excel […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes As Friday night comes around, students quickly gather their books and belongings after classes and head away from school to participate in various evening diversions. If plans for the new Student Life and Wellness Center continue to proceed smoothly, the new structure will offer students a place to spend not only Friday evenings, but a […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Documentary explores rights battle for gay and lesbian families Cinema Libre Studio’s new documentary, For My Wife, is about the creation of a marriage equality activist. The film tells a poignant story that is unfortunately hindered by the approach of the filmmakers. The story follows Charlene Strong, who lost her wife Kate Fleming in December […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes Mimicking the whole of America, our campus is a microcosm of the proverbial melting pot. Every day we are surrounded by various forms of diversity, yet rarely do we have time to notice and fully appreciate these differences. We at UVU Review have decided to interview and get to know some fascinating students with unique […]