Pretty or Smart, the roles of Women

December 6, 2010

Reading Time: < 1 minute On Friday, Dec. 3, UVU student Natalie Bankhead presented her findings to students and professors during the second annual “Contours of Knowledge” conference.  Bankhead’s topic was “The Social Construction and Evolution of Gender Within Three Generations.” Bankhead said that for her project, she interviewed her Grandmother and her Mother. The third generation was Bankhead herself. […]

Stay in the know

December 6, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes In a world where constantly updating information is at our fingertips, most students can easily stay in the know. While a feeling of information overload may arise, there are details that are important for students to know, especially about the world directly around them, including their school by text message. Through the Opt in program, […]

Oppression in the Middle East

December 6, 2010

Reading Time: < 1 minute Some UVU students had the opportunity to visit the Middle East over the summer. They visited Jordan, Syria and Israel Occupied Palestine. On Friday, Dec. 3, these students reported what they saw and did while they were there, as part of the “Contours of Knowledge” conference. Their travels were part of the study abroad program, […]

‘Contours of Knowledge’

December 6, 2010

Reading Time: < 1 minute On Friday, Dec. 3, the second annual “Contours of Knowledge” was presented by students, faculty and staff members showcasing their imaginative, interdisciplinary ideas to the public in the library auditorium. “[This] is students presenting their work in a scholarly context,” said Jans B. Wager, chair in Interdisciplinary Studies and Cinema Studies. “The work is fascinating […]

Fight for peace

December 6, 2010

Reading Time: 3 minutes Ugandan children once were forced to become soldiers.   The Peace and Justice Studies department hosted grassroots movement Invisible Children on November 16, screening one of their films for students. The film, titled Go, tells the story of three high school students and their experiences with the Invisible Children organization promoting community development in northern Uganda. […]

Unmasking the villain and creating hope

December 6, 2010

Reading Time: < 1 minute In 2005, when the movie V for Vendetta was released into theaters, V became the modern-day vigilante. But according to Matthew A. Jonossaint, because V keeps his mask on, he never fully succeeds as a vigilante. Many people who enjoy V for Vendetta like it for the sense of anti-government messages it sends and the […]

Expecting the unexpected

December 6, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes Reverberating waves of sound filled the library Wednesday, Dec. 1, as poet Alex Caldiero used his considerable talent to awe, stun and inspire those who were in attendance for his poetry reading. Caldiero enhances the perspective and understanding of language using a variety of techniques, such as drums, distinctive syllables and silence, with the objective […]

Poetry by Rob Carney

December 6, 2010

Reading Time: < 1 minute English professor, Rob Carney recited poetry on Friday, Dec. 3, in the library auditorium during the Second Annual Contours of Knowledge, an Interdisciplinary Conference. “He expressed real feelings and thoughts no matter how simple the words,” said student Alexa Pulley. “He was funny, quirky and unique. I never got bored.” Carney is the author of […]

My toys are cooler than your toys

December 6, 2010

Reading Time: 4 minutes It’s that time of year again, with children snuggly asleep in their beds, while sugar plums do the Macarena inside their sweet heads. With Christmas comes the inevitable commercial rush. Since we are college students coming from a variety of backgrounds with a lot of people to buy for, here is a gift guide to […]

‘Stoops’ conquers

December 6, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes On Dec. 2, the UVU Department of Theatrical Arts opened its production of She Stoops to Conquer. Written in 1773, Stoops is about the trouble of courtship when what you want doesn?t always match up with what you see. Throw in a painfully shy young man and his foppish friend, a boorish gentleman with an […]