Building a contemporary Medieval fantasy

January 31, 2011

Reading Time: 4 minutes “Kill” your friends, don’t injure them. This is the motto of the SCA swordfighter. For the Society for Creative Anachronism, an international club that studies and recreates the Middle Ages, sword fighting is a common activity. Both heavy sword and rapier fighting, archery, throwing weapons, camping, sewing, art, history, calligraphy, lost crafts such as lace […]

Happy Chinese New Year!

January 31, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes The International Center welcomed the Year of the Rabbit with a night celebrating Asian culture. There was food, music and dancing provided by students from China, Taiwan, South Korea and Japan. “Gong xi fa chai” and “xin nian kaui le” are expressions you would hear during the Chinese New Year to wish  prosperity and many […]

Student hit on I-15

January 31, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes On Jan. 13, Zach Harrell, a freshman and member of the rodeo team was struck by a vehicle while trying to help a woman on the shoulder of I-15 near Spanish Fork. Details on the incident are incomplete, due to the extreme trauma of the situation, but sources say Harrell was headed home from rodeo […]

Tolerance is a virtue

January 31, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes People and their religions, however, should not only be tolerated. Students and clubs on campus should be doing more to understand and respect those with differing beliefs than simply putting up with them. Tolerance is generally welcomed as a positive, noble characteristic in a person. The mind can easily picture a selfless hero or reverent […]

Saved by the Bell

January 31, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes It doesn’t take a professional scout or basketball analyst to realize that some athletes just have got it figured out, and Kim Bell is one of those athletes. UVU lady Wolverine basketball fans can attest to that, as they watch the young freshman continuously grow on the court. It’s not every day you see a […]