Reading Time: 2 minutes Occasionally, there are events in life – spectacles, if you will – that require ones presence in order to be truly believed: alien abduction, the election of Arnold the Governator and the UVU Homecoming Parade. Thankfully, that particular spectacle was witnessed by most of the school on Wednesday, Jan. 26. Representatives from nearly every group, […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Capitol Building in Salt Lake belongs to the people. On Jan. 24, a group of Utah residents, including a group of students from Utah Valley University, took the steps for a cause. United For Social Justice, a Utah equal rights organization, held a rally in opposition of a newly proposed law that would create […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes There were two girls at the party – if you could call it a party. Video game junkies, myself included, began filing into a Gamestop in Sandy at about 9:30 in the post-meridian. We began milling about the store, waiting for midnight release of Dead Space 2, a third-person shooter with a horror twist. I […]
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Reading Time: < 1 minute What do you think of Utah adopting an immigration law like that of Arizona’s SB 1070? “I’m very conflicted because I have family who came here the right way, with their papers, even though it cost money and took a lot of time. I also have family who came here illegally and their kids were […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes This year’s Sundance Film Festival was filled with as much excitement as ever with films from around the world making their big debuts in small Park City theaters. With genres like documentary, short film and feature film, there is something viewable for anyone. !WAR (Women Art Revolution) follows over 40 years of the development of […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute During his time at Nanjing University in 1982, John Pomfret had the opportunity to see China in a way that few were able to at that time, as he was one of the few American students allowed to study at the university. Pomfret, Washington Post reporter, wrote about his experiences in China after the cultural […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Peace and Justice club promotes the values in its name Among the many academic clubs on campus, the Peace and Justice Club stands out as an inclusive group of students who share a common interest in promoting or protesting current social issues, whatever the need may be. The club was started in the fall […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes If you’re well versed in 80s film, the first thought it brings to mind may be “cute, adorable and furry creature.” If you’re well versed in Cantonese, you may translate it as “ghost, demon or devil.” If you’re well versed in instrumental rock with dramatic soft-loud dynamics, heavy melodic bass lines and precocious use of […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Get Up Kids spent the first half of their career creating a blueprint legions of future bands would emulate; however, they spent the second half attempting to escape their own sound. After breaking up for four years, and regrouping, TGUK seek to prove their validity by releasing their first album in seven years. 2009 […]