Summer Movie previews and predictions: Part three

July 18, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes -Cannonized Cinema- In case you missed it, Parts one and two.   The Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Aug. 5 Science-Fiction, Not Yet Rated Before you go ape (pun very much intended) about how the last remake “Planet of the Apes” (2001) was just awful, I promise you, this movie looks legitimately awesome. […]

Pioneer daze

July 18, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes Unilike the rest of the states in the union, Utahns have two excuses every July to makes things explode. There’s Independence Day, and twenty days later, on July 24 for Pioneer Day. While national pride is prevalent around here, the sense of state pride is a strong rivals. Annual parades, rodeos, fairs and the like […]

Benefits of a UV ID card

July 18, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes Obtaining a UV ID card is more than just getting another piece of plastic to carry around in your wallet. There are several benefits that students can take advantage of right here on campus. Although a UV ID is required to schedule a session in the library study rooms, it can be used to as […]

Him Vs. Her: “I like you…now what?”

July 18, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes Him vs. Her is a column that gives the same topic to both a male and female writer and lets them share their own views.  Her  by Kelly Cannon So you’ve realized you like a girl. Congratulations. I’m sure she’s a lovely young woman. Now the only question in your mind is, “What do I […]

Owl City coming to campus

July 18, 2011

Reading Time: < 1 minute Electro-pop performer Owl City is swooping into Orem on July 13th for a night of music at the UCCU Center on campus. Since 2007, Owl City, the solo project of singer/songwriter Adam Young, has been gaining fans, primarily through its Myspace page. After releasing two albums on his own, Young signed with Universal Republic and […]

Woodbury Art Museum ‘Art of the Century’

July 18, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes Walking through the doors of the Woodbury Art Museum, artwork can be seen from the latest show, “Art of the Century.” Located at the University Mall in Orem, the show includes artists from all over the western United States with about half from Utah, many of whom came to the show. It also serves as […]

How to get health insurance

July 18, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes Everyone needs some form of health insurance for themselves and/or their families. It is estimated that about 60% of bankruptcies are due to medical bills and over a six-year period approximately 137,000 American died from lack of health insurance. So, if you don’t want to be just another statistic there are a few things you […]

Matthew LaPlante–Thick skin, soft heart

July 18, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes Towering over the students on a table in the middle of a classroom, Matthew LaPlante, a freelance writer and adjunct journalism instructor, crouched down in jeans and a t-shirt. His booming, matter-of-fact voice never deviated from its full volume as he articulated the current decline of newspaper journalism to his class. LaPlante’s defiant streak attracted […]

Miss UVU crowned Miss Utah 2011

July 18, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes For a second year in a row, Miss Utah is a Wolverine. Danica Olsen, a junior Communications major from Tooele, Utah and current Miss UVU was crowned Miss Utah at the 75th Annual Miss Utah Scholarship Pageant. In the weeklong pageant held on June 20-25, Olsen competed against 50 other women from all over the […]

Oh say can you see… No? Well hold on, I’ll get a sparkler

July 18, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes The Fourth of July is the chance for Americans to relax from work, spend money on something that is going to explode and to sit and watch floats go really slow past them. All in all it’s the American way My family, specifically my brother, spent last year’s Fourth creating a homemade grand-finale. It was […]