Poetry with the English Club

October 31, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes The concept of art brought new meaning as students gathered to enjoy the rhythmic flow of the open mic night for the newly formed English Club at UVU on Tuesday, Oct. 25. The club held their first poetry reading and invited Professor Rob Carney to share his brilliance with the written word.   Carney, who […]

Utah County construction update

October 21, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes The ongoing struggle to get around the valley, maneuvering the ever-changing construction patterns continues.   A recent I-15 lane split through Orem will affect traffic through Utah County for the next few months. The split spans three exits in Orem: 1600 North, 800 North and Center Street. In order to use these three exits, drivers […]

Pizza Hut Express coming to campus

October 20, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes   Pizza Hut Express, the newest addition to the food court in the Sorenson Student Center, is expected to announce its soft opening for Thursday, Oct. 27, only days after its anticipated arrival, originally Oct. 24.   A mix up with freight, wherein tracking order barcodes identifying freight were placed on the wrong boxes by […]

Hip-hop floods campus

October 20, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes Teams wait as one after another take the floor.  Lights turn on in a spin of dots.  Music jumps through the ground with metallic rhythm, lyrics intertwine amidst the melodies for cerebral spice that tingles the ear.  Tryouts will begin weeks before the actual competition with a single song and audition.   The UVU Student […]

Declassified: Robert Hastings, aliens and UFOs

October 19, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes   As children, we watch cartoons and movies about aliens and are led to believe by parents, society, the world and the U.S. government that aliens are not real, but one man begs to differ.   Hundreds of students filled the UVU Grand Ballroom Tuesday, Oct. 18, as Robert Hastings spoke. Hastings, author and UFO […]

Woodbury Art Museum presents new exhibitions

October 19, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes   Brazilian smells followed the meandering visitors of the Woodbury Art Museum while they walked past brightly colored walls bearing actual bumpers, inscribed with “dichos” and colorful artwork. Senses were aroused with Latin American sights, scents and tastes during the open house for the new exhibits, where Tucanos Brazilian Grill provided food to match the […]

The Grassroots Shakespeare Company performs Macbeth

October 18, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes   In the chilly air of an October night, 65 people stand anxiously shoulder-to-shoulder in front of a blank stage that hit the front row mid-chest. Behind them sit others in green lawn chairs that rise with the amphitheater. Those standing feel their feet ache and all are shivering yet no one seems to mind. […]

“Eurydice” invites confrontation of difficult feelings

October 18, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes   An old bicycle, a battered mailbox and a discarded tennis racket hung as if suspended in the faint mist that filled the Noorda Theater. Each item was stark white, as if all color had been drained.   The eyes of about 60 audience members, in the intimate setting of the Noorda, were riveted on […]

Pedestrian struck in early morning collision

October 18, 2011

Reading Time: < 1 minute A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle at around 7:00 a.m. today as she was crossing College Drive near the testing center.   The unidentified student, who was walking across the road outside of any crosswalk, was taken to the hospital for minor injuries, but was said to be in stable condition. Officer Jenkins of […]

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Studio 760: A collaboration of artistic minds

October 17, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s 9:00 p.m. on Saturday night. Dozens of photographers, painters, and enthusiasts gather in Mr. Jake Buntjer’s living room. He and Patric Bates stand back from the backdrop of paintings, pictures, and dirty glass windows to drink in the moment.   “This,” said Buntjer, pointing to the floor, “is not Studio 760.”   All eyes […]