Reading Time: 3 minutes The lane to the left is moving faster. The car ahead is driving too slow, the car behind, too fast. The driver to the right is texting. Any driver can tell you stories about the perils of the road. The problem is, though, that while most people can handle these hazards with a little music, […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Competition winners of the Choreography Dance Project were awarded scholarships for their original pieces as performed by the Utah Regional Ballet on Jan. 28 at UVU. William Domingues received the first place award of $1,000 in the Professional Division for his piece “Jiyra Musty”. Shayla Bott took second place in the Professional Division receiving […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes When thinking of Provo’s music scene, classical artists and show choirs may come to mind before rock bands and indie singers. Yet in backyards, basements, cafes, venues and even recording studios, another side to Provo music is thriving. The recently-launched “100 Block Podcast,” hosted by UVU students Branden Rosenlof and Tom Larsen,* aims to […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes When first approached to do a story on the Gallery Stroll I drew a blank. I had no idea what it was. But then I started asking questions and found myself on an adventure that led me to a whole new side to Utah County, specifically downtown Provo. So, what is the Gallery […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Standing out can be tricky, especially when every other musician is vying for the same sets of ears. Innovative material depends on the artists’ ability to be creative and original. But despite their ability, success still depends upon several factors: what has been done with the genre already, what materials were used and how […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes For two weeks last June, Austin Cox traveled to Malawi, Africa to volunteer at Mtendere (n-ten-dear-ie), a small orphan village. He traveled with eight other people from the Auburn Church of Christ from Auburn, AL to a small children’s village in Malawi where many of the children are orphaned due to HIV and AIDS. […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Book Choice: “Chuck Klosterman IV: A Decade of Curious People and Dangerous Ideas” by Chuck Klosterman (bestselling author and essayist focusing on American pop culture) Review: Branden Rosenlof, co-host of the 100 Block Podcast highlighted in this week’s issue of the V, says he tries to dig beneath the surface when interviewing musicians. One […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Whirling spokes. Beard blowing in the wind. His grease stained hands gipping the handlebars. The click of gears shifting methodically. Rolling slowly to a stop, and dismounting. Meet Chris Manor, one of the founders of the Provo Bicycle Collective. Opened in November 2011, the Provo Bicycle Collective bills itself as a one-of-a-kind. “It could […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Young people are the voice of the future. Come November, they can be the voice of the next four years. With the US Presidential Elections coming up this year, talk of candidates and political issues can be heard buzzing on Twitter feeds, TV stations, news headlines and even the lips of college students. Using […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Every student has walked by it. Many look in the windows, but for the most part, the Bunnell home, located near the Liberal Arts building has been underused. This pioneer house, one of six remaining unchanged historical buildings in Orem, is about to be moved off the campus, but this is not its first […]