UVU IT department donates money, supplies to charity

January 28, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes UVU’s IT department collected and assembled around 200 necessities kits for Tucker’s Totes, the department’s chosen local charity for the holidays, in December 2018 as part of their annual fundraising efforts. Tucker’s Totes provides small totes containing basic hygiene necessities for families at hospitals, like Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital, that don’t have such items when […]

The Center for Social Impact cleans up Encircle House

January 26, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes As a continuation of their “Be the Change Tour”, the Center for Social Impact helped to clean up Encircle House, an LGBTQ+ family and youth resource center, on Friday, Jan. 25. The center’s “Be the Change Tour” was started this year in an effort to celebrate its 25th anniversary. A different event for the tour […]

Here’s where to stream this year’s top Oscar contenders

January 25, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.0.48″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.0.74″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] The 2018 Academy Award nominees were announced early Tuesday morning. A few historic firsts happened – the first superhero movie to be nominated for Best Motion Picture of the Year (Black Panther), first indigenous Mexican woman to […]

Review: ‘Laramie Project’ asks audiences to examine relationship to LGBT community

January 25, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes It’s rare for a theatrical production to bring an audience directly into its world, but in UVU’s production of The Laramie Project, directed by Laurie Harrop-Purser, audiences were placed directly in the aftermath of Matthew Shepard’s murder in 1998. The result was a meaningful and moving production that asked its audience tough but necessary questions. […]

Survey of local Tinder profiles unearths most common features

January 25, 2019

Reading Time: 3 minutes Pictures by waterfalls. Name dropping The Office. Mirror selfies. If you’ve ever found yourself swiping through Tinder, America’s most popular dating app, and asking yourself the question “Why do so many of these look the same?” — you’re not alone. Last week, Assistant Arts & Culture Editor Brandee Watters and I set out to find the […]

Russian student cultivating special projects at greenhouse

January 25, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Utah’s climate isn’t exactly hospitable to foreign tropical plants. However, the top floor of the Pope Science building is home to a greenhouse which houses dozens of tropical and arid plants. Vlad Orlov, a student majoring in Healthcare Administration and staff member at the greenhouse, spends most of his time giving detailed care to the […]

Not wanting to kiss, not necessarily a problem, Reagan says

January 25, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Dear Reagan, A few weeks ago I started dating someone. This is my first real relationship and I’m really into him. The only problem is, I know he wants to kiss me soon and I feel super weird about it. I’m not a touchy-feely person – I rarely even hug people let alone touch mouths. […]

Pop-up museum explores past and future of civil rights

January 25, 2019

Reading Time: < 1 minute In celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the Center for Social Impact set out to educate students on the empowering history of the civil rights movement with a pop-up museum. The colorful and interactive display explored the pathways of social impact work during the Civil Rights Movement. Each pathway was represented by a different […]

New arts building fully operational ahead of March ribbon-cutting

January 25, 2019

Reading Time: < 1 minute The much-anticipated Noorda Center for the Performing Arts began operations with the start of the spring semester. Though the official ribbon-cutting ceremony will not take place until March, faculty and staff have already moved in and classes and rehearsals have been held in the new teaching spaces. The Noorda Center adds 130 thousand square feet […]