Reading Time: 3 minutes The Art History Department and the Black Student Union joined together Feb 23. to sponsor a brown bag lecture series concerning visual culture with a focus on the arts of Africa and the African Diaspora. The guest speaker, Andrew Skabelund, presented on the history of Western Africa and its influence on the visual culture and […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Oscars will be airing their 90th awards ceremony Sunday, March 4. This year’s host is late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel, who is returning to the Oscars for the second time in a row. However, with the increasingly diverse reactions people have toward award shows recently, it was a mystery whether or not UVU […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes There is a student resource deep in the catacombs of UVU, also known as the Language Arts building basement that many students aren’t aware of: TRIO Student Support Services. TRIO SSS is funded by the federal government, and some of the benefits include academic counseling and the potential for scholarships. One of the biggest perks […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes UVU’s newly hatched Bachata club held their first grand opening club event in the Grande Ballroom Feb. 3. Created through a love and need of latin dance, club president Margarita Aguilar and faculty advisor Jose Santiago were ecstatic at the turnout for their first event, despite the fact that it took a while to get […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes During the 2017 fall semester, Maggie Tobar, a proud El Salvadoran senior majoring in community health, started volunteering at the non-profit Days for Girls as part of a social services assignment. “Days for Girls is an international non profit that has a purpose to educate others regarding feminine hygiene, provide health education and generate […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes One of the best ways to publish your work and beef up your resume is to participate in a student-run undergraduate journal. Whether you’re an author submitting an assignment you worked hard on last semester, or you’re interested in seeing what the world of publishing and editing is like, working with a publication can give […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Carlos Figueiredo, President of the UVU Brazilian Club, organized a Brazilian culture night with the help of the International Student Council in the hopes of introducing Brazilian culture to the students of UVU, Jan 20. The event consisted of free Brazilian appetizers and desserts such as delicious chocolate balls called brigadeiros and sweet coconut infused […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The international, non-profit dance group Viva El Folklore performed at UVU to celebrate Día de los Reyes Jan. 13. With the women dressed in beautiful, colorful gowns and the men in handsome, mariachi themed outfits wearing black felt sombreros, one felt as if the culture of Mexico came alive through the music and dancing that […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Since their first trip in 2011, UVU’s China language and culture study abroad program has taken students across the world to edify and enrich their lives by introducing them to Chinese language and culture. Dr. Alex Yuan, UVU’s Chinese program coordinator, explained that his passion in the creation, care and coordination of the program was […]