Reading Time: 2 minutes UVU LDS students clean up the environment with the help of Stitching Hearts Worldwide by turning plastic bags into sleeping mats. This project has been going on since the beginning of January every Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Institute Building, with the final day being April 17. “It’s not only helping refugees, […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes In Symphonique, a continuation of the Mixtape Live event put on by UVU, major companies worked with UVU students such as Millennium Dance company and Aeris Aerial Arts to put on a show just short of Cirque du Soleil. Death-defying performances coupled with a mixture of old and new age music breathed life into an […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes UVUSA, United Way and other UVU volunteers held a lip sync battle for literacy March 14 in the UVU grand ballroom. Focusing less on theme and more on awareness and charity, this event’s main goal was to raise money for children’s book and teachers all across Utah. This is the third year this event has […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes V-day, not valentines, actually stands for Vagina day and is inspired by Eve Ensler’s 1995 Vagina Monologues. UVU has produce the performance for 12 years, and the Peace and Justice club held the mantle this year at Center Stage Feb. 22. The director and ‘award winning’ actress Rebekah Dunford put together a group of women […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes UVUSA put on a swinging jazz dance Jan. 19 in the Grande Ballroom. Local jazz performers from the Utah Swing Orchestra taught people to jitter and jive like it was 1939. “It’s kinda like a date night and an opportunity for students and non-traditional students to come out and enjoy a fancier [event],” marketing junior […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Shape of Water is Guillermo del Toro’s signature part monster flick, part fairytale love story. With dark, gritty tones and his use of makeup and prosthetics instead of CGI, del Toro returns to the roots and style of his earlier works evoking feelings of Pan’s Labyrinth. Elisa Esposito (Sally Hawkins), main character, is a […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes UVU Orchestra Symphony gave a feast for the ears in the Grande Ballroom Thursday Nov. 30; they played classical songs from well-known movies such as Ronin and Wanted. “Originally we had the theme of holiday feast, and then we included Firebird from Fantasia 2000,” said Cheung Chau, the conductor and director of orchestra. There wasn’t […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes UVU’s percussion ensemble gave a riveting performance, Nov. 28 in the Grande Ballroom. Bodies trembled, beats thundered and wicked souls were soothed during the performance. The ensemble was based in the center of the ballroom as a conglomerate of instruments in a rough circle, which was encompassed by four groups of roughly 44 chairs each. […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes UVU’s mentor program held its annual freshman Thanksgiving dinner in the Grand Ballroom Nov. 8. The force was strong as the crowd gathered for this Star Wars themed event. Everything from fried chicken and mashed potatoes to lightsaber and laser fights were a part of this strange and enticing event. “It’s something a lot of […]