Underground hip-hop album hits streets
If you don’t already know about the band Atmosphere it’s about time you do.
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Lost Winds
As one of the first titles for the Nintendo Wii’s new downloadable game service, “Lost Winds” is the story of the spirit of the wind named Enril and her fight against one of her evil, older brothers. As spirits in video games tend to do, Enril enlists the aid of a small and fearless-bordering-on-suicidal boy who, in this case, is named Toku.
Matt Costa comes to Salt Lake
As Matt Costa took the stage at the Avalon in Salt Lake City, he was greeted by hundreds of screaming fans.
Summer Movie Recap (so far)
What can be said about Iron Man that you haven’t already heard from your friends? Nothing, really. It’s all that everyone’s cracked it up to be. It’s fun, visually amazing, it’s got a great story, and it’s 100% entertaining.
North Platte Records’ latest release
Joshua James is arguably the most popular modern musician that calls Utah home. The label behind that success is North Platte Records, which is co-owned by UVU alum and adjunct professor McKay Stevens.
Website of the week
Everybody and their dog has a blog (or two) these days. This creates limitless sources of information and inspiration. But all of that data can be hard to organize.
New students to get a jumpstart on orientation
To ease the transition for new students, UVU will be offering six orientation sessions throughout the summer.
UVU has the most International Consulates in the West
International relations at UVU has had the help of three international consulates who are headquartered on campus. Consulates are diplomatic missions from foreign schools.
Dooner’s opening by UVU student
UVSC student Mark Winget held a week-long grand opening for his new restaurant, Dooners Fresh Seasoned Grille, in Riverton, May 5-10.
Gov. Huntsman to tour new library
The last time Governor Jon Huntsman Jr. was on campus was in March, 2007, when he officially signed Senate Bill 70, which made UVSC into a university.
In defense of the Wonderbra
No matter what one’s size or style is, all clothes sold to females in the United States seem to have one thing in common: they expect all women to have the same body type.
Know me, because I know celebrities
There are too many thriving off the thrills of anything attached, no matter how loosely, to celebrities. I know too many people who know someone who knew a kid who dated someone famous.
Let the stars decide who win
It’s no question that celebrities have a large influence on the public. With much of the media jumping on the opportunity to let us all know about what celebrities are saying, wearing, eating, doing, or giving birth to, it creates an opportunity for people who look up to these celebrities to mirror them if desired. While many of the repercussions of these actions may seem minute, the actual effect of what celebrities do and how we follow can be alarming.
Letter from Dr. Laura Hamblin
I am currently living in Amman, Jordan, on sabbatical leave from UVSC, gathering oral histories of Iraqi women refugees. (It is estimated that there are 750,000 Iraqi refugees in Jordan.)
Sudoku answers
Get the answers to the Sudokus here.
