In Defense of Smoking
Smoking may not be right – but it is my right to smoke. “Thanks for a country where nobody’s allowed to mind his own business.” – William S….
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How UVU’s Library Pleasantly Surprised Me
I’m going to completely honest. I sort of expected UVU’s library to be five floors of unmitigated schlock. I’m not sure if it was the unfortunate reputation Utah Valley…
How to make new friends without regretting it later
The UVU Review gives you a crash course in whom to avoid during your higher education If you’re reading this, then you’re already aware of the grim inevitable. The summer…
Be cool to your school
I commenced my awkward and embarrassingly lengthy attempt at earning a bachelor’s degree 7 years ago, at Brigham Young University. Back then, you will remember, Utah Valley University…
The Idiot’s Guide to Living: Clappin in the movie theater
The screen goes to black. The music swells. The closing credits begin appearing. The houselights begin to warm. And then, all of a sudden, a strange noise begins…
(P)reviews
In this unforgiving economic wasteland, who has the funds to actually review a movie in the theater? Not your humble servants at The V. That’s why we’re giving you our…
(P)reviews: April 11, 2011
In this unforgiving economic wasteland, who has the funds to actually review a movie in the theater? Not your humble servants at The V. That’s why we’re giving you our…
Compound Words
Interview with the Compound’s Joey Mayes For the last five years, the best venue in Provo has actually been a house, tucked away by the post office and a couple…
(P)reviews
In this unforgiving economic wasteland, who has the funds to actually review a movie in the theater? Not your humble servants at The V. That’s why we’re giving you our…
“I didn’t mean to kill no one”
Reflections on the tragic fire at The Boulders in Provo When Boulders resident Brianne Thomas first saw the smoke, she joked to roommate Patric Bates that he must have left…
Oh thank heaven! No more 477
Legislators repeal controversial anti-transparency bill Governor Gary Herbert has been surprisingly helpful lately. First, he pointed out the obvious: Closing down profitable liquor stores during a recession is fiscally idiotic….
Letter from the Editors March 28, 2011
O, Darlings! It’s been two weeks since our last issue and, oh, how we have missed you all! We know the absence was a dark and terrible one, which seemed…
Ex-Alice in Chains bassists dies in Salt Lake City
Mike Starr (April 4, 1966 – March 8, 2011), former bassist of the highly influential grunge act Alice in Chains, was found dead in his Salt Lake City home on Tuesday,…
Girls Gone Mild
Enjoying spring break in Utah Valley on the cheap White sandy beaches stained with bile. Lax drinking laws. “I Ate The Worm” T-shirts. Souvenir sombreros. Blackouts at seedy tattoo parlors….
Burn, baby, burn: An interview with a professional fire-eater
“Let me tell you, we make for a really fun bachelor party compared to something typical like a stripper,” says Jodie Smalley, performer and general manager for the Incendiary Circus….
