Miss UVU crowned Miss Utah 2011

July 18, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes For a second year in a row, Miss Utah is a Wolverine. Danica Olsen, a junior Communications major from Tooele, Utah and current Miss UVU was crowned Miss Utah at the 75th Annual Miss Utah Scholarship Pageant. In the weeklong pageant held on June 20-25, Olsen competed against 50 other women from all over the […]

More than just tartan and bagpipes

June 24, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes June 10-11 was a good weekend to be a Scotsman in Utah at the 37th Annual Scottish Festival and Highland Games. Festival goers milled around the fairgrounds, entering vendors’ booths to purchase flags, clothing, even swords and knives made in the traditional Highland fashion. Adjacent to the vendors’ booths were booths of the various Scottish […]

Summer Movie Previews and Predictions Part Two

June 20, 2011

Reading Time: 4 minutes -Cannonized Cinema- This is the second of a three-part series. The first discussed movies being released in June of 2011 and was released on June 6. . This part will discuss movies being released in July 2011 and will be published on June 20. The last will discuss movies being released in August 2011 and […]

Miss UVU to Compete for the Miss Utah Crown

June 20, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes As Danica Olsen walked across the stage practicing for the Miss Utah pageant, her boots sparkled with the letters “UVU” written out in green and white sequins. Olsen has held the title of Miss UVU since Oct. 2010 and this week will be competing against 50 other young women for the title of Miss Utah. […]

Spectrum Club Walks in Parade for the First Time

June 15, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jai5AlfRktc The only colors more important than the rainbow at the annual Utah Pride Parade this year were the green and yellow of UVU. Held on June 5, it was the first time the Spectrum Club: Queers & Allies Association participated in the parade. Walking alongside a UVU car decorated Spectrum Club banners, 15 students […]

Summer Movie Previews & Predictions: Part One

June 15, 2011

Reading Time: 4 minutes     -Cannonized Cinema- This is the first of a three-part series. The first will discuss movies being released in June of 2011. The second will discuss movies being released in July 2011 and will be published on June 20. The last will discuss movies being released in August 2011 and will be published on […]

My Word, aloud

April 18, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes While dining on cheesecake, spice cake, coffee and tea, attendees mingled with writers, artists and staff, congratulating them on the recent publication of Touchstones. In a scene that looked better suited for a small coffee shop than a conference room in the Sorensen Center, the launch party, called My Word, for the spring 2011 edition […]

Publications ahead!

April 11, 2011

Reading Time: 4 minutes This week will celebrate the official release of not one, but three student journals on campus. Touchstones, Warp and Weave and Essais are three publications that celebrate and showcase the written and artistic talent of students here on campus. Touchstones is a creative writing publication funded by the English department. Released twice a year, Touchstones […]

Looking for a fun class this summer?

April 11, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes Try Post-Modern Hollywood Zombies, mobsters, flight attendants, drugs, cowboys, guns, mystery, murder and bowling. This is just a sample of the subject matter that will be discussed in this summer’s HUM 320R class, Post-Modern Hollywood. Taught by adjuncts Steve Hall and Wendell Nielson, the course offers students a chance to explore the concepts of post-modernism […]

Student Spotlight: Soulful Talent

April 4, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes Help a lucky Wolvering Play Stadium of Fire this summer One lucky Wolverine has the opportunity to perform at the Stadium of Fire this summer, but she can’t do it without the help of her fellow students. Jennifer Blosil, a freshman studying Business Management, has been playing the piano and singing since age 5. She […]