Problem solved! Gift solutions for those who leave you clueless

December 8, 2009

Reading Time: 4 minutes Some people are just impossible to shop for. Sure, you can spend hours scouring the mall or surfing the Web, but with finals looming near, who has time for that? It’s easy to resort to gift cards, but those are trite. In a time-saving effort, here are perfect gifts for the hard-to-please demographics. The music […]

Laughing all the way: Theatre department’s Christmas present is three comedic pieces

December 7, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes With performances of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, local favorite Farley Family X-Mas and student-produced Holiday Night Live, comedy marks the month of December in the theatre department. Much Ado About Nothing, the love story of the ever-bickering Beatrice and Benedick, is directed by John Graham. This time, it has been set during the Mexican […]

Students identify themselves through art: Senior exhibit allows students to prepare for working in the real world

December 7, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes Accounting, resumés, corporate settings, brokers and packaging. Those are hardly words to be expected in an art class. But in the senior seminar art class, those are all topics being discussed as the class prepares for its exhibition and the real world of artists. The class has spent the semester learning how to prepare an […]

Putting the ‘thanks’ in Thanksgiving

November 23, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes While Turkey Day is an appropriate nickname, Thanksgiving got its name for a reason. As the year nears its end, taking a day to ponder the things to be grateful for may actually have some surprising benefits. Cary Boone Jones, senior director of Career Services and Student Employment, believes in the power of gratitude. Also […]

Your mom likes Twilight!

November 16, 2009

Reading Time: 3 minutes Middle-aged women are infatuated with teen vampire romance Don’t assume that the normal-looking mother buying a poster of vampire Edward Cullen is getting it for her teenage daughter. There is a good chance she’s keeping it for herself. “Twilight Moms” is a demographic of adult women who are enthralled by Stephenie Meyer’s TWILIGHT series and […]

Bodies like Barbies

November 9, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes Minimizing the impacts of unrealistic body standards In a country where young girls fear being fat more than nuclear war, cancer or losing their parents, something must be seriously wrong. According to Nicole Hawkins, Ph.D., one of those things is the media’s portrayal of the human body. As the director of clinical services at the […]

BLOG: Homecoming is here

November 9, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes Nothing says school spirit like Homecoming Week. Food, music, sports, dancing, prizes and lots of green are spread throughout the week, but there is no way to attend every event. So, for your convenience, the UVU Review has found one “don’t miss” event for each day of the week. You’re welcome – and don’t forget […]

Picking the right costume

October 12, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes Answers to costume quandaries What to be or not to be … That is the Halloween question. According to the National Retail Federation, it is estimated that this year, Americans will spend $4.75 billion on celebrating Halloween this year, of which nearly 40 percent will go to costume funds. “Halloween has become the second biggest […]

Sketch: The healing power of art

October 5, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes Sketch This week, the expert input comes from over 900 shirts. The Clothesline Project, which displays T-shirts made by and in honor of victims of violence and abuse, was displayed at UVU last week. While the shirts do display horrific amounts of pain, they also bear witness to the powerful effects of healing. “A lot […]

The anatomy of fear

October 5, 2009

Reading Time: 3 minutes Secrets of a haunted house revealed A good scare is an October tradition. For some, that might include rewatching Ghostbusters, but for those craving something more interactive, haunted houses are a Halloween-time must. But what makes a good scare? Sean Murray, one of the owners of Nightmare Mansion and a teacher of fear, explained just […]