Reading Time: < 1 minute The Hindu Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple will be holding their second annual Om Shanti Retreat from Friday, April 24 to Sunday, April 26 in Spanish Fork. The retreat will be at the new Kusum Sarovar (Temple on a Lake of Flowers). From 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday there will be a vegetarian buffet meal followed by yoga and an evening Kirtan chanting performance by Keshavacharya Das.
Reading Time: 4 minutes Transparency and fairness are key to a democracy – at least in theory. However, a growing number of students are concerned with the legitimacy of the recent student election. There’s no need for pointing fingers or petty grudges. Our student body president is Trevor Tooke and that’s final.
Reading Time: < 1 minute On June 11, pop artist Kelly Clarkson will perform at Brent Brown Ballpark, the UVU baseball stadium, at 6:30 PM. The performance is part of UVUphoria! II, Orem Summerfest and Clarkson’s tour for her new album ALL I EVER WANTED, her fourth studio album which released just last week.
Reading Time: 2 minutes The death of a theater production is arguably UVU’s best-kept secret controversy this month. Electra, which was slated for release in early March at the Provo Theater, was cancelled last week for suggestive sexual content. Electra is a classical Greek tragedy by Euripides about a brother and sister who are commanded by the gods to kill their mother.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Every time I eat one of my typically modest-budget meals, I always find myself thanking heaven I’m too pathetic to have a car. To be sure, I’m more pathetic for not having a license. It’s a long story involving some eggs, a wedding and a car chase, but in high school I never got that special privilege to drive.
Reading Time: 2 minutes By the end of February, UVU could have a new president. There are currently four finalists being explored and recommended to the Board of Regents, the group that coordinates with higher education and postsecondary institutions statewide. Here’s how the process generally works: * First, put out an ad.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Every time I eat one of my typically modest-budget meals, I always find myself thanking heaven I’m too pathetic to have a car. To be sure, I’m more pathetic for not having a license. It’s a long story involving some eggs, a wedding and a car chase, but in high school I never got that special privilege to drive.
Reading Time: 2 minutes I’ve got enough on my plate as a college student without worrying about my social life as a gay guy, let alone any plans for marriage. But the national discussion over Proposition 8 has led my friends and me to differ on same-sex matrimony. Even though I’m gay and hope to meet “the one” someday, I’d prefer a civil union because I have some critical concerns about same-sex marriage.
Reading Time: 3 minutes From the costumes and makeup to light and sound to the acting and directing, Nosferatu breaks new ground for UVU theater. By way of constant experimentation and evolution, the experience will make for a unique evening at the theater. The Movie The story of Nosferatu is based on Bram Stoker’s famous novel, Dracula.
Reading Time: 3 minutes One Sunday afternoon a few months ago, my roommates and I were channel-surfing. The TV landed on a women’s softball game. The player at bat struck a home run. There was a chorus of cheers and the roommate next to me exclaimed, “Dude, she hit that ball just like a guy!” I knew exactly what I was getting into the moment the question left my lips: “Why do you say that? Why is it a good hit because she hit it like a guy? Why couldn’t she just .