Hypnotist Chris Jones stuns UVU students with his wild performance

September 6, 2022

Reading Time: < 1 minute Hypnotist & Comedian Chris Jones traveled to Utah Valley University to stun UVU students with his hypnosis skills. Wednesday, Aug. 24th became an extremely exciting third day of the fall semester for many UVU students when they attended the hypnotic performance of Chris Jones in the Ragan Theater. The audience would be left speechless throughout […]

Franz Ferdinand tours their greatest hits

August 26, 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutes The post-punk revival band, Franz Ferdinand, visits Salt Lake City with their greatest hits tour, “Hits to the Head.” Thirty minutes before the show has begun, people already fill The Complex theater, waiting for their beloved band, Franz Ferdinand, to make their entrance. Franz Ferdinand was part of the post-punk revival in the early 2000s. […]

Brandi Carlile dazzles at Vivint Arena

August 22, 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutes Brandi Carlile’s performance with Celisse and the Indigo Girls was an astonishing night of musical reminiscence. Brandi Carlile made a stop on her “In These Silent Days” tour at Salt Lake’s Vivint Arena on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022. Alongside opening acts like the feisty singer-guitarist Celisse and the classic Indigo Girls, Carlile’s ensemble created a […]

Spectrum Hosts Prom for Queer Students

April 15, 2022

Reading Time: < 1 minute The Spectrum QSA at UVU hosted a Queer Prom on Saturday, April 2. This prom was intended to provide queer college students an opportunity to experience prom in a way that validates their identities and promotes authentic expression.  Drew Cannon, theater education major and president of Spectrum, has been working on making Queer Prom a […]

Believing Black girl survivors

April 14, 2022

Reading Time: 4 minutes *This article contains potentially sensitive or triggering content. Dr. Ayanna De’Vante Spencer of the University of Connecticut presented on “Beyond Believing Survivors: Epistemic Oppression and the Criminalization of Black Girl Survivors in the US” in Utah Valley University Philosophy Department’s new series, the Inclusive Knowledge Theory & Activism Series on Tuesday. Her talk addressed the […]

Healing Conversations panel with President Tuminez?

April 14, 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Center for the Study of Ethics at Utah Valley University and the J. Bonner Ritchie Peace Conference series partnered to hold a conference on Healing Conversations. The conference featured international peace and mediation leaders, “to address one of the most pressing questions of our time,” according to the program’s website. “How do we heal […]

Free speech discussions on-campus

April 13, 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutes Speakers came together on campus to convene on the importance of free speech on college campuses. Over the course of three sessions, the Center for Constitutional Studies hosted speakers from across the country who spoke on March 24, to students on a variety of topics. Including the history of free speech on campuses, the importance […]

Panel on Russia-Ukraine conflict

March 25, 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutes Students and faculty came together in a Clarke Building classroom to hear from speakers about the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian conflict. The panel discussion on March 16, heard from several panelists which included esteemed professors such as Dr. Frederick White, professor of Russian and integrated studies, Dr. Baktybek Abdrisaev, former UN ambassador from Kyrgyzstan and professor of […]