What place is this?

April 18, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes I am leaving this university at a time when both it and the state in which it is located are faltering in ways I naively thought impossible when I first laid eyes on the colored pipes and concrete walls of UVU. There are a precious and hardworking few who are trying to prevent all this. […]

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 […]

Relieve stress by joining the Yoga Club

April 11, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes In September of 2009, adjunct instructor Russell Lee organized the university’s first yoga club. Lee started the club because he wanted others to learn about yoga, have opportunities for students to take classes and simply because he enjoys teaching yoga. Being interested in all different styles of teaching, he also wanted to learn more about […]

FunSANITY

April 11, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes Anime Club video fundraiser a huge success Rooms in the student center were filled to overflowing on March 31, the night of the video game tournament. The event was a fundraiser for the university’s Anime Club. The crowd was so intense that outer doors were opened for air circulation and when a third room was […]

How to vacate your life in style

April 11, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes With the end of the semester fast approaching, brains have all but melted to sloshy, greasy, useless messes and the thought of trying to plan a fun-filled summer is the furthest thing from them, right? Wrong. Summer is a time of liberation. It may bring about jobs, internships, marriage and all of the things that […]

Paying the price at the pump

April 11, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes Using alternative transportation could alleviate the parking stress at school. International affairs are directly affecting student finances and some need alternate solutions to commute within their budgets. This campus, specifically, is a large commuter school, serving students throughout the Wasatch area. The university does not provide on-campus housing, so every student has a commute, whether […]

Thank you for your decency

April 11, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes When the Managing Editor of the UVU Review lost her engagement ring last month, the kindness extended to her was moving. But she wonders, how far will people allow their kindness to extend when people are different? She shares her story here. Two and a half weeks ago, I got married to the love of […]

Hall monitor: April 11, 2011

April 11, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes Obama just announced he will be running for the 2012 election. As candidates enter the race, if the election were now who would you vote for and why? Probably Mitt Romney because he’s shown he can do well with financial issues. Jared Farish Drafting, senior Donald Trump because he knows how to run a business. […]

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 […]

Celebration of hope

April 11, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes The Clothesline Project raises awareness about violence in Utah County The vibrantly colored shirts hung around the Grande Ballroom. At first glance one might think the brightness insinuated a celebration was going on, but the absence of playful banter in the room confirmed the gravity of the words written on each shirt. “Love is all […]