Election results

March 7, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes Voting for the new Executive Council took place between Feb. 28 and March 1. Team Innovate won the elections while running against no other party. Though the voting outcome was not a surprise, the numbers behind them might be. When the polls closed and the totals were counted, Christopher Loumeau was voted student body president […]

CLICK CLICK CLICK

February 28, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes Laptops in class. There seem to be two camps on the subject: those who use and love them and those who despise them. There is an obvious fine line appearing between the two camps on laptops in class. To those who are users of laptops in class, what could be better? Most students have been […]

Priviet, Russian Club

February 28, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes Borsch, vodka and Communism. These are a few things that come to mind when Russia is mentioned. For the Russian Club on campus, however, Russia means so much more. Started about a year ago, the Russian Club is open to all students on campus who wish to learn and experience more about the culture, cuisine […]

The art of performing

February 28, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes The university’s third annual student concert, Pulse 2011, was a classic evening full of music, dance, art and theater. Held in the Ragan Theater on Feb. 18, audience members had the opportunity to see many talented students shine. The show gave the opportunity to enjoy a little bit of everything, from dancing such as ballet […]

Technology Takeover

February 28, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes Technology is taking over and dehumanizing our relationships, or what’s left of them. Whether one is using a computer, laptop, cell phone or iPod, technology is in constant use and, frankly, overused. Students frequently peek at their phone for a text, their laptop for an email or Facebook for notifications at inappropriate times. These addictive […]

Oh, the places you’ll hang out

February 28, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes On this campus, there doesn’t seem to be a designated spot for students to hang out. This holds true for nearly all types of students. Jace Patrick, a Public Relations major, expressed that BYU has more of a defined set of hangout spots due to their strong Latter-Day Saint culture and University of Utah students […]

Fear not for the future, just the controversy

February 28, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes Movies and books that can heedlessly draw the most attention are those that are set in the future. We’re fascinated by the wholly accurate depictions and the completely maniacal and bogus predictions and we appreciate the way they make us excitedly anticipate or dread the future. Back to the Future II informs us that hover […]

Art and mass media: The Art History Symposium

February 28, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes Out of twenty submissions, five students and three faculty members have been selected to present their unique scholarly paper contributions in the second annual Art History Symposium on March 11. This year’s topic is art and mass media. In the fall through the early winter, the Art History faculty had a call for papers and […]

Responses to Only Game In Town

February 28, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes The first letter is a response to a prior article. You may find it here. I appreciate the suggestions about our elections, and I agree with the majority of them. My qualms deal with the nepotistic light in which UVUSA has been painted. I should like to adopt the editorial staff’s critical approach and apply […]