Reading Time: 3 minutes Last month, the cast of She Stoops to Conquer was able to take their show on the road and perform in front of other universities and professional state actors at the prestigious Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. Since the show uniquely incorporated an eighteenth century play with the modern technologies of Facebook and Twitter, […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes “Laughing matters because it sure beats the hell out of crying.” Such is the motto of the sketch comedy club Laughing Matters. Started in August of 2010, the members of Laughing Matters put on two shows every semester that consist of sketches written and performed by the cast, much like the television show Saturday Night […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Did you vote in this year’s student government elections? What did you think about it? “No. I saw signs and stuff, but I don’t know too many people running.” Bridgette Womack Freshman, Behavioral Science No. I haven’t followed it at all. I’ve just seen the posters and that’s about it. Jeremy Richmond Junior, Economics No. […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Located right across from The Bookstore in the hallway of the Student Center is The Zone. Haven’t heard about it? Every weekday, beginning at 9 a.m. and ending at 5 p.m., a bunch of fun activities are available that all students can participate in – for free. Offering many different activities every day, from cake […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Students braved the cold weather and turned out in hoards for the Mardi Gras party held on Feb 25. Jazz music, provided by the school’s very own jazz band, flooded all corners of the student center as carnival games were played, spray-on tattoos were applied and scented oxygen from the Oxygen Bar was breathed. Thrown […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Kate McPherson, an Associate Professor of English and Literature, was recently awarded the Alumni Outstanding Educator Award, an honor she says she is “pretty proud of” because the winner is chosen by graduating students as they fill out a final survey asking about influential teachers and experiences. “That’s pretty cool,” she says. McPherson started out […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes How does a band from Provo, Utah, go from playing in the basement in their underwear to potentially gracing the cover of Rolling Stone magazine? The odds of that happening are about the same as if you were to stand on a surfboard in your basement and wait for a wave come swoop you up […]
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 […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes In writing, I hope to clear up some misconceptions. I feel that UVUSA has been somewhat misrepresented in the UVU Review. Two weeks ago, it was implied that the elections committee was inherently nepotistic because there are members of UVUSA on the committee. Those who have been through the election process know this could not […]
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 […]