Ushering in Springtime with The Festival of Colors

April 5, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes Celebrated largely in countries with large Hindu populations such as India, Nepal and Bangladesh, the Festival of Colors is also held yearly at the Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple in Spanish Fork. Among other significances, the festival is meant to recognize the passing of winter and hail the coming of spring. Literally thousands of people […]

Artwork worth a second glance

April 5, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes Two new student exhibitions are on display at the Woodbury Art Museum through April 30. The BFA Final Project Showcase includes the work of five students, an honor which is competed for by graduating seniors in the Art & Visual Communications department. The Student Art Show, a juried competition with cash prizes, was open to […]

The Valley Guide – April 5-11

April 5, 2010

Reading Time: 5 minutes Editor’s Pick of the Week: Parlor Hawk, (formerly known as Moses) will be having their colossal CD release show Saturday 8 p.m. at Velour music gallery. This brilliant posse of artists have a sound all their own. Come check out this up-and-coming band and experience an evening of music you won’t soon forget. Call 801-818-BAND […]

Crucial camping tips: A summer under the stars

April 5, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes If you’re anything like me, you have codependency issues, stay awake all night questioning your own existence and are on the lookout for a toaster. Oh, and you also love summer camping! And because I love camping during the summer months (and the fall, winter, and spring months), I consider myself highly qualified to give […]

Nixon grateful after 15 years at UVU

April 5, 2010

Reading Time: 3 minutes Transition after transition, progression after progression, Utah Valley’s Cathy Nixon has taken the women’s basketball program upward over the last 15 years. “It has been an incredible journey to see the change and growth that has happened. What an experience it has been to see the change from Utah Valley Community College to Utah Valley […]

Party of “No”vember

April 5, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Republican Party lost control of Congress, the Senate, and the presidency in just a few short years. Things looked down and hopeless. “What do we do now?” Republicans asked each other, but no one seemed to be sure. However, when Massachusetts elected a Republican senator, there was a glimmer of hope for the GOP. […]

Where’s the good Queer Mormon lit?

April 5, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes “No Going Back” by Jonathan Langford is the latest offering from the Mormon community to address the difficult internal struggle young Mormon youth may feel as they learn they have what the LDS Church terms as same-gender attraction. It’s been generally well received and is up for awards. I’m concerned the reason for its positive […]

I have a permit for this

April 5, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes The American Bar Association claims, “There is probably less agreement, more misinformation, and less understanding of the right to keep and bear arms than any other current controversial constitutional issue.” Our very campus experienced a dustup last March when the many-titled Nick Moyes, Club President/Chair/Captain of the UVU College Republicans, was, as reported by the […]

A mere plaything

March 31, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes It wasn’t too long ago that social norms stifled a woman’s spirit and opportunity to experience the world without being under the heavy thumb of her husband. “A Doll House” by Henrik Ibsen, which is being performed each night at 7:30 p.m. from March 25-April 10 at the Noorda Theater, was written long before these […]

Artists respond to economic meltdown

March 31, 2010

Reading Time: < 1 minute In response to the downward economic spiral of the U.S., 16 artists documented the traumatic effects it has had on citizens and on the country through their artwork. On display at the Springville Museum of Art through April 25, the exhibit, titled “Hard Times: An Artist’s View” compels observers to face the dejected reality in […]