Reading Time: 2 minutes With the release of their seventh full-length album, “Transference,” earlier this year, the Austin, Texas band Spoon cemented their status as the band of the decade. That’s seven great albums in a row over the last 15 years, hewing close to their signature sound while embracing growth and experimentation. And they’re not just consistent, they’re […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes If you do a cursory internet search for “health care bill” and “communism,” as I am sure many thousands of people are doing daily, what you find is interesting. Apparently there are some communists, both foreign and domestic, who think our new health care system is just super-duper. On the other hand there are thousands […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes A group of teens and young adults representing The Vibe Performing Arts Studio in Lindon, Utah is preparing to showcase homegrown Utah dance talent. The students range in age from 15 to 22 years old. Many started dancing soon after learning to walk, and formal instruction for many started in preschool. The Vibe believes its student dancers should […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes Editor’s Pick of the Week: 250,000 tulips are spread throughout the 55-acre Thanksgiving Point Gardens during the Tulip Festival that begins Friday. The array of colors and beauty ushers in the perfect spring. The festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m through May 1 (closed Sundays). Call 801-766-5013 or visit ThanksgivingPoint.com for […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes Recently the Senior Seminar Class of UVU Art and Visual Communications (AVC) Professor Alex Bigney coordinated a mentoring program through the Boys & Girls Club associated with Child and Family Services. “Alex always says ‘this is what you are going to do when you graduate – you show’ and so he helps us with that. […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Students in the Live Sound Reinforcement course offered by the Digital Dedia department will be putting their skills to the test this week when they run the sound for a concert at the Covey Center for the Arts in Provo. The students will set up a professional sound system and mix a full set by […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Last week, “UVU Review” published an opinions oiece I wrote called, “I Have a Permit For This.” The piece concerned an incident in which the president of the College Republicans was detained by campus police officers because he was openly carrying a handgun on campus. The article examined the potential limitations and universality of the […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes If you’ve been gaming for any amount of time you’ve definitely been exposed to a fair amount of hype and hyperbole that never actually ended up materializing into the end all be all that was originally promised. Whether that lie was the illusion of choice, morality or freedom that exists in current gaming narratives or […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The best art can find meaning and beauty in even the most abject suffering. That is the motivation behind Springville Museum of Art’s new Hard Times exhibition, which held its opening reception on Wednesday, March 24 and will be running until April 25 at the museum. “I’ve seen people come into the gallery actually crying […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes 21 year old Nathan Packer is a Volleyball player on The UVU team and for anyone who has ever met Packer, they may say he has the unmistakable looks of a certain cultural icon spawned from the mind of Stephanie Meyer. In his spare time, Nathan works at the Pleasant Grove Blockbuster where he is […]