UVU Babes #1 Cause of Fender Benders on Campus

March 6, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutes Written by Nikolaus Abbot   Parking at UVU is no laughing matter; getting a good spot is a delicate matter and finding a great spot can depend upon exactly what time you arrive on campus. Even more dangerous however, is getting off of campus. The parking lots around campus are more clogged than the arteries of “Da Superfans” […]

UVU Service Learning

March 6, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutes Written by Chelsea Emrich   If you go to Utah Valley University you know how awesome the school. What you may not be aware of are all the service opportunities that are offered daily at UVU. UVU has a great Volunteer and Service-Learning department. The department organizes various activities and gets students involved with local nonprofits. […]

Tacos with a twist

March 5, 2014

Reading Time: 3 minutes When the weekend rolls around, it’s difficult to find a flavorful late night meal besides the normal chain restaurants. Pico Norte has crafted their taco truck to be the new midnight bite. Launched on Valentine’s Day, the truck is quickly becoming a popular sensation in Provo. Three BYU graduates, Anthony Felt, Rick Gooch and Michael […]

UVU Musicians are escaping Gravity

February 28, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutes Everyone has heard about the Provo Music Scene. After artists like Fictionist, Imagine Dragons and Neon Trees a lot of people think that they understand the sound of Utah. But three artists are About to break that wide open, with a concert set up for Friday the 28th at Velour in Provo. Performing are The […]

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UVU Aviation Tour

February 25, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutes Last week I went and visited the UVU Aviation Hanger at Provo Airport. From what I gather, a good majority of students on the main campus (even the involved ones) have no idea what the aviation program is, and have never even been there. I was very impressed with the state-of-the-art equipment they had and […]

5 Tips for shooting shows

February 13, 2014

Reading Time: 5 minutes  #1. Shoot at the widest possible aperture. It’s easiest to think of the aperture (F-stop setting) on a DSLR as the pupil of your eye. In bright light it must contract to keep too much light from flooding in. Likewise, in the dark it expands to its maximum circumference to glean any light that it […]

The quest for the best Indian cuisine

February 7, 2014

Reading Time: 6 minutes With empty stomachs and a hankering for curry, four intrepid foodies embarked on a search to find the best Indian food in Provo. They trekked into the heart of downtown and found their way to Bombay House—whose reputation had long been known to locals—and India Palace—their scrappy competitor. They took their place in the midst […]

The Wild Zucchini Grill

January 29, 2014

Reading Time: 6 minutes When I pulled up to The Wild Zucchini Grill last Wednesday afternoon I was expecting a struggling startup. Only having been open a few months, I imagined that the little corner restaurant would still be trying to get its legs under it. That’s not at all what I found. I was surprised as soon as […]

Some Grammy love for a few hometown heroes

January 24, 2014

Reading Time: 3 minutes The Grammy awards are Sunday January 26 and among the nominations for best Electronic/Dance Album and best Electronic Song are works by Kaskade and a former UVU student. Born in Chicago, Kaskade—whose real name is Ryan Raddon—went to Brigham Young University and later the University of Utah where he met his wife and moved with her […]

The Beehive Compilations

January 22, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutes People often seem to forget that Provo produces more than any one genre of “garage” band. 100 block holds hip-hop, punk, and electronic artists in addition to their well-known folk and singer-songwriter acts. Brad Rhoades hopes to introduce you to a few of all of these musicians with his new “Beehive Compilation.” The collection features […]