Reading Time: 2 minutes Most Saturday mornings find the entrance of the University Mall quiet and empty of life. However, on Saturday, April 10, the parking lot of the mall was bustling with many people willing to brave the chilly morning for a good cause. Many women feel safe nestled between the mountains here in “happy valley,” but living […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Members of Professor Larinda Nilsen’s classes at UVU recently donated over 1,200 personal hygiene items to women confined to the mental health unit of the Utah State Prison in Draper, Utah. The assignment was originally given as an extra credit incentive and Nilsen encouraged her students to involve themselves in a relief effort for the […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chris Benson batted at a .336 clip last year as a sophomore. That season also featured a 17-game hitting streak and 38 RBI. So how does he evaluate himself in the past compared to now? “The past couple years I didn’t really work as hard as I did this year,” Benson said. “This year I […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes It is difficult to imagine films without an abundance of special effects, let alone an era in which films were absolutely silent apart from the ramshackle sounds of a film reel and piano accompaniment. Set during this silent film period of the early 1900s, a new production titled “A Flickering” will be performed by a […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Karl Marx would be proud. The pre-eminent capitalist nation is on its way to what Marx says is a communal life. Most would say that it is a far stretch for America, the traditional warrior against communism, to be headed toward that system. However, America has been making steady progress since before the establishment of […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes A tuition increase of six percent was approved for the 2010-2011 school year by the Board of Regents at a meeting held at Snow College on April 1. The prospect of tuition increase has seemed inevitable, especially in the midst of major budget cuts and other roadblocks in the path of quality higher education. This […]
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: 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]