Celebrating a time before pianos
This past summer, the UVU Music Department acquired a harpsichord – a predecessor to the piano, with strings perpendicular to keys that are played simultaneously. Peter Fisk harpsichord inspired a…
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Adventures in guilty pleasures: The eighth deadly sin
So, I’m pretty sure I’m going to hell. Although I have a lot of reasons to think so, there is one particular guilty pleasure that puts me over the top…
Five things that ruin a date
Since I started writing this dating column a few months ago, the topic of relationships has been a constant topic of discussion. People approach me on a weekly basis and…
ALIENATED: Director David O. Russell’s novel is an outlandish and otherworldly debut
David O. Russell is not a name you would expect to find in the young adult section of a bookstore. The writer/director behind movies like Three Kings and I Heart…
We all pay as we go
We’ve all been there: a busy week, lots of homework, you’ve hit all your classes and still worked enough shifts to survive until the next pay period. But then one…
Hey Joe
UVU has a unique history of inviting eccentric speakers to campus. There was of course the cataclysmic 2004 Michael Moore/Sean Hannity episode. Then there was Ralph Nader conducting an alternative…
Perception is our duty
UVU has been a university for almost a year and a half now, yet it seems that the general attitude towards our school from the community has not changed much. We…
Asking wrong questions
Here in the opinions section we have recently seen articles dealing with gun control and allowing alcohol on campus, at first glance these issues may seem unrelated, but on second…
Lunch with President Holland
Recently I stood in the school cafeteria, blankly staring at the daily lunch selection. As I pondered upon what I would choose to nourish and strengthen my body and do…
Chuggin’ the fed keg
A disproportionate amount of Pell grant funds offered to students are being sucked up by Utah’s for-profit higher education schools (“Fed aid goes to for-profit colleges,” Salt Lake Tribune Nov….
Soccer claims Great West Conference Championship
UVU used a second-half goal by Katey Turner to claim the first ever GWCC with a win over Houston Baptist last week. The goal came as Brianne Larsen passed the…
BLOG: Joe the Plumber, come to plumb
So apparently Joe the Plumber is coming to UVU. There’s been some initial backlash to the news, but I kinda don’t get why everyone’s so upset. Think back a ways. …
Sundays at the library
On the seventh day, God rested from his long week of nonstop work. But God wasn’t in college. For most students, a typical Sunday involves dressing up nice and spending…
International students should be given priority for campus jobs
The United States Citizen Immigration Service presently limits international students’ employment to on-campus, especially for the students who are in the United States studying English as a second language. International…
