International film contest open to all college students

July 6, 2010

Reading Time: < 1 minute Aspiring filmmakers can get some experience in Xacobeo America’s new film contest, “Find Your Way in Galicia.”  Xacobeo America is an association that promotes awareness of The Way of Saint James, a catholic pilgrimage that travels to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, Spain. It is the rumored burial place of the apostle […]

Grabbing a good deal

July 6, 2010

Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s hard not to be a little suspicious about the Geneva land purchase. No, it’s definitely not because there’s a man somewhere behind a curtain twirling his mustache while plotting world domination. And it’s not unreasonable to think that the campus Powers That Be have only the best intentions extending farther into the future than […]

“Art of OUR CENTURY” brings regional artists

July 6, 2010

Reading Time: < 1 minute The Woodbury Art Museum is currently displaying an exhibit titled “Art of OUR CENTURY”. The exhibit, which opened on June 11 and will continue to show until July 23, is a broad collection of diverse works of various media, including digital photography, sculpture, paint and even documented installation. Deb Banerjee juried the show. Banerjee, the […]

Other local markets

June 30, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes PG Promenade The Pleasant Grove Promenade, which boasts itself as more than just a farmers market, focuses not only on produce, but on boutiques, live music and activities for children. In the heart of Pleasant Grove, a city proud of how it treats families, the Promenade brings a sense of community and relaxation. Fees for […]

UVU’s first improv comedy club wants you to join

June 28, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes On June 4, UVU welcomed the first performance of the summer from “What’s So Funny?,” the university’s first improv club. Set up similar to the television show Whose Line Is It Anyway?, the club members play different improv games that rely heavily on audience suggestions and participation. The club’s founder and current president, Reed Parkinson, […]

Famed writer Orson Scott Card to conduct writer’s seminar

June 28, 2010

Reading Time: < 1 minute New York Times best-selling author and former Utah Valley resident Orson Scott Card will be holding a two-day writing seminar called Uncle Orson’s Writing Seminar at UVU on June 28-29. Card is well-known as the writer of the popular Ender’s Game series of books, but has also found fame with works as diverse as Biblical […]

UVU Writer’s Workshop to be held at Capitol Reef

June 28, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes The creative writing faculty will be holding the second annual Sleeping Rainbow Writer’s Workshop at UVU’s Capitol Reef Field Station on Sept. 15-18. This workshop is for full-time students who are passionate about creative writing in the areas of poetry, creative nonfiction and fiction. The cost is a low $25, which includes transportation, lodging and […]

Touchstones literary journal looking for submissions, staff members

June 28, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes Touchstones, UVU’s student-run literary journal, is now accepting submissions for its Fall 2010 volume. The journal, which is published at the end of both fall and winter semesters, features the fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, drama and art of UVU students. While each issue is supervised by a creative writing faculty member, the journal is designed, […]