UVU posts rare home loss

January 19, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes The men’s basketball team played the Fighting Sioux of North Dakota in its second Great West Conference game of the season, losing 67-62. This was North Dakota’s first conference game and they came into the game with a dismal record of 2-14 overall, losing 11 of its last 12. However, don’t let the record fool […]

Four more years!: Velour flourishes in the valley

January 19, 2010

Reading Time: 4 minutes Velour Live Music Gallery (or, alternatively for BYU students, “The Velour”) has been a local treasure ever since it first opened its doors in January 2006. My memories of the venue stretch back to Fall 2005, when a bunch of local musicians, myself included, got together to help Velour owner Corey Fox renovate his newly […]

Bramble’s Gamble

January 19, 2010

Reading Time: 3 minutes Currently, online pharmacies are illegal in every state. But with his new bill, Provo State Senator Curt Bramble aims to make Utah the first exception. Companies have been negotiating for years with the state to legitimize prescribing medications online. Currently, KwikiMed.com is the only online pharmacy sanctioned by the U.S. government, and in 2002 KwikiMed […]

New science and health building depends on student involvement

January 19, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes This past week, David Jordan, assistant dean of the College of Science and Health, shed new light on the proposed addition to the Science and Health building. Jordan seems hopeful as the addition is currently number two on the university’s priority list of building projects in need of state funding. After the list is presented […]

BLOG: Disco fever at The Scera

January 16, 2010

Reading Time: < 1 minute This weekend you have a good excuse to strap on some bell-bottoms, slip on platform shoes, and get funky. Not that you can’t do this every weekend, but this weekend in particular The Scera is showing the musical Disco Fever. Tonight and tomorrow are your last opportunities to see this disco extravaganza. The musical is […]

BLOG: F-Stop Cafe hosts student show

January 14, 2010

Reading Time: < 1 minute If you’ve lived in Provo your whole life or just moved here, there are two important things to know about. The first is that UVU has an alive and thriving Arts program. The students in the program continually produce phenomenal work. The second thing is that in downtown Provo there is a c harming art […]

BLOG: Full MLK commemoration schedule

January 12, 2010

Reading Time: 4 minutes Below is a full schedule of events for the 16th Annual UVU Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration. To read more about the commemoration or the speakers visit www.uvureview.com/2010/01/11/realizing-the-dream/ Tuesday, January 12 7 p.m.  Orem Library Media Auditorium Film Screenings: “Justice for My People:  The Dr. Hector P. Garcia Story” and “Sister Rose’s Passion” Wednesday, January 13 12 […]

Wisdom transferred from the unconventional mind of John Goshert

January 11, 2010

Reading Time: 3 minutes Whether you harbor an interest in music, literature or philosophy, chances are that Professor John Goshert can relate to both your passions and challenges through one unorthodox experience or another. Greatly influenced by the Bay Area scenes of the early seventies and eighties, Goshert immersed himself in the punk rock scene while in high school, […]

The hunt: Vintage luggage–not entirely useless

January 11, 2010

Reading Time: 3 minutes Hard-sided vintage luggage is ubiquitous at most large thrift stores. It’s generally charmingly worn-out, but with a little creativity and effort, cast-off suitcases can become functional again. Small pet bed The most difficult part of converting a hard-sided suitcase into a pet bed is separating the halves of the case. If you have two pets, […]