Reading Time: 2 minutes “My impressions of BYU’s decision to discontinue its WRI? In a word: denial. In a picture or icon: head in the sand,” said Peggy Pasin, coordinator of UVU’s Women’s Resource Center. There has been a good deal of criticism circulating with regard to the discontinuation of BYU’s Women’s Research Institute (WRI). Skepticism prevails, considering that […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Holidays seem to produce by-the-books recitations of “giving thanks” as much as a sewer produces stink. “I’m so glad to have [things I am socially required to be glad for]” or some such phrase is heard before every turkey dinner from November to January. One of the most interesting refrains is a recitation of thankfulness […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes These days when someone encourages you to give up driving in favor of riding a bicycle, they usually bathe their argument in rhetoric about breaking dependence on foreign oil and stopping global climate change. Worthy arguments. Unfortunately, people are rarely motivated by moralistic calls to action. Plus, your individual choice not to drive a car […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes I have never drunk a curdled glass of half-and-half. Neither have I read Sarah Palin’s new book, Going Rogue. I’m definitely sure that I wouldn’t feel good after doing either one. It is neither secret, nor negative, that Utah is a staunchly conservative state. There are drawbacks to living in a subculture where a dominant […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes Some people are just impossible to shop for. Sure, you can spend hours scouring the mall or surfing the Web, but with finals looming near, who has time for that? It’s easy to resort to gift cards, but those are trite. In a time-saving effort, here are perfect gifts for the hard-to-please demographics. The music […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute The UVU Symphony Band’s winter concert will be held at the Reagan Theatre on Dec. 10 at 7:30 p.m. The set list includes music written by Pulitizer Prize winner Vincent Persichetti, Award-winning composer and director Leonard Bernstein, jazz pianist Dana Wilson, Broadway conductor Robert Russell Bennett and an original compostion by the band’s director, Dr. James Colonna. […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes I remember it clearly. “Mom, is Santa real?” “Uh…Yeah, but he died a couple weeks ago.” Oh the things parents put their poor, impressionable children through. We all had enchanting fantasies of Santa Clause when we were little, right up until they came to a screeching halt when we found out he’s not real. Although […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes If you are looking for a great show to attend over the holidays, head over to the SCERA Theater in Orem for a family-friendly Christmas production. The SCERA Theater is showing its production of Nuncrackers: The Nunsense Christmas Musical, which is a sequel to the original Nunsense production. Nunsense begins with Sister Julia, Child of […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes With performances of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, local favorite Farley Family X-Mas and student-produced Holiday Night Live, comedy marks the month of December in the theatre department. Much Ado About Nothing, the love story of the ever-bickering Beatrice and Benedick, is directed by John Graham. This time, it has been set during the Mexican […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Imagine combining passionate musicians, a large audience and the energy of a live concert. Visualize the music racing through the floor and bursting out through the crowd, and your own lips. This is a guaranteed experience for those attending concerts put on by the local band j.wride. Yet, not all groups can promise such a […]