Must we burn Modern Warfare 2?

November 23, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes Like an obscene inchworm, a wounded woman crawls across the commons area of a Russian airport in desperate search for cover from the brutal terrorist attack raging all around her. This is not a description of a recent attack. Rather, it is a video game mission, a mission in which the player is required to […]

UVU opens season with tough home win

November 23, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes With Ronnie Price and Ryan Toolson a distant memory, the UVU men’s basketball team is looking to build a new identity. The Wolverines took a step in figuring itself out last week as they opened the season with a 80-72 win over North Dakota State in front of a homecoming-sized crowd. “It was a real […]

BLOG: Hunger Banquet

November 19, 2009

Reading Time: < 1 minute The Hunger Banquet is an event that increases understanding of hunger in Utah and around the world. Participants gather for a unique meal and presentations on hunger and homelessness issues. All proceeds from this event benefit local agencies that address hunger and homelessness. There will be a speaker and a performance by dancers from the […]

BLOG: UVU Contest Powwow

November 18, 2009

Reading Time: < 1 minute Hosted by the International Center and the Native Sun club, this conference consists of workshops and seminars educating students and the community on the value of higher education and Native American culture. The evening Powwow will include entertainment, food, crafts and inter-tribal (social) and exhibition dancing. Nov. 20 6 p.m. blessing of arena, 7 p.m. […]

BLOG: Women’s Research Institute no longer a BYU priority

November 17, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes BYU has chosen to discontinue its Women’s Research Institute (WRI) in an effort to expand resources for and encourage participation in women’s studies. No doubt many are wondering how discarding the sole campus entity dedicated to women’s research will facilitate this lofty objective. “This reorganization acknowledges the fact that women’s studies at BYU and elsewhere […]

From Utah to Uganda with love

November 16, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes Benefit concert raises money for medical supplies How do you create a future? For many, it is something that will take some work; however, in Utah Valley there are many resources to help along the way. One can go to college or work one’s way up in a rewarding career. Most college students don’t have […]

TWILIGHT fans get ready for NEW MOON

November 16, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes There is a lot of buzz surrounding the release of New Moon, the second movie in the Twilight series, based on the novels of the same name by Stephanie Meyer. Events by Alice, an organization named after a character in the series of novels, is hosting The New Moon Experience Nov. 19-20 at the South […]

Celebrating a time before pianos

November 16, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes 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 department-wide collaboration that has now become Harpsichord Week. This weeklong festival started Nov. 13 and will go through Nov. 21. The festival was planned to […]

Adventures in guilty pleasures: The eighth deadly sin

November 16, 2009

Reading Time: < 1 minute 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 of alloted violations: hilarious grainy videos of morbidly obese people crashing on dirt bikes. It doesn’t stop there. I die laughing at videos of nervous […]