Starting college can be a scary adventure. Some new students find it exciting; however, if you are like me, you may have had a difficult time adjusting to life after high school. I had no idea what was going on when I first started going to school at UVSC.
It’s a quarter to midnight and sophomore Dave Harris just put Return of the Jedi back on the shelf. He shuffles his feet down the hallway ready to make the plunge into a long-awaited sleep. Just as his thoughts of the day begin to fade into incoherent dreams, Dave’s stomach does a back flip, his eyes snap open, and he finds himself in a cold sweat.
This list could easily be a cop-out. I mean, list a few John Hughes films and you could have a complete collection, as the recently passed director/magician did define a generation/genre of filmmaking. But here are a few films that will ease you back into the grind of class schedules and textbooks.
Welcome back wolverines! This week is jam-packed with things to do. So put down your video game controller, grab a friend and take advantage of your college years. The events calendar has now been expanded to include events in Salt Lake County. If you are interested in listing an arts and entertainment event, contact Amie Wells at wellsam@uvu.
Every college student, no matter their major, is required to do intensive and often tedious reading. So why consider reading anything that isn’t an essential part of the curriculum? In his freshman welcome letter, President Holland encouraged incoming students to read two novels; Three Cups of Tea, by Greg Mortenson and journalist David Oliver Relin, and Revolutionary Characters, by Gordon Wood.
Ello all you students out there. From freshmen to seniors, young to old (mind, I like mine young), welcome back. Anyway, It’s Aunty Lyds here, doin’ the rounds as it were, and I’ve been getting’ the biz on choosin’ majors. I know for some of you it’s a bit early for figuring out what you’re doing here, but take it from me freshmen, it’s never too early to figure out your major or career.
That Hot-N-Ready never tasted so good as it does on your first night of independence. Your apartment may be cramped, and the couch that came with it may smell, but that cheap, delicious pizza could not be more perfect. Tomorrow’s Junior Bacon Cheeseburger tastes every bit as good, and so does the next day’s California Burrito.
Christopher Chileshe, President of the International Student Council, provides relevant insight for incoming international students. Where are you from and what brought you to UVU? I was born in Zambia and lived there until the age of seven. After that I lived in Belgium for 10 years before coming to the United States.
I am a sick man. I am a spiteful man. And so, for the purposes of this paper, I am just the man to take you on a guided tour of the seething underground of our Utah Valley. First things first: Fifthmeal Ride with me. It’s 3 a.m. and we’re hungry, so let’s tour the food options.
“I think that’s a girl,” Najib tells me as he motions to an ambiguously dressed person on the grass outside Starbucks. I only look once but believe it’s a guy (he’s attractive, but he’s with a girl so unfortunately my chances are slim). When he stands up and walks past us, Najib concedes with a smile, “Well, look at that.
Eating Otter Pops and sleeping in until 1 p.m. all summer long is a relatively facile way to live. But now that fall semester has started, the Alexander the Grapes have disappeared and the hair pulling, teeth grinding, and nail biting have reappeared. Chronic anxiety is unfortunately a common ailment of many college students.
The Utah Symphony and Utah Opera’s 6th annual Music Festival in Park City will finish with a bang through a collaboration with Elvis Costello. The singer has a versatile 30 year music career in rock, New Wave, country, punk, film and classical music. Costello’s repertoire includes favorites “Pump It Up,” “Alison,” “Every Day I Write the Book” and “Watching the Detectives.
Robert Francis will be live in concert at SHO in Murray August 11, promoting his upcoming album Before Nightfall. This talented singer/songwriter is currently supporting Pricilla Ahn on tour so look for tickets under her name. Francis’ first and only album to date, One by One, landed him steady jobs in Southern California and a national tour with Missy Higgins in 2008.
Glitz, glitter and tie-dye make its way to Orem with the SCERA’s production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, directed by recent UVU graduate, Jeremy Showgren. While Joseph has always been a modern presentation of the Biblical story, this production takes it a step further by taking a Las Vegas-style approach.
With a background in classical philosophy and a love of video games, a new author brings an original idea to the overstocked book isles. Bonn Turkington, a recent UVU graduate, was always intrigued by the interactive environments of video games and RPG’s, but also enjoyed the intellectual feasts of Greek and Russian philosophies.
