Reading Time: 2 minutes There is only one reason and two words that SHARK TALE and MEN IN BLACK II were such huge commercial successes and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air ran for six years: Will Smith. What a script lacks in originality, artistic sensibility or success in concealing its capitalistic aims, it can, almost without fail, make up […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Dashboard Confessional was scheduled to play at the McKay Events Center Nov. 11 as a stop on their North American tour promoting their new album, Alter the Ending. However, an unexpected family emergency arose within the band and they are now having to postpone the remaining performances on the tour. They were supposed to play […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Minimizing the impacts of unrealistic body standards In a country where young girls fear being fat more than nuclear war, cancer or losing their parents, something must be seriously wrong. According to Nicole Hawkins, Ph.D., one of those things is the media’s portrayal of the human body. As the director of clinical services at the […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Coinciding with Homecoming, the Dance department’s Synergy Dance Company is performing “Recapture” on Nov. 12-14 at 7:30 p.m. in the Regan Theater. The evening will feature dances based around the theme of UVU’s places and people. The Synergy Dance Company is a class and a club on campus with the focus and mission of giving […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Utah Valley University Parking & Transportation Services is teaming up with the Utah Food Bank for its annual Food for Fines event, giving students the chance to donate canned food items in exchange for reduced late fees from parking citations. For every can of food donated to the Food Bank through Parking & Transportation Services […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Donner-Galbraith memorial scholarship saved by benefit concert In a society filled with people interested in the well being of others, two remarkable students stick out in the minds of university staff and community members, even four years after their deaths. Blake Donner and Jennifer Lynn Galbraith, along with their friends Scott McDonald and Ariel Singer, […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Nothing says school spirit like Homecoming Week. Food, music, sports, dancing, prizes and lots of green are spread throughout the week, but there is no way to attend every event. So, for your convenience, the UVU Review has found one “don’t miss” event for each day of the week. You’re welcome – and don’t forget […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chunga’s is the best new Mexican restaurant in Utah Valley. They serve a variety of dishes not often seen in the area, but the highlight is their tacos al pastor, which are frankly the best I’ve ever had. Tacos al pastor are made from pork, marinated with all kinds of spices (proprietary blend, so don’t […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute On Wed. Nov 4, UVU’s Revolutionary Students Union will present “A Lecture on Marxist Theory” given by UVU professor Pierre Lamarche. All are welcome to attend. For those unfamiliar with the RSU, the following is quoted from the club’s Web site: “The Revolutionary Students Union aims to examine the possibility of overthrowing global capitalism and […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute This Wednesday, the UVU Artist’s Guild presents the Irish folk champions Kirkmount in a benefit concert in the Ragan Theatre at 7 p.m. The musical group of brothers play traditional Celtic music of their Nova Scotian background, and have played concerts all over the U.S. They have performed with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and have […]