Reading Time: 2 minutes 2022’s “Scream” knowingly follows the trend of bringing back horror icons and stands as one of the worst films to do it. The film unrelentingly clings on to the hope that it is not only dumb fun, which makes the whole experience forgettable and predictable. “Scream” follows so closely to the plot points and twists […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes In January, UVU’s Noorda Center for the Performing Arts put on the opera “La Boheme,” a production detailing the tragic love story of a poet and a seamstress living a Bohemian lifestyle in nineteenth-century France. This was a great opportunity for UVU theatre students. They were able to perform alongside tenor Isaac Hurtado and soprano […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Black History Month is a time for honoring and acknowledging the lives, contributions and history of Black Americans. Each February, Black History Month is celebrated with cultural, historical and educational presentations, as well as programs designed to raise awareness for the significant challenges and difficulties still being faced by Black Americans today. In honor of […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes “Don’t Look Up” introduces a thoroughly engaging concept that is muted by an overtly political message. The film starts promisingly. It combines the intrigue of the vastness of space and the impending doom of a disaster in a way that holds the audience’s attention. There is rarely a moment in this film that feels tedious […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Griff Washburn, known in the music world as Goth Babe, performed with his band at The Complex on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. The trippy-surf rock musician wowed the crowd with upbeat hits like “Weekend Friend,” “Sometimes” and “I Wanna Help Your Mind.” Beginning his music career in Nashville, Washburn started with making tunes on his […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Not all the homework assignments professors make students do are busywork. Some of them can lead to a great success story. Halen Hubbard has been attending Utah Valley University for the past two years and is going into his junior year. While taking a culture and media communications class here at UVU, he decided to […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes There is a general consensus among UVU students that the fall semester of 2021 was a difficult and tiring one. Whether because of schoolwork, employment, life at home, or a combination of all three – there seemed a palpable sigh of relief when finals ended and the holidays began. Now, it might feel overwhelming and […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes “The Wheel of Time” is a beloved classic fantasy book series by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson. It is a sprawling epic similar to the likes of “Lord of the Rings” and “Game of Thrones.” The story follows five youths from the small village of Emond’s Field. They are forced to flee their home when […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Utah Valley University students are coming back to classes after a long pause filled with holiday celebration with family and friends. For some students this semester might be their last, for others, it might be their first and the rest might be somewhere in between. Some are focusing on learning the best possible ways to […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes “Spider-Man: No Way Home” is undoubtedly one of the most hyped-up movies of 2021, with rumors of different properties colliding in the style of “Avengers: Endgame.” While it does live up to colossal expectations in some respects, it struggles to connect with audience members that are not attached to the Spider-Man universe. At its best, […]