Reading Time: 2 minutes Have you ever noticed the round knobs that have been welded at regular intervals on the exterior handrails next to stairways across campus? The knobs discourage skateboarders and roller bladers from using the handrails for performing tricks. So where can one lock a sick grind without getting a swellbow? Two skateparks located within five miles […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Thoroughly Modern Millie has opened with a bang at the Hale Center Theater in Orem. The small theater, reminiscent of off-off-Broadway, has packed in show-goers for the company’s 137 production. The venue provides an intimate setting and showcases a pleasantly surprising montage of local talent. The cozy scene, complete with exposed brick walls and a […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute New Play Group, a fledgling theater troupe based in Provo, produced a quartet of short plays exploring how faith is created and how it is tested, according to a recent press release. "This is one of my favorite productions of the year," said James Goldberg, artistic director. "We feel it’s important for LDS playwrights to […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute A good story can go a long way. Exhibit A: Michael Clayton. Often, filmmakers mistakenly assume that special effects can compensate for a poor story. Heresy. Exhibit B: D-War.Michael Clayton has few noticeable special effects and is still exceptional entertainment, thanks to its story’s quality. If it’s not evident by the aforementioned exhibits, Michael Clayton […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute Sean Penn takes another successful crack at writing and directing with this adaptation of Jon Krakauer’s non-fictional book. Into the Wild is a beautiful, aesthetic-filled journey you experience through the eyes of Christopher McCandless, a rebellious college graduate who leaves behind every possession, every cent and everyone he knows, for self-discovery through nature. Penn’s film […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute The theater department’s next production, Pulitzer and Nobel Prize winning playwright Eugene O’Neill’s Ah, Wilderness!, opens this week in the Ragan Theater.Director Professor John Graham describes Ah, Wilderness! – one of the only comedies written by mostly-serious O’Neill – as the way O’Neill wished his family could’ve been.

Reading Time: 2 minutes At one time or another, most people want to escape civilization or even reality itself. That’s exactly what Chris McCandless did when he ventured into the Alaskan bush on a journey to survive on the land, which eventually led to his death.Jon Krakauer’s Into the Wild  documents the strange tale of McCandless and why he […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Monday Oct. 15, was an extremely packed evening for live music.

Reading Time: 2 minutes If you haven’t looked into 2K’s first person shooter masterpiece, then what are you waiting for? With engrossing graphics, suburb action and intense storytelling, it’s sure to please just about everyone. The game takes place in the year 1960, and you are the sole survivor of a plane crash in the Atlantic Ocean.

Reading Time: < 1 minute As the theater department enters its first year with seniors, the theater majors are really beginning to emanate the light of their experiences. The perfect example is with their latest production, The Heiress. The Heiress, set in New York during the mid-1800s, tells the story of the fast growing love between an average, shy heiress […]