Valley Life

Harry Potter fans, this one’s for you.

March is a very Christian time of year. All in one month, we had to deal with the end of Lent, Palm Sunday, St. Patrick’s Day, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday, and Easter Monday. And in the same way April reminds us to prepare our tax return, March can remind us to stay on the track towards sainthood.

A buried treasure lies just across the street beneath Wal-Mart’s floor.

What would you do to win a girl back? Many guys do flowers and chocolates, but how many would be willing to run a marathon? That’s the premise to David Schwimmer’s latest directorial effort, Run, Fat Boy, Run.

You walk by a man or woman and are immediately drawn to their sense of style: the trim fit of their mackintosh, the subtle sight of cuff emerging from the sleeve, how their trousers fit perfectly into their spring wellies. However, unless you fancy yourself a synesthete, you may have missed out on what made the outfit truly great.

Longtime Nintendo fans look back to the days of the Nintendo 64 as the dawn of a gaming golden age.

One of the most interesting activities to do while in the outdoors is to “people watch.” There is something about being outdoors that changes the behavior of some individuals. Behavior that is considered unacceptable in most settings is somehow acceptable when outdoors. Strangely, the behavior goes mostly unnoticed by the general public.

“Happy Valley” was the nickname given to Utah County when nearly 90 percent of its population was composed of members of the LDS church. Since then this appellation has been used positively and negatively to refer to the environment created by the morally stringent standards of the LDS church’s members.
Now, local filmmaker Ron Williams is introducing a new meaning for its nickname.

“Winner! Winner! Chicken Dinner!” was a phrase that blackjack dealers supposedly used to say anytime a player was dealt a 21. Although you’re not being dealt a perfect 21 with 21, you definitely have a winning hand.

Prefacing Mae’s visit to Salt Lake City on April 4 as part of their current national tour, the band’s drummer, Jacob Marshall, took some time to answer a lot of questions about the band and the tour. Here are some of the questions and answers from the interview:

UVSC student, Adam Nelson, was walking back to his apartment last Tuesday afternoon when he saw a metal glimmer that caught his eye. “I wondered what it was, so I went and looked, and lo and behold: It was beer,” Adam said.

Former UVSC student Joe Vogel has compiled a group of essays written by students supporting Sen. Barack Obama’s presidential run.

In 1999, David Phillips discovered a promotion through Healthy Choice food products that enabled him to accumulate 1.25 million frequent-flyer miles. How? He bought $3,000 worth of pudding (12,150 cups).

Like daffodils and budding trees, the International Sportsmen’s Expo is a sign that spring is here.

Synergy Dance Company’s March 6-8 concert, “Refract,” confirmed the modern dance program’s ongoing commitment to bring a high level of performance and choreographic artistry to the stage.