Students’ ‘Lazy Jedi’ short goes viral

February 13, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes UVU student Mike Brown and BYU students Casen and Landon Sperry gain Internet fame with weekly YouTube shorts.   Freshman Mike Brown, a 24-year-old Digital Media major, has been collaborating with business partners Casen and Landon Sperry since he was 12 years old.   “One of the very first things we talked about was that […]

Confronting undocumented immigrant issues with art

February 11, 2012

Reading Time: 4 minutes A couple of shrouded figures on campus, huddled against a random wall, were enough to make some students feel like they were hallucinating.   The figures, two students participating in an art installation three separate days, showed up at three different places on campus. Friday’s installation was punctuated by the two artists shouting, “I dare […]

Breathe, Bend, and Be- The 3 B’s of Yoga

February 9, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Yoga is not just a word or practice, but a choice and a lifestyle.   “Yoga is for everyone; there is no exclusiveness or hierarchy. If you can breathe, you can do Yoga,” said Amy Williams, owner of the 3B Yoga Studio in The Shops at Riverwoods.   Besides the obvious health benefits of yoga, […]

Haley Hendrickson on American Idol

February 6, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes As she sang her heart out in front Steven Tyler, Jennifer Lopez and Randy Jackson she heard those four words every person auditioning for American Idol wants to hear: “You’re going to Hollywood!”   When American Idol first aired in 2002, Haley was excited. People pushed her to try out each season, and finally, after […]

Getting drawn into Art Therapy

February 6, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes Life is a journey of mountains and molehills and rainstorms and rainbows. Sometimes when the going gets rough, a helping hand makes all the difference. Help can come in the form of therapy or counseling. People seek therapy for many reasons: support for trauma, disorders or to empower and better themselves.   Therapy, more specifically […]

No More Homeless Pets in Utah

January 28, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes Walking through the front door of the facility, visitors are greeted by the characteristic curiosity of the friendly felines who unabashedly jump up on the counter just inside the door.   No More Homeless Pets in Utah, a non-profit organization started by Best Friends Animal Society (BFAS) CEO Gregory Castle, has worked toward eliminating the […]

UVU professor stars in Sundance Film

January 23, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Sundance Film Festival is a glorious celebration of movie making magic and artistic views. From its beginnings in 1978, the festival has attracted celebrities from across the globe. The event is hosted locally in Utah, but one may sometimes feel that the star-studded event may not be for the locals. But a few local […]

Provo Library hosts book sale

January 23, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Travel forward and back in time, around the globe and beyond; probe the psyches of housewives, heathens and heroes; explore universal conflicts and everyday events. Books can take us places – they are like portal keys for journeys of the mind and imagination.   On Friday, January 27 beginning at 10 a.m., Provo Library invites […]

Woodbury Art Museum presents Hidden Voices

January 16, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Some wandered through the museum, chatting and even laughing with friends, both old and new. Others simply stood in silence, eyebrows furrowed as they shook their heads, as if they were trying to process the amount of pain being communicated through the artwork.   The Woodbury Art Museum held a reception for the opening of […]

Guest writer Vegor Pedersen on quality education

January 15, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes Why 12 credits is just fine   In my capacity as an academic advisor I interact with about 50 students a week on average. Of those 50 about 48 have the exact same question every time they come see me. “How fast can I get the hell out of here?”   I sometimes feel like […]