Reading Time: 2 minutes Eager students gathered at UVU’s Grande Ballroom on Friday, Aug. 31 for the chance to win multiple prizes in a thrilling game of bingo. UVU’s Bingo Night has been an annual event for the past few years. Students can play for the chance to win a variety of different prizes ranging from a bluetooth speaker […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Japanese Club and the International Student Council orchestrated the ninth annual Japanese Culture Night March 31. Like Chinese New Year, Japanese Culture Night was a local celebration of a traditional Japanese festival called Natsu Matsuri. This festival is traditionally held during the summer months, typically in August, and is colloquially known as the summer […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Carlos Figueiredo, President of the UVU Brazilian Club, organized a Brazilian culture night with the help of the International Student Council in the hopes of introducing Brazilian culture to the students of UVU, Jan 20. The event consisted of free Brazilian appetizers and desserts such as delicious chocolate balls called brigadeiros and sweet coconut infused […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The international, non-profit dance group Viva El Folklore performed at UVU to celebrate Día de los Reyes Jan. 13. With the women dressed in beautiful, colorful gowns and the men in handsome, mariachi themed outfits wearing black felt sombreros, one felt as if the culture of Mexico came alive through the music and dancing that […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes How community members are suffering from judgment and simple misunderstandings. Recent studies show perfectionism within the Mormon culture is having a negative effect on community members because of the high, sometimes unrealistic standard of perfection that members hold themselves and others too. Both Kris Doty, former professor of social work at UVU, and Matthew Draper, […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes There are few places on campus that will make anyone feel as loved, appreciated and included than the Brazilian Club meetings. Food, sharing, love, dance and inclusion are all things that Carlos Figueiredo, president of the Brazilian club, strives to bring to each club activity to make sure everyone can get a taste of Brazilian […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes “How many of you are married?” This was the first question our professor asked on our first day of class. About 50 percent of the students raised their hand. All of them were Mormon. Before we came, we knew that Utah is the “LDS hotspot”, but it was still unfamiliar to see so many people […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes An open dialogue with bell hooks Photo by Kimberly Bojorquez “Everybody in this room works differently, loves differently, has sex or no sex differently because of feminism said bell hooks Sept. 20 in the Ragan Theater. The auditorium filled past its 400-person capacity with overflow into room 213b. hooks, who lowercases her name, dedicated the time […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Krishna Temple is well known for the annual Holi Festival of Colors during the spring, but many people are unaware that they host many events throughout the year to celebrate the culture and beauty of India. One such event, India Fest, took place September 24, 2016 south of UVU, Spanish Fork, Utah at the […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes If you’ve been reading the paper for a few issues you may have noticed that there is an almost new section. What used to be called Lifestyle is now the Arts and Culture section. Some may wonder, is there really a difference? The answer is yes, there is. Arts and Culture might seem very straight […]