Touchstones, UVU’s student-run literary journal, is now accepting submissions for its Fall 2010 volume. The journal, which is published at the end of both fall and winter semesters, features the fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, drama and art of UVU students. While each issue is supervised by a creative writing faculty member, the journal is designed, […]
Located adjacent to the Nordstrom in Orem’s University Mall, the Woodbury Art Museum is an official extension of Utah Valley University, despite its distance from campus. Led by director and curator Marcus Alan Vincent, the Woodbury remains a fascinating destination for students and non-students alike, even in the summer. While class offerings are substantially smaller […]
Every year about this time, our humble valley is drowned in idealized promises of $50,000 summers spent selling alarm systems in Iowa, pest control in Tuscaloosa, or managing the teams doing so. These posters advertise a ridiculous amount of money for having fun partying with your bros, sporting your fauxhawks, and transferring the skills that […]
Last week, “UVU Review” published an opinions oiece I wrote called, “I Have a Permit For This.” The piece concerned an incident in which the president of the College Republicans was detained by campus police officers because he was openly carrying a handgun on campus. The article examined the potential limitations and universality of the […]
The American Bar Association claims, “There is probably less agreement, more misinformation, and less understanding of the right to keep and bear arms than any other current controversial constitutional issue.” Our very campus experienced a dustup last March when the many-titled Nick Moyes, Club President/Chair/Captain of the UVU College Republicans, was, as reported by the […]
As our school grows into its relatively new identity as an actual university, so does the proliferation of more traditional “university” things. This includes competitive sports teams, increasing numbers of programs and that most controversial of institutions: the Greek system. According to the Kappa Sigma Fraternity at UVU Facebook page, Kappa Sigma is pursuing the […]
As we wrote on Feb. 22, the nearly annual call for Utah’s undocumented college students to pay out-of-state tuition continues. Rep. Richard Greenwood of Roy, the usual leader of this ridiculous movement and its most frequent caller-to-arms, believes that “We’ve got legal citizens who can’t get in classes that undocumented students are sitting in.” While […]
“Let your voice be heard,” the main UVU Student Government Web site declares. “Help make a difference on UVU’s campus.” But what is the process by which someone can get involved? One of the best ways to do so is to apply for an appointed position within the UVUSA Student Council. While certain student government […]
Leon Harward, described in the “Salt Lake Tribune” as a “businessman”, wants to build a toll bridge across Utah Lake. The estimated cost, according to Mr. Harward, is $300 million. He’s a partner in Utah Crossing Inc., a “private outfit” but will not specify the origins of the budget for such an undertaking. Which is […]
I thought about coming home and writing some big snarky thing about how badly made the movie was (It felt like it was edited by an epileptic stuck at a Laser Pink Floyd show.), how silly the acting was (Kristen Stewart bites her lip like it was made of taffy and Robert Pattinson is like […]