So you made it through Monday. Now what? Procrastination has a way of gripping any college student…so give in to it. Take a trip on a tangent with us, and put off your week for one more day. My grandfather had a saying, “When you decide to have a kid, you decide a lot […]
An inside look at a potential music industry internship It’s almost 10:45 a.m. as I wait outside the Home Depot in Lindon, Utah. This is our meeting place. Today, Saturday, Oct. 29, I am going to experience firsthand what it is like to be on tour with a country music star. Charley […]
Things weren’t too good to begin with, but it looks like they have gotten even worse. According to the annual Trojan Sexual Health Report, UVU dropped five places from 113 last year to 118 this year in the nationwide study of sexual health resources on campuses. The study, which was fielded by research firm […]
In perhaps one of the most beautiful experiences ever orchestrated by the UVU fine arts department, 300 chorus members, ballet dancers and musicians crowded on the stage of the Covey Fine Arts Center to perform “Carmina Burana.” On Friday night, Nov. 4, the hall was filled with anxious attendees waiting for a unique performance. […]
The biggest undertaking the fine arts department has ever attempted is being spearheaded by a professor who’s only been on campus two years. Last year, Dr. Reed Criddle, Director of Choral Activities, had the idea of producing “Carmina Burana,” an ambitious performance piece that would involve nearly every part of the fine arts department. […]
After gorging on candy intended for trick-or-treaters and watching various slasher movies, a boredom slump may set in. Don’t be alarmed. This is normal after exhausting all the traditional methods of celebrating Halloween. Luckily, there are a few courses of action that can be taken to ensure that this slump doesn’t damper Halloween entirely. […]
It’s bound to happen. An invitation to a costume party arrives at the last minute and you’re left scrambling to throw together something reminiscent of a costume. The days of planning out a costume for the entire month of October are over. They are now filled with work schedules, essays and midterm exams. But […]
Tackling sensitive subject matter such as kidnapping, child molestation and serial killing, Chelsea S. Smith chose to direct the play “Frozen” for her Senior Platform Project. Written by Bryony Lavery, the plot centers around a grieving mother who has lost her 10-year-old daughter, a psychologist working on a neurological study of serial killers and a […]
In a time of war when ordinary men’s lives can end in a torrent of bullets, it is the green-eyed monster of jealousy and mistrust that is often the fateful undoing of a once-great man. William Shakespeare’s “Othello,” a production by the theater department performed in the Courtyard, captures the true meaning of the term […]
Imagine walking down the street and encountering a rally. People are holding signs and echoing the slogans shouted from an unseen blow horn. Everyone is gathered around a giant bonfire whose smoke billows upward, tainting the blue sky. Weaving around the angry protestors reveals a bonfire composed not of wood, but of hundreds of books, […]