Survey of local Tinder profiles unearths most common features

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January 25, 2019

schedule 4 min read

Pictures by waterfalls. Name dropping The Office. Mirror selfies. If you’ve ever found yourself swiping through Tinder, America’s most popular dating app, and asking yourself the question “Why do so many of these look the same?” — you’re not alone. Last week, Assistant Arts & Culture Editor Brandee Watters and I set out to find the […]

Russian student cultivating special projects at greenhouse

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January 25, 2019

schedule 2 min read

Utah’s climate isn’t exactly hospitable to foreign tropical plants. However, the top floor of the Pope Science building is home to a greenhouse which houses dozens of tropical and arid plants. Vlad Orlov, a student majoring in Healthcare Administration and staff member at the greenhouse, spends most of his time giving detailed care to the […]

Pop-up museum explores past and future of civil rights

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January 25, 2019

schedule 2 min read

In celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the Center for Social Impact set out to educate students on the empowering history of the civil rights movement with a pop-up museum. The colorful and interactive display explored the pathways of social impact work during the Civil Rights Movement. Each pathway was represented by a different […]

New arts building fully operational ahead of March ribbon-cutting

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January 25, 2019

schedule 2 min read

The much-anticipated Noorda Center for the Performing Arts began operations with the start of the spring semester. Though the official ribbon-cutting ceremony will not take place until March, faculty and staff have already moved in and classes and rehearsals have been held in the new teaching spaces. The Noorda Center adds 130 thousand square feet […]

Multicultural Student Council aims to bring people together

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January 24, 2019

schedule 2 min read

The UVU Multicultural Student Council is hosting its first open social event of the semester in the LA building room 114 Thursday Jan. 24th from 6-8 p.m. The social mirrors the popular first social of last semester and will feature board games, video games, and food. The Multicultural Student Council aims to bring students closer […]

Utah company to stage ‘Much Ado’ as Shakespeare intended

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January 14, 2019

schedule 2 min read

For four nights, the Orem SCERA Center for the Arts and the Grassroots Shakespeare Company will present what is considered the original romantic comedy–William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. Utah’s Grassroots Shakespeare Company, a local touring group, is dedicated to “original practice,” or producing shows with Shakespeare’s original staging and production techniques. The shows have […]

Lane Swenson – UVU dancer with lofty ambitions

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January 14, 2019

schedule 3 min read

When Lane Swenson was young, he was always drawn to music. He grew up doing theater and choir and was aware of dance, but never considered doing it until his late teens. At 16, he saw an ad for a salsa class and that’s where it all started. That was 10 years ago. Since then, […]