Norman Rockwell: An American Classic

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January 11, 2016

schedule 3 min read

Lee Thomas Lifestyle Editor Norman Rockwell is one of America’s most treasured artists of the twentieth century. His work, now on display at Brigham Young University’s Museum of Art in the “American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell” exhibit, is at once nostalgic, commercial and questioning of the status quo. Rockwell’s art transcends generations and […]

U. S. National Taekwondo Team members coach UVU club

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January 6, 2016

schedule 3 min read

Samery Moras was ranked 4th in the U.S. for her Taekwondo skills in 2014. Photo courtesy of UVU Taekwondo Club   U.S. National Taekwondo Team members Samery Moras and Jared Reed are striving to get members of UVU’s Taekwondo club to form a team capable of competing in the National Collegiate Championship in the spring […]

APS connects with foster teens through stocking exchange

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December 22, 2015

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Alpha Phi Sigma, the criminal justice national honor society, combined efforts with Utah County Department of Child and Family Services Dec. 4 for its second annual Christmas stocking exchange. For this event, both the APS club and students in the criminal justice department put together approximately 100 stockings. Each stocking was filled with various gifts […]

Club of the Month Program takes clubs to the next level

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December 11, 2015

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Cheyenn Clayburn | Staff Writer   Each year the clubs office chooses an initiative to help improve the quality of clubs at UVU. This year they chose to focus their efforts on improving and emphasizing the club of the month program. “This program helps clubs help themselves,” said UVUSA club Ambassador McKenna Einfeldt. The club of […]

Spectrum club responds to LDS policy

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November 16, 2015

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The Spectrum Club provides safe environment for all individuals Cheyenn Clayburn | Staff Writer Many members of the UVU Spectrum club have an LDS background and were affected by the latest policy changes that were announced by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Nov. 5. Since the announcement the Spectrum club has strived […]

Street art club helps change negative view of graffiti

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October 27, 2015

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Kelsie DeKarver Staff Writer Photos by Landon Deltin A UVU student has started an official street art club in hopes to change the community’s views on street art as well as gain the administration’s support in producing a student mural. Graffiti is often seen as a negative term. Street art, however, is an art form. […]

“An Ideal Husband”: An ideal production

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October 27, 2015

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Alanna Cottam Staff Writer Photos by Amanda Shaffer “An Ideal Husband”, the second show of the season for UVU’s Theatre Department, addresses the flaws in seeking out and expecting perfection from those around us. Written by Oscar Wilde in 1893, “An Ideal Husband” is set in high society London during the Victorian Era. Faced with […]

Costume creativity now crowdsourced

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October 27, 2015

schedule 4 min read

Lee Thomas Lifestyle Editor All Hallow’s Eve is not just an antiquated Christian ritual of remembering lost souls, turned vessel for the terrifying and twisted anymore. Although it’s rooted in the macabre, in recent years it has evolved into a hybrid of its spooky origin and a setting for grown people to dress up in […]

Modern spin on “Bride of Frankenstein” astounds in its twisted beauty

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October 13, 2015

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UVU Theater department chair and director Chris Clark scores again Lee Thomas Lifestyle Editor Photo by Jaron Hermansen   Sackerson Productions’ experimental new version of “Bride of Frankenstein” is now playing in an unassuming industrial warehouse in Salt Lake City. The play is a bizarre, yet bewitching piece of art that is an excellent example […]