Poetry with the English Club

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October 31, 2011

schedule 2 min read

The concept of art brought new meaning as students gathered to enjoy the rhythmic flow of the open mic night for the newly formed English Club at UVU on Tuesday, Oct. 25. The club held their first poetry reading and invited Professor Rob Carney to share his brilliance with the written word.   Carney, who […]

Hip-hop floods campus

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October 20, 2011

schedule 2 min read

Teams wait as one after another take the floor.  Lights turn on in a spin of dots.  Music jumps through the ground with metallic rhythm, lyrics intertwine amidst the melodies for cerebral spice that tingles the ear.  Tryouts will begin weeks before the actual competition with a single song and audition.   The UVU Student […]

Woodbury Art Museum presents new exhibitions

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October 19, 2011

schedule 2 min read

  Brazilian smells followed the meandering visitors of the Woodbury Art Museum while they walked past brightly colored walls bearing actual bumpers, inscribed with “dichos” and colorful artwork. Senses were aroused with Latin American sights, scents and tastes during the open house for the new exhibits, where Tucanos Brazilian Grill provided food to match the […]

The Grassroots Shakespeare Company performs Macbeth

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October 18, 2011

schedule 4 min read

  In the chilly air of an October night, 65 people stand anxiously shoulder-to-shoulder in front of a blank stage that hit the front row mid-chest. Behind them sit others in green lawn chairs that rise with the amphitheater. Those standing feel their feet ache and all are shivering yet no one seems to mind. […]

“Eurydice” invites confrontation of difficult feelings

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October 18, 2011

schedule 3 min read

  An old bicycle, a battered mailbox and a discarded tennis racket hung as if suspended in the faint mist that filled the Noorda Theater. Each item was stark white, as if all color had been drained.   The eyes of about 60 audience members, in the intimate setting of the Noorda, were riveted on […]

Jeff Rocks

Studio 760: A collaboration of artistic minds

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October 17, 2011

schedule 4 min read

It’s 9:00 p.m. on Saturday night. Dozens of photographers, painters, and enthusiasts gather in Mr. Jake Buntjer’s living room. He and Patric Bates stand back from the backdrop of paintings, pictures, and dirty glass windows to drink in the moment.   “This,” said Buntjer, pointing to the floor, “is not Studio 760.”   All eyes […]

Alisha Lee – Miss UVU 2011

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October 17, 2011

schedule 3 min read

Alisha Lee, a sophomore from Salt Lake studying social work, was crowned Miss UVU at the Miss UVU Scholarship Pageant on Friday, Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. in the UCCU Center. With 20 contestants, the pageant was the largest in UVU history.   Lee’s new court includes Samantha Cummings, first runner-up; Bri Sorenson, second runner-up; […]

Local charity teams up with 3 Doors Down

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October 17, 2011

schedule 3 min read

Second Chance Foundation of Utah allows people facing adversity to enjoy a worry-free night out   After being struck by an uninsured drunk driver, Austin Haws was left with a bill that his family couldn’t quite handle since his father lost his job. Hannah Laursen was diagnosed with brain cancer at age nine, which caused […]

Don’t look back: The story of Eurydice, Orpheus and loss

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October 17, 2011

schedule 3 min read

Loss is part of life. Perhaps that’s why the story of the Greek poet Orpheus, descending into the depths of the Underworld to retrieve his bride from the world of the dead, hits home for so many people.   The theater department brings the story of Eurydice (pronounced yoo-RID-uh-see) to the Noorda Theater with the […]

CANNONIZED CINEMA: Friedrich Nietzsche and the Cinema Infernal

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October 17, 2011

schedule 4 min read

Of all the cinematic genres, horror is one of the least pretentious. Scary movies don’t seek out critical acclaim. They don’t aspire to inspire. Horror films know what they’re about  – frightening the ever-loving pants off you.  No more, no less.   Yet slasher flicks, gorefests and other types of terror serve an important emotional […]

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