UVU student paints interactive art piece celebrating culture, beauty of death The LA concourse hallway has been home to an interactive art piece celebrating the Latin American holiday, Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), for several days. Thomas Mata, a junior modern dance major at UVU, said he was asked to paint “something […]
The Bachata Club, specializing in teaching and performing various Latin dances, put on a fundraising event to help raise money to support their efforts in spreading artistic culture around UVU. Saturday Oct. 27 proved to be a great night for those who enjoy any type of dance. The event, a Halloween themed masquerade, lasted from […]
Rather than the ghouls and goblins usually found during Halloween, UVU’s Center for Social Impact explored some of the actual horrors of life by participating in the Clothesline Project in UVU’s Grande Ballroom. The National Clothesline Project is a way to create awareness for the prevalence of violence against women. Survivors can write messages on […]
“That was one hell of a night and I hope Jesus forgives me tomorrow.” Queenadilla frontman and rhythm guitarist Chase McKnight’s breathless words after a long set give you some hint as to what can be expected from a Queenadilla show. What the musicians left on that stage was incredibly clear—at the beginning of the […]
The Utah Metropolitan Ballet (UMB) performed their show “Tribute” at UVU’s Ragan Theater, bringing four local choreographers together to create pieces for members of the art community. “Swedish Suite”, composed by Hugo Alfvén and choreographed by Jacqueline Colledge, was dedicated to Bill Evans and was the first performance. This piece was a folksy, classical ballet […]
If you want to have an otherworldly experience, paranormal investigator Danny Stewart said, go to the Provo riverwalk at night. Start behind the Macey’s on State Street and make your way west toward the neighborhoods. “Weird stuff happens,” Stewart said. “I’ve taken taken so many groups — former students, girlfriends — each time, without fail, […]
Throughout the ages, music has inspired people. It is perhaps one of the oldest forms of media, but that does not make it primitive. UVU hosted Jeffrey and Karen Savage, a couple from Washington state On Oct. 23. They were invited to UVU because of their work in various professional settings and their award-winning status. […]
In search of new opportunities, a 16-year-old girl decided to leave her family and everything she knew behind to tread into the unknown. Late night Aug. 7, 2012, her parents drove her two hours from Pescara, Italy, to the closest airport in Rome, where she would begin her new life in America. “I had never […]
For many universities around the world, scholarly journals act as a testament of academic prowess and success. UVU is home to a dozen student-run scholarly and creative publications that cover a wide array of topics such as: astronomy, philosophy, constitutional studies and creative writing. Some of these journals are almost decades old and others are […]
Everyone loves hearing stories, and more importantly, we know our history through stories. At UVU, Roots of Knowledge specialists Trevor Petersen and Nick Lawyer hosted ghost tours, telling the stories of ghosts every Tuesday night in October. These ghost tours started every 30 minutes, from 6:00 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Roots of Knowledge […]