Utah Metropolitan Ballet and Westlake High School presented eight pieces for the Choreography Design Director’s Choice concert. The groups performed in the Ragan Theater Jan. 25, proving their dance skills as well as the imaginative talents of the guest choreographers. Utah Metropolitan Ballet, formerly Utah Regional Ballet, has been the professional performing company in residency […]
The Anime and Manga Club wants to break free from the stigma of only watching anime. Under the direction of the new president Michael Houck, the group has decided to grow from its roots of watching anime on DVDs and streaming platforms to more social events to help build relationships between those who share a […]
One of the best ways to publish your work and beef up your resume is to participate in a student-run undergraduate journal. Whether you’re an author submitting an assignment you worked hard on last semester, or you’re interested in seeing what the world of publishing and editing is like, working with a publication can give […]
Writing is a challenge. It would be a rare thing to find someone who says writing is a joy or is easy. In a book titled On Writing Well, William Zinsser writes, “Writing is hard work. Very few sentences come out right the first time. Remember this in moments of despair. If you find writing […]
It’s a late night after cramming for quizzes — or procrastinating from studying. You’re flipping through Netflix and nothing seems quite right. You consider binging Friends or Orange is the New Black for the tenth time. It’s certainly not a bad idea, but part of you is in the mood for something new. No worries, […]
Shakespeare’s greatest love story, Roméo et Juliette, was brought to the stage by UVU Opera at the Loveland Performing Arts Center Jan. 22. The story is the familiar classic everyone loves, except set to music. The story line is also different enough from Shakespeare’s original story that when Romeo and Juliet serenade each other, they […]
Women at UVU lag behind the national higher education enrollment headcount by 12 percent according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Tara Ivie, senior director for the Women’s Success Center, speculates that women are taking significant breaks from their college experience. She said that the university has a higher enrollment of females than males at UVU […]
The seats of the UCCU center filled with children and adults excited to witness what Jordan World Circus is all about, Jan. 23. The act from Las Vegas travels all around the United States, and the crowds cheered with a warm welcome as the group began their show in Orem. Jordan World Circus is known […]
UVUSA put on a swinging jazz dance Jan. 19 in the Grande Ballroom. Local jazz performers from the Utah Swing Orchestra taught people to jitter and jive like it was 1939. “It’s kinda like a date night and an opportunity for students and non-traditional students to come out and enjoy a fancier [event],” marketing junior […]
If there’s one way to start off the semester on the wrong foot, it’s taking a class with a bad teacher. Even though school has been underway for one week, many students may be worrying about that ranking their professor got on Rate My Professor. But, is that ranking a good measure to predict how […]