Alcohol on Campus

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October 26, 2009

schedule 3 min read

Our beloved school’s budget is suffering. Students have seen tuition rise like a steady flood for some time now. Parking passes cost $50 for a single semester, and that provides no guarantee of finding a spot in an overcrowded lot. The bathrooms in the Woodbury Business building are more like teleportation chambers to a 1970s […]

Troubled Bridge over Utah Lake

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October 26, 2009

schedule 3 min read

On the east banks of Utah Lake the wind rushes through the vast fields of reed grass and they sway like waves in the breeze. Enormous pelicans are soaring, families of ducks paddle between the stalks of cattails. All this image is missing are the sounds and smells of commuter traffic shattering the tranquility as […]

Second annual “Run for Your VIDA” supports humanitarian efforts

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October 26, 2009

schedule 2 min read

The public is invited to participate in the second annual Run for your VIDA haunted 5K and one mile run/walk. VIDA (Volunteers Involved in Development Abroad) is a student-run organization whose main focus is to help those in need. The group helps many different kinds of humanitarian organizations in developing countries to get the money […]

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves: The reason I own a PS3

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October 26, 2009

schedule 3 min read

As my eyes began to tear up, due solely to my inability to rip my gaze away from the TV screen as the credits rolled in the seminal gaming experience that is developer Naughty Dog’s Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, two words lingered in my mind like a benediction: Holy. Crap. Often funny, sometimes poignant and […]

Adventures in guilty pleasures: The skinny on skinnies

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October 26, 2009

schedule 2 min read

I am fully aware of just how awful skinny jeans look on me. Doesn’t stop me from wearing them, though. In fact, it doesn’t stop a lot of people from cutting a heavy-hipped, short-legged figure that any sensible person trying to attain or maintain any level of self-esteem would consider adopting. Yet here we are; […]

The Anchor: Ambitious new comic series begs to be read

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October 26, 2009

schedule 2 min read

There are those that like comic books the way they like heavy metal: dark, complex, gruesome and divine. At times, biblical and always epic. They want a hero (a term we use loosely) bathed in blood and born in fire. They want more than just the tights and fights that fill the shelves of local […]

A tale of two symphonies

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October 26, 2009

schedule 3 min read

UVU and BYU students to showcase combined talents Last year in celebration of UVU becoming a university, Eric Hansen, associate professor at BYU, came up with the idea of bringing together both the BYU and UVU symphonic orchestras and creating a beautiful blend of music and students. The collaborative efforts were a great success. This […]

Staff Infection: What are you afraid of?

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October 26, 2009

schedule 2 min read

What are you afraid of? Volde…. I mean He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. – Dave Iba, Editor-at-large Republicans. That was easy. – Jennie Nicholls-Smith, Editor-in-chief I fear most those whose intention it is to deceive. This is especially true in a relationship where trust is a vital component. This relates to all relationships be they political, spiritual, friendship or intimate. To […]

Something Wicked This Way Comes

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October 26, 2009

schedule 4 min read

Ray Bradbury’s Halloween classic comes to town In taking on the project of directing a stage production of Ray Bradbury’s ultimate Halloween novel Something Wicked This Way Comes, D. Terry Petrie faced a challenge which the UVU Theater department does not always take on. How to create a play for which the audience has no […]

The flu and you

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October 26, 2009

schedule 5 min read

University takes precautions for impending flu season Sniffles and coughs are getting more attention this flu season than those in past years, as the H1N1 virus becomes a household name. With flu season’s arrival and with the high percentage of swine flu outbreaks, precautions are being made by the University to keep students and campus […]