Bethesda Wants You to Get Wet

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October 5, 2009

schedule 2 min read

Bethesda Software is known far and wide for its incredibly deep, varied and story-driven games. Just so you know, their latest offering – Wet – fits into none of these categories. As a matter of fact, Wet fits into a strange, almost paradoxical subset of games that can be categorized as fun but not necessarily good. Based […]

Get ready to be thrilled

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October 5, 2009

schedule 2 min read

Odyssey Dance Company brings its annual Halloween show to Provo Are you ready for an electrifying show full of gripping adventures and wild moves? You’re in luck! Once again, the highly acclaimed Odyssey Dance Studio is having their “Thriller” Show Oct. 7-10, the perfect time for a wicked Halloween show. This is the twelfth year […]

Picking the perfect pumpkin

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October 5, 2009

schedule 3 min read

There is something magical about the autumn season –  the leaves changing into brilliant colors and a cool breeze floating in the air. The holiday season really begins to take off as preparations for Halloween begin. What began as an Irish custom of carving gourds and turnips became a well loved tradition of pumpkin carving […]

Balance yourself with yoga

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September 28, 2009

schedule 3 min read

If you’re like most students, you’re probably starting to feel the weight of classes bear down on you. With UVU’s yoga club, you can start to strip away that stress. To those who’ve been living in a cave and are unfamiliar with yoga, it is a different sort of exercise that has its participants engage […]

The Lost Symbol: Fact and fiction?

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September 28, 2009

schedule 5 min read

Local Freemasons speak out on Dan Brown’s latest novel At midnight, Sept. 15, the much anticipated Dan Brown novel The Lost Symbol became available for readers to delve into and get lost in. Among the group of midnight purchasers was John Liley, Director of PR for the Grand Lodge,of Free and Accepted Masons of Utah. […]

The Sweet Tooth Fairy: a bite of sweet in a world of sour

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September 28, 2009

schedule 3 min read

The inside wall of The Sweet Tooth Fairy bakery in downtown Provo reads, “Our bake shop is a haven for people who share a common belief in the magic of sweets.” You walk in to the small, unassuming shop on University Avenue and the nostalgic aroma of vanilla cake fills your head. The music of […]

Staff infection: what is the best thing about going to UVU?

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September 28, 2009

schedule 1 min read

What is the best thing about going to UVU? The way the library always smells like breakfast. – Emma Hunt, copy chief Most of the buildings are connected together by hallways. So in the winter you don’t have to walk outside in the cold air. Genius. – Amie Wells, events editor I may be biased, […]

Go buy Scribblenauts right now

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September 28, 2009

schedule 3 min read

Seriously, before reading the article.  I’ll wait. The problem with Scribblenauts is that I can’t really review it objectively. After seeing several preview videos and reading interviews with the game’s creators, I made my mind up a long time ago that this Nintendo DS title was going to be awesome, wonderful and a spectacle heretofore […]

Adventures in guilty pleasures

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September 28, 2009

schedule 2 min read

Nirvana: a misnomer Admiration of the meritless is not the only kind of guilty pleasure that exists. Sometimes it takes the form of the refusal to worship things or people that are deified by others, especially by people who, ordinarily, possess impeccable taste. Things like Nirvana, people like Kurt Cobain. I try to keep my […]