Mardi Gras comes to Utah

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March 7, 2011

schedule 2 min read

Students braved the cold weather and turned out in hoards for the Mardi Gras party held on Feb 25. Jazz music, provided by the school’s very own jazz band, flooded all corners of the student center as carnival games were played, spray-on tattoos were applied and scented oxygen from the Oxygen Bar was breathed. Thrown […]

CLICK CLICK CLICK

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February 28, 2011

schedule 4 min read

Laptops in class. There seem to be two camps on the subject: those who use and love them and those who despise them. There is an obvious fine line appearing between the two camps on laptops in class. To those who are users of laptops in class, what could be better? Most students have been […]

Priviet, Russian Club

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February 28, 2011

schedule 3 min read

Borsch, vodka and Communism. These are a few things that come to mind when Russia is mentioned. For the Russian Club on campus, however, Russia means so much more. Started about a year ago, the Russian Club is open to all students on campus who wish to learn and experience more about the culture, cuisine […]

The art of performing

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February 28, 2011

schedule 2 min read

The university’s third annual student concert, Pulse 2011, was a classic evening full of music, dance, art and theater. Held in the Ragan Theater on Feb. 18, audience members had the opportunity to see many talented students shine. The show gave the opportunity to enjoy a little bit of everything, from dancing such as ballet […]

Technology Takeover

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February 28, 2011

schedule 3 min read

Technology is taking over and dehumanizing our relationships, or what’s left of them. Whether one is using a computer, laptop, cell phone or iPod, technology is in constant use and, frankly, overused. Students frequently peek at their phone for a text, their laptop for an email or Facebook for notifications at inappropriate times. These addictive […]

Oh, the places you’ll hang out

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February 28, 2011

schedule 3 min read

On this campus, there doesn’t seem to be a designated spot for students to hang out. This holds true for nearly all types of students. Jace Patrick, a Public Relations major, expressed that BYU has more of a defined set of hangout spots due to their strong Latter-Day Saint culture and University of Utah students […]

Art and mass media: The Art History Symposium

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February 28, 2011

schedule 2 min read

Out of twenty submissions, five students and three faculty members have been selected to present their unique scholarly paper contributions in the second annual Art History Symposium on March 11. This year’s topic is art and mass media. In the fall through the early winter, the Art History faculty had a call for papers and […]

Responses to Only Game In Town

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February 28, 2011

schedule 4 min read

The first letter is a response to a prior article. You may find it here. I appreciate the suggestions about our elections, and I agree with the majority of them. My qualms deal with the nepotistic light in which UVUSA has been painted. I should like to adopt the editorial staff’s critical approach and apply […]

Letter to the Editor February 28, 2011

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February 28, 2011

schedule 1 min read

Diego Ibañez article speaks solely to vegans as opposed to all animal products because they are animal rights sympathizers. Not so. My wife was diagnosed as a Stage IV, terminal cancer patient (breast cancer). She went through specialized treatment at a clinic in Phoenix which used traditional, cutting edge and non-traditional treatments. She has been […]