Downtown’s delectable new boutique

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March 15, 2010

schedule 4 min read

Looking for something cute and trendy, but tired of the same old shops and their boring, unvaried couture? A recently-established boutique in the heart of Historic Downtown Provo is here to offer charming handmade gifts that are created by independent and local designers. Business partners Michelle Pate and DesNeiges Gregory opened Bon Bons Boutique in […]

New this week

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March 15, 2010

schedule 1 min read

CDs The White Stripes: Under Great White Northern Lights [Live] — released March 16 The Whigs: In The Dark — released March 16 The Disco Biscuits: Planet Anthem — released March 16 Movies The Twilight Saga: New Moon, released March 20 The Princess and the Frog, released March 16 Did You Hear About the Morgans?, […]

Irreverent nuns make priceless production

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March 15, 2010

schedule 3 min read

The sisters of the Order of Hoboken are working feverishly to raise money to bury their fellow sisters, who had been accidently poisoned by their untalented and untrained  cook. The sisters were able to bury the first 48 deceased nuns after their Mother Superior had created and sold several successful greeting cards. However, before the […]

Beauty is international

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March 15, 2010

schedule 3 min read

Clothes, shoes and accessories are often used as much to increase physical appeal and beauty as to serve any pragmatic purpose. The International Modeling Club at UVU is proud to give international students the opportunity to use traditional dress and adornments to display the beauty of their countries and cultures. “This is the first international […]

Slow Club offers foot-tapping experience

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March 15, 2010

schedule 2 min read

Up-and-coming UK indie-pop stars Slow Club will be releasing their first full-length debut album, “Yeah So,” with Moshi Moshi records on March 30. It is a first North American release for both the band and the label. This album is significant to the band’s success, especially considering that they have just announced spring tour dates […]

Alice in Wonderland: The Tim Burton movie that almost could

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March 15, 2010

schedule 3 min read

In order to understand what to expect from Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland,” perhaps it is best to use an analogy. Imagine that growing up, you have your favorite Uncle Tim who always tells you bedtime stories whenever he visits. You’ve always loved his fantastical stories of men with scissors for hands, mixed up holidays […]

Vintage resurfaces at Velour 

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March 15, 2010

schedule 2 min read

Every five months or so, Velour Live Music Gallery in Provo transforms into a vintage-lover’s paradise for two days. Displays of discounted vintage clothing, home decor and retro jewelry fill the music venue. On March 5 and 6, Velour hosted another vintage flea market, coinciding with Downtown Provo’s monthly Gallery Stroll. Vintage collectors and people […]

Letter from an alumnus

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March 15, 2010

schedule 3 min read

I recently had the chance to intern for health care staffs on Capitol Hill and in the Library of Congress’s Domestic Policy Division. Having spent months studying these proposed reforms, what kind of expertise do I have to show for it? Not a lot. I may know more about it than the average student, but […]

Double whammy

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March 15, 2010

schedule 3 min read

As we wrote on Feb. 22, the nearly annual call for Utah’s undocumented college students to pay out-of-state tuition continues. Rep. Richard Greenwood of Roy, the usual leader of this ridiculous movement and its most frequent caller-to-arms, believes that “We’ve got legal citizens who can’t get in classes that undocumented students are sitting in.” While […]