What sparked your interest in meditation? Over the years, I’ve met a number of Buddhists and talked to them about meditation. Also, my doctorate includes a strong area in personality theory and psychiatry. That, when combined with teaching philosophy, one can’t help but think about the relationship of human consciousness and how we live in […]
There are many methods that supposedly help one to quit smoking cigarettes. And over the nine years that I smoked, I tried most of them. However, only one of them has provided long lasting effects, and this method did so with great ease and little anxiety or side-effects. That method: Meditation. Follow the instructions below, […]
Ello all. This week I wanted to clear up some fallacies about my person. In my time here in Orem, I don’t go a day without someone asking me where I’m from or guessing that I’m from Australia, South Africa or Sweden (don’t ask). I wonder if there are many other Australian people out there […]
INFINATE JEST is enormous in many regards. THE INTIMIDATION FACTORS: Its sheer girth — it’s nearly the size of a phone book, and thicker than some. 1079 pages stare you down, laughing at the amount of your assigned pages for homework. 388 must-read footnotes spanning 96 pages. Wallace himself once said the novel is structured […]
Editor’s Pick of the Week Muse Music, in downtown Provo, will be hosting their annual Battle of the Bands competition starting Monday, Nov. 9 and ending with a final competition on Saturday, Nov. 14. The show will begin at 8 p.m. each night and the cost is 5 dollars. For more information call 801-377-MUSE or […]
For those of you who haven’t been courageous enough to wander into the depths of Zoobieville (the campus of Brigham Young University and the perimeter that surrounds it) let me tell you about a nice little place called Sammy’s. Located just off of Provo Center Street – Utah County’s best attempt at a night life […]
UVU Review talks to Kevin Woods about the upcoming season, his debilitating knee injury, and love of the game.
On the seventh day, God rested from his long week of nonstop work. But God wasn’t in college. For most students, a typical Sunday involves dressing up nice and spending time with the family and neighbors. But for some, squeezing in study time for the upcoming school week is just as important. Sunday hours at […]
The United States Citizen Immigration Service presently limits international students’ employment to on-campus, especially for the students who are in the United States studying English as a second language. International students majoring in other fields are required to work on campus for at least nine months, and then they have the option of working off-campus […]
Turning on the television to any one of the major cable news networks is a hazardous business. It could bring a smile to your face or put a hole in your wall, depending on whom you happen to agree with. Pundits argue with their guests, who fight with the other guests, all of who attack […]