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 […]
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 […]
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; […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Orem residents living around UVU have been prompted to submit a petition that would block certain intersections around the school due to escalating traffic problems. As the school continues to grow, the amount of cars follows suit. Many students drive to school and as a result there is a build up of traffic in certain […]
Students, faculty and guests had the pleasure of hearing Asha Hagi Elmi Amin speak Oct. 8 at 11:30 a.m. in SC 213A. Amin, a Somali woman and one of the world’s foremost experts on peace building, addressed a group of approximately 70. Like many Somali women, Amin’s marriage arrangement required her to leave her family […]
Padma Venkataraman, a widely recognized Indian humanitarian, addressed students and faculty after spending two decades in the United Nations in Vienna. Representing the women of India and the effort rehabilitate thousands of leprosy victims, Venkataraman visited as part of her nationwide tour meant to spread word of her cause throughout hundreds of national forums. Her […]