The labyrinth of UVU’s Web site

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October 12, 2009

schedule 3 min read

If you’re like me, when you pull up the UVU Web site on your preferred browser, you are reminded of that ominous drawer in the kitchen full of broken pens, sticky notes, forgotten receipts, eraserless pencils, etc. Whatever you need is probably in there, but your chances of finding it are about the same as […]

Correctionary: Violence

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October 12, 2009

schedule 3 min read

I consistently notice that speakers of the grand ol’ English language, even smart students, fail to realize the broader usage of the words they speak and write with, most especially loaded terms which aren’t used often. Words like “violence.” The most common understanding of violence is that of physical violence. I punch you, or shoot […]

Dancers with no home

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October 12, 2009

schedule 4 min read

When Alfonso Nunez, a ballroom dance student, was told this last summer to either leave the McKay Events Center or have the campus police escort him off, his sensible response was, “But sir, we are practicing for class.” Nunez is one of several ballroom students who find it increasingly difficult to find places on campus […]

The two threads of science and creativity

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October 12, 2009

schedule 4 min read

Some may be curious as to where a name like Warp and Weave originated from, though it is quite a fitting name for the English department-sponsored publication. Just as science fiction and fantasy can be woven together to create an intriguing tale, weavers would weave together the warp, or the lengthwise threads of fabric, with […]

Ingredients of a perfect date

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October 12, 2009

schedule 3 min read

Picking the activity for a date is a situation full of questions. Where to go? What to do? What do you say? What would your date enjoy? What would you enjoy? What will your date think of you after this? The answers to these questions are vital to your future with this person, if you […]

Take a hike

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October 12, 2009

schedule 2 min read

UVU now has a hiking club Have you been meaning to go hiking—but have ended up playing Halo instead? Or perhaps you’re a hiking fiend, but all your friends are the aforementioned ones glued to the Xbox. Either way, UVU now has a hiking club, providing the perfect outlet for your hiking needs. “We just […]

Winter festival of lights

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October 12, 2009

schedule 4 min read

Festival of Lights offers evening of food, dance and celebration The Krishna Temple in Spanish Fork invites everyone to come celebrate Diwali, the Festival of Lights, with them Oct. 17. Excited for the festival, Charu Das, the Festival of Light’s coordinator said, “It’s going to be a very beautiful, magical night. It’s a good prelude […]

Unsolicited Dating Advice–Ingredients of a perfect date

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October 12, 2009

schedule 4 min read

Meeting the prospects, cookie style So you’re sitting alone on a Friday night looking through the pictures of all of your Facebook friends of the opposite sex, wondering who else is at home alone and bored out of their mind. You’ve reached the point where you’re almost desperate enough to put up a personal ad […]

Words to live by

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October 12, 2009

schedule 2 min read

Every person has their own story; their own little melody by which they live their lives. Although we sometimes see our differences as an obstacle in relationships, they can actually show us new perspectives that we might have never thought of before. Our different lives have all led us to different conclusions about how to […]