More often than not, horror movies are a waste of time. With the help of friends, I’ve compiled a list of easily accessible DVDs that you can check out to watch with friends this Halloween. Forget The Ring, Prom Night, and every other PG-13 scary movie. In no specific order, here is my list of creepy R-rated flicks sure to give you goose bumps, keep you up at night, make you never want to be home alone again, and return your fear of the dark.
The Haunted Forest www.hauntedutah.com (888) MY-MUMMY Haunted Forest: $15.00 -For more information, visit the Web site, or call the hotline at (888) MY-MUMMY -The Haunted Forest is located just left off of exit 276 in American Fork. 1015 S 500 E American Fork -The Haunted Forest is open weekends in September starting Sept.
Uganda might seem like far away and exotic place to most Americans, but for David Ssejinja, it is his native home and life’s work. Ssejinja is currently supporting about 950 Ugandan children and widows there, most of them disadvantaged by AIDS and war. He started the Ssejinja Children’s Foundation to “give back” to his country, and to give the children what he never had growing up there.
How does making lunch for 4,000 high school students sound? The culinary arts department at UVU did just that on Tuesday when they prepared 4,000 hot dogs during the Center for the Advancement of Leadership’s 9th annual leadership conference. “That is a lot of food,” said chef instructor Troy Wilson, C.
The Utah System of Higher Education released fall enrollment numbers of the nine stated funded colleges and universities in the state. State growth reached almost 12,000 new students in the higher education system. Utah Valley University is among the highest growth with nearly 3,000 more students enrolled than fall 2007.
Community Education Preparedness Classes Offered- UVU Community Education is offering four preparedness classes to help people cope with the unexpected. Current economic events have caused people to ask themselves if they are ready for other unforeseen events or emergencies.
Nationally-syndicated talk show host, Glenn Beck will be at UVU to receive the first Pioneer in Leadership award and to speak on “The Power of Choice” on Oct. 25 at 8 p.m. in the McKay Events Center. The BYU Management Society-Utah Valley Chapter chose to honor Beck at a public event and to hold it at UVU.
The months before a presidential election are anxiety packed for most Americans. It is a time of great change. People stand on edge, and slander fly as the November deadline approaches. But what if you could know with some certainty which candidate was going to win before the actual vote? That is a prediction, and probable fact, that one Utah Valley University professor has granted the public.
As people enter the first level of the library on the east side, they cannot miss the massive oil-painting mural that graces the stair-side wall. This artwork has a name, “The UVU Story.” With a simple title, the artwork summons UVU’s 34 years of history of excellence and growth.
Utah Congressman Jim Matheson visited UVU’s new library for the first time since its dedication on Thursday, Oct. 9. The Q & A conversation was dominated by the hottest and most frightening topic of recent days — the economy. Matheson first discussed the breaking news of possible national banks — a historic move not taken since the days of Alexander Hamilton.
