The Annual UVoluneer Week will kick off on March 26 with a charity concert to benefit the Nurture the Creative Mind Foundation performed by John Allred and Jesse Wride. All of the proceeds from the concert will go to Nurture the Creative Mind Foundation. Those in attendance will be able to donate to the foundation […]
As the burrito was flying through the air and landing in my hair, I knew it was too soon to meet his family. I knew I was forgetting something, but after much convincing, I decided to drive north an hour and a half through a monsoon to meet the family. I arrived soaking […]
Skintight pink outfits, short shorts and fishnet stockings contrasted with the intensity of the athleticism shown in the Molly Morbids’ debut battle. It unveiled just how rough roller derby can be. One of three teams in the Happy Valley Derby Darlins roller derby league, the Molly Morbids team is comprised of the best roller derby […]
I was excited last October when a friend from high school (thank you Facebook) wanted go out. He had that Saturday all planned out! While driving to Salt Lake I daydreamed of the story I’d tell our kids and how we found each other years after high school. We arrived in Salt Lake. […]
The night grows late, and you are snuggled up alone to your iPhone. A new message pops up on Facebook. The message reads, “What are you doing? Want to meet up?” If this has ever happened, you can officially say you are a victim of a Facebook booty call. A Facebook booty call […]
The 30 team members constituting the UVU women’s rugby team have defied stereotypes on and off the field since 2004. Not only did the Division II team earn an undefeated fall 2011 season, they also returned home boasting first place and a tournament MVP in the Collegiate Division of the annual Champagne Classic in San […]
Erin Gruwell will once again grace the UCCU Center to speak at UVU’s 71st Commencement Ceremony on April 26 at 6:30 p.m. Graduates and members of the community will recognize Gruwell as the author of “The Freedom Writers Diary: How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them,” […]
In only their second tournament as an official team, the UVU Bass Fishing Team won the National Guard FLW College Fishing Western Conference event on Lake Havasu. Catching five bass that weighed a total of 13 pounds, 11 ounces, Russell Behlings and Aaron Warner secured the win for the UVU Bass Fishing Team on Saturday, […]
Trying his hand at teaching, Jason Alexander came to UVU to teach workshops on theater performance. Actor on stage, television and film, director, producer and comedian, Jason Alexander took on a new role of teacher when he came to campus on Feb. 27-29. Best known for his role of George Costanza on the television […]
On Feb. 26, the 84th Annual Academy Awards took place in Hollywood, CA. In case you didn’t catch all three hours of the awards show (or you were smart and didn’t watch it), I am here to fill you in on everything you missed. First, as I mentioned in my previous Cannonized Cinema column […]