Sounds of the thunderous banging of huge taiko drums contrasted with the peaceful, almost hypnotic sound of the harp-like koto music in the Ragan Theatre Saturday night, Feb. 11, in front of a nearly sold out auditorium. This conglomeration of culture, the third annual Japan Culture Night, focused on the intense gratitude of the […]
Mary McLerran came up with the name for her idea from Thomas Jefferson’s reference to UVA as an ‘Academic Village’. For most students, classroom learning doesn’t truly take effect until later, when real life situations bring the need for what was learned. For one student, the “norm” wasn’t enough. Mary McLerran, a senior […]
This Valentine’s Day, as you reach for your stash of romantic- omedies, just keep in mind that you are contributing to the destruction of society. As a cinephile, I have always been an anti-chick flick advocate. It’s not because I am cynical about love or have something against Jennifer Aniston (though both of those […]
UVU student Mike Brown and BYU students Casen and Landon Sperry gain Internet fame with weekly YouTube shorts. Freshman Mike Brown, a 24-year-old Digital Media major, has been collaborating with business partners Casen and Landon Sperry since he was 12 years old. “One of the very first things we talked about was that […]
Upon high school graduation, Alexis “Ali” Shields created a bucket list with the number one goal of meeting Ellen Degeneres. Once her friend secured tickets to the popular daytime “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” in Burbank, California, Shields, who had never previously performed, emailed DeGeneres “a dumb song,” believing “nothing would happen with the email.” […]
The third annual Darwin Day Celebration is a UVU tradition exploring the scientific theory of evolution in celebration of Charles Darwin’s birthday. Sunday, Feb. 12 is the 203rd birthday of Charles Darwin, the father of the theory of evolution. To celebrate the life and works of Darwin, UVU has developed Darwin Day. In its […]
Hundreds of community members and students will gather February 14 and 15 to view winning mountain film selections in the Ragan Theatre. If you haven’t heard about the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour showing at UVU, it’s probably because attendees want to keep it a secret. “There’s not a year we haven’t […]
The Templar Knights cast off their criminal stereotype by participating in charity work and supporting veterans. The guttural roar can be heard chewing up the road and spitting it out. Heaven has new representation now as the Templar Knights trade in their lances and trusty battle steeds for motorcycles to uphold their chivalric code. […]
Every love story hopes to have a “Brilliant Beginning” that will lead to the happy ever after. For Brooke Porter and Garrett Wahlquist they found a way to add to their already beautiful love story, with Goldsmith Co. Jewelers’ “Brilliant Beginnings” contest. According to their Facebook page, Goldsmith is looking for that one love story, […]
Students have more options than just study abroad to expand their perspective. International travel is alluring – seductive, even. Aside from the requisite bragging rights that go along with journeying to an exotic locale most people only experience via “National Geographic,” one breathes, sleeps and eats a life wholly different from what he or […]