As we close the lid on the metaphorical dumpster fire that was 2016, many people are participating in the tradition of making New Year’ s resolutions. My resolutions- to find a single scrap of good left in the world, and to work on improving my poetry- sent me on a journey to search the world […]
Terry Petrie is directing One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, UVU Theatrical Arts’ first show of the new year. Olivia Diaz: Why did the department pick this show? Can you tell us a bit about it?Terry Petrie: I really picked it. It’s a play I’ve always wanted to do. When I proposed it to the […]
Provo Pride teamed up with The Boxcar Gallery and Studio in Provo to create a community based event called “Music and Mingle” held on Dec 22. Local musicians and members of the LGBTQIA community joined together to celebrate the holidays with food and camaraderie. “‘Music and Mingle’ was my first attempt as a Provo Pride […]
Blonde hair, blue eyes, attractive, successful, Clint Pulver is missing nothing in his life. The 29-year-old is the perfect example of an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The motivational speaker and role model for youth is sitting in a tiny plane he is controlling. Next to him sits a […]
After being in the beautiful State of Deseret for almost two months, there was a night in October when I decided to give the Book of Mormon a try. It is easier to adapt to a state like Utah and to the people when you better understand the culture. I am Catholic. I pray the […]
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is a crowded incoherent story that has risen to success only through fans’ desperation for anything potter. The first in the new five-part series, which takes place in J.K. Rowling’s wizarding world, directed by Harry Potter alum David Yates and written by Rowling herself, in her screen writing […]
Dr. Carolyn Finney, an artist, writer and geography professor at the university of Kentucky promotes a deeper awareness of race and the environment. She explores how art informs our political decisions which shape our realities. In her recent book “Black Faces, White Spaces-Reimagining the Relationship of African Americans to the Great Outdoors”, Finney examines the […]
Nov 10, The UVU Ballroom Dance Company, led by Christopher Williams & Tara Boyd put on “Celebrate the Cinema.” A sold out event that combined film scores, movie themes, and ballroom dancing. Guests in attendance were very excited, some even dressed up in star wars costumes. They blended in perfectly with the final dance number […]
Muse Music celebrates Officer Jenny Stephen Cope bids farewell to ProvoBeckafer de Faux Junior Copy Editor Stephan Cope, who performs as Officer Jenny and identifies as non-binary preferring the pronouns they/them vs, he/she, played in their first of two farewell shows before moving to Georgia. Provo music lovers feel the loss of a teacher, artist, […]
During the 87th General Assembly of The World Chess Federation (FIDE), Iran was chosen to organize the next tournament Sept. 11-13. As of 1980, Iranian law requires women to veil themselves in public. This law applies to locals and visitors. This inspired U.S. women’s champion, Nazí Paikidze-Barnes, to initiate a global boycott of the contest.Controversy […]